The future of light sensing starts at TAOS. Founded in 1998, Texas Advanced Optoelectronic Solutions (TAOS) designs and manufactures leading edge mixed-signal optoelectronic sensors.  These sensors find their way into many different markets including consumer, industrial, medical and automotive.   If you have smart-phone, more than likely the display of that phone is being controlled by an ambient light sensor and proximity detection sensor by TAOS. 

TAOS prides itself in leading the market in these types of intelligent light sensors.  TAOS sensors are instrumental in applications that monitor, control or use light and these applications vary from your dishwasher to your heart rate monitor.