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STi2GAN is STMicroelectronics’ automotive family

Mon, May 10, 2021

Meeting the needs of on-board chargers, lidar for autonomous driving, bi-directional DC/DC converters, Class-D amplifiers, and power conversion systems, STi2GaN is a family of GaN devices from STMicroelectronics.

According to ST, the family combines power and intelligence in compact, high-performance solutions required by the automotive industry as it transitions to electrified platforms.

The family combines a monolithic power stage along with drivers and protection in GaN technology as well as system-in-package (SiP) models for application-specific ICs with additional processing and control circuitry. The STi2GaN devices use ST’s novel bond-wire-free packaging technology to provide high robustness, reliability, and performance.

“STi2GaN continues ST’s long success story in compound materials and smart power product innovation, targeting mainly automotive applications and the needs of high-density, high-reliability and high-power, commented Alfio Russo, group vice president and general manager for low voltage and STI2GaN solutions, macro division, STMicroelectronics. “The new product family aims to leverage the high-power density and efficiency of GaN to offer an industry-unique range of devices in 100V and 650V clusters that ensure scalability, compactness, and outstanding performance,” he added.

STMicroelectronics develops semiconductor technologies and is an independent device manufacturer. It works with over 100,000 customers and thousands of partners to design and build products, solutions, and ecosystems, with technologies for smarter mobility, more efficient power and energy management, and the wide-scale deployment of the IoT and 5G technology.

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OmniVision introduces ASIC ISP to support autonomous driving cameras

Fri, May 07, 2021

At AutoSens Detroit 2021, OmniVision will demonstrate its OAX4000 ASIC. This companion image signal processor (ISP) can be used for next-generation automotive single- and multicamera architectures, enabling OEMs to future-proof designs, says the company.

It can be used for automotive applications such as surround-view systems, e-mirrors, interior and autonomous driving cameras. The ASIC is capable of processing data streams from up to four cameras at 3MP or one at 8MP. It supports multiple colour filter array (CFA) patterns and provides the option to output stream for both machine vision and human viewing pipelines independently. The imaging pipeline has been upgraded to provide superior image quality, including a tone-mapping algorithm.

The OAX4000 ISP is compact to fit into a variety of camera architectures and has the processing capacity for a wide variety of camera use cases, said Andy Hanvey, director of automotive marketing at OmniVision.

“The mid- and long-term automotive vision processing market is expected to grow at double digits well into the next decade, however the market for vision processing in automotive is not a one-size-fits all,” observed Tom Hackenberg, principal analyst for Computing and Software in the Semiconductor, Memory and Computing division at Yole Développement (Yole). “The strategies for developing vision processing for advanced driver assistance serving the mass consumer market, shipping and transit, mobility-as-a-service or tomorrow’s autonomous vehicles are all on diverse paths. It can range from smart camera modules to a multitude of basic cameras attached to a single domain controller. It may require integrating other sensors to imaging. What is clear is that there are many paths to vision processing and image processing will need to be rich in features and adaptable to all of these scenarios.”

The OAX4000 is a companion ISP for the OmniVision HDR sensors, designed to provide a complete multi-camera viewing application with fully processed YUV output. It is capable of processing up to four camera modules with 140dB HDR, and is claimed to have leading LED flicker mitigation (LFM) performance as well as high 8Mpixel resolution. It supports multiple CFA patterns, including Bayer, RCCB, RGB-IR and RYYCy. Power consumption is 30 per cent lower than the previous generation.

The OAX4000 reduces the number of electronic control modules required from two to one, reducing design complexity and space, and improving overall reliability.

The OAX4000 complies with ASIL B advanced safety standards. It is available now for sampling and mass production.

OmniVision will present the OAX4000 ISP at AutoSens Detroit, a virtual conference (12 to 13 May, 2021).

OmniVision Technologies develops digital imaging solutions. Its award-winning CMOS imaging technology is used in many of today’s consumer and commercial applications, including mobile phones, security and surveillance, automotive, tablets, notebooks, webcams and entertainment devices, medical and AR, VR, drones and robotics imaging systems.

