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RNS Number : 5076X  Seeing Machines Limited  05 January 2022

 

OMNIVISION and Seeing Machines Develop World First ASIC with Integrated ISP
and Occula® NPU Optimized for Driver and Occupant Monitoring Systems

 

Announced at CES 2022, the new solution combines OMNIVISION's image signal
processing technology with Seeing Machines' industry-leading Occula® neural
processing unit to provide automotive OEMs a cost-effective and highly
efficient DMS/OMS solution

 

SANTA CLARA, Calif. and CANBERRA, Australia - January 5, 2022 - OMNIVISION, a
leading global developer of semiconductor solutions, including advanced
digital imaging, analog and touch & display technology, together with
Seeing Machines, the advanced computer vision technology company that designs
AI-powered operator monitoring systems to improve transport safety, announce
the automotive industry's first dedicated driver monitoring system (DMS) and
occupant monitoring system (OMS) application-specific integrated circuit
(ASIC) that combines an image signal processor (ISP) and is powered by Seeing
Machines' Occula® Neural Processing Unit (NPU).

 

OMNIVISION announced the world's first dedicated DMS ASIC with an integrated
AI NPU, ISP and DDR3 memory in January 2021 (OAX8000). The new OAX4600
integrates the Occula® NPU. It will feature a higher level of processing and
performance, comply with ASIL B advanced safety standards, and is based on a
much deeper level of partnership with ecosystem vendors. It will include an
optimal HW RGB-IR ISP, cybersecurity and deliver the most power efficient
solution.

 

"OMNIVISION has been working with Seeing Machines for more than five years now
and was the first to execute a silicon license for the Occula® NPU in 2021.
Today, we are unveiling our unique ASIC implementation, the OAX4600, featuring
an integrated ISP and NPU, capable of higher resolution processing of up to 5
megapixels (MP)," said Andy Hanvey, director of automotive marketing,
OMNIVISION. "With the need for automotive-grade RGB-IR processing solutions,
OMNIVISION brings its knowledge and leadership in ISP processing together with
its highly optimized OAX4600 implementation that minimizes DDR bandwidth
requirements. We will be releasing the combined solution which is ideal for
space-constrained automotive integrations, such as in rear view mirror, in the
second half of this year to deliver improved efficiency and the lowest power
to automotive OEMs."

 

"The rear-view mirror is the critical integration point for automotive OEMs to
add occupant monitoring that adheres to the Euro NCAP roadmap for distracted,
drowsy and, in the future, impaired driving detection," says Colin Barnden,
principal analyst at Semicast Research. "However, the mirror is both space and
power constrained, demanding a highly-optimized imaging signal chain to meet
the conflicting needs of high-performance vision processing with very low
power consumption. Together the OX05B1S sensor and OAX4600 processor represent
the interior sensing equivalent of an ace high royal flush, combining 5MP
resolution with best-in-class image processing and low power consumption. It
isn't obvious how this solution could be bettered on a performance-per-watt
basis and looks positioned to be extremely successful in the automotive OEM
nominations for occupant monitoring to be decided throughout this year and
next."

 

 

"We are excited to be working with OMNIVISION to bring this optimized DMS/OMS
solution to the market. With the introduction of the OAX4600 device,
OMNIVISION now occupies a unique position in the silicon space as the only
company that can offer a physical pipeline from pixel to the processing,"
added Nick DiFiore, SVP and GM of automotive at Seeing Machines. "Pairing
Seeing Machines' Occula NPU, and expert knowledge of the associated algorithms
and optical space, with OMNIVISION's market leading imaging solutions, the
OAX4600 brings the first truly optimized DMS/OMS standalone SoC processing
solution."

 

Availability of the combined ASIC IP solution is expected in 2H 2022. For more
information, contact your OMNIVISION sales representative:
www.ovt.com/contact-sales (http://www.ovt.com/contact-sales) .

 

About Seeing Machines

Seeing Machines (LSE: SEE), a global company founded in 2000 and headquartered
in Australia, is an industry leader in vision-based monitoring technology
that enable machines to see, understand and assist people. Seeing Machines'
technology portfolio of AI algorithms, embedded processing and optics power
products that need to deliver reliable real-time understanding of vehicle
operators. The technology spans the critical measurement of where a driver is
looking, through to classification of their cognitive state as it applies to
accident risk. Reliable "driver state" measurement is the end-goal of driver
monitoring systems (DMS) technology. Seeing Machines develops DMS technology
to drive safety for automotive, commercial fleet, off-road and aviation. The
company has offices in Australia, the U.S., Europe and Asia, and supplies
technology solutions and services to industry leaders in each market vertical.
For more information, visit seeingmachines.com
(http://www.seeingmachines.com/) .

 

About OMNIVISION

OMNIVISION is a global fabless semiconductor organization that develops
advanced digital imaging, analog and touch & display solutions for
multiple applications and industries, including mobile phones; security and
surveillance; automotive; computing; medical; and emerging applications. Its
award-winning innovative technologies enable a smoother human/machine
interface in many of today's commercial devices. Find out more at www.ovt.com
(http://www.ovt.com) .

 

OMNIVISION™, PureCel®Plus-S and the OMNIVISION logo are trademarks or
registered trademarks of OMNIVISION. All other trademarks are the property of
their respective owners.

 

 

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OMNIVISION Media
Contact:
OMNIVISION Company Contact:

Sandy
Fewkes
 Mengxi Liu

Kiterocket                                                                                                        OMNIVISION

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408.529.9685                                                                                            +1
408.653.3484

sfewkes@kiterocket.com (mailto:sfewkes@kiterocket.com)
 
          mengxi.liu@ovt.com (mailto:mengxi.liu@ovt.com)

 

 

Seeing Machines Media/ Company Contact:

Sophie Nicoll

Seeing Machines Limited

+61 2 6103 4700

sophie.nicoll@seeingmachines.com (mailto:sophie.nicoll@seeingmachines.com)

 

Nomad and Sole Broker - Seeing Machines

Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited

Alex Price / Nick Adams

+44 (0) 20 7710 7600

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