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Outsight delivers pre-processing software engine for lidar

Fri, May 07, 2021

Lidar technology is a strong emerging trend in the computer vision landscape but the focus of attention – and investment – has been in its hardware. Using lidar data in real-time is complex and costly, says Outsight. Assessing and selecting the right hardware without any standard makes it even more challenging and threatens to slow down market adoption, warns the company.

In terms of software, integrators and solution providers who are not 3D experts require a processing solution that solves the complexity of using lidar data regardless of the hardware supplier.

In response, 3D spatial intelligence specialist, Outsight has introduced what it claims is the first real-time lidar software engine which allows application developers and integrators to seamlessly use lidar data from any hardware supplier.

It is a lidar pre-processor – a real-time software engine that turns any lidar into a spatial intelligence device.

The augmented lidar software engine is delivered embedded in the lidar-agnostic edge computing device, the Augmented Lidar Box (ALB). The ALB provides a comprehensive set of features that are commonly required in almost every application (e.g., localisation and mapping, 3D SLAM, object ID and tracking, segmentation and classification). It only requires an Arm CPU and its artificial intelligence does not rely on machine learning, so it is power-efficient and does not need any training or annotation, says Outsight.

Raul Bravo, president and co-founder of Outsight, observed: “As it happened every time in modern-day history of technology adoption, we’re convinced that the key condition required for lidar to become mainstream is the emergence of enabling software.”

There is no lidar hardware that can fit all applications and contexts. The ALB is an enabling computing layer regardless of the end-user application and lidar supplier, so integrators and solution providers are not constrained by the limitations of specific sensors.

Outsight develops real-time 3D lidar perception solutions. It aims to make lidar-based spatial intelligence become ‘plug & play’, so it can be used by application developers and integrators in any market. Using any lidar with its pre-processing capabilities allows smart machines and smart cities to achieve “an unprecedented level of situational awareness,” says the company.

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eInfochips supports customers to integrate NuCurrent’s wireless charging technology

Wed, May 05, 2021

To accelerate the adoption of wireless charging, eInfochips, an Arrow Electronics company, has teamed with NuCurrent, to customise, integrate and license NuCurrent wireless charging technologies to customers.

Summarising the opportunities the technology offers, Aiden Mitchell, vice president and general manager of global supplier and engineering services for Arrow Electronics, said: “NuCurrent’s wireless charging solutions portfolio offers excellent performance and customer experience. Its Qi-certified MP-A17 design supports three times the charging volume and three times the separation distance compared to other designs, allowing for differentiated applications in vehicles, furniture, infrastructure and more,” said Aiden Mitchell, vice president and general manager of global supplier and engineering services for Arrow Electronics.

He hoped that the combined capabilities of the two companies will result in a wider choice of options for customers, as well as contribute to accelerated design cycles and product certifications.

eInfochips is also developing reference kits based on NuCurrent’s Qi and Ki smart kitchen and appliance solutions. With these kits, automotive, consumer, industrial and medical device customers can incorporate wireless charging technologies into products. Customers will also be able to leverage Arrow Electronics’ supply chain and kitting services to shorten design to manufacturing cycle time, added the company.

“eInfochips’ engineering expertise and Arrow Electronics’ supply chain expertise with global presence can help NuCurrent’s innovations reach more companies, while accelerating overall wireless charging technology adoption,” said Tim Tumilty, executive vice president of sales and marketing for NuCurrent. “Through these combined strengths, customers can leverage our collective technology and expertise to develop superior wireless powered products faster.”

eInfochips provides digital transformation and product engineering services to accelerate time to market for its customers, providing expertise in the areas of IoT, AI/ML, security, sensors, wireless, the cloud, and power.

Over the last 25 years, eInfochips has designed and developed over 500 products for companies, from Fortune 500 names to start-ups. eInfochips has expertise across the design value chain covering the full product life cycle.

NuCurrent supplies Fortune 1000 companies and high-potential product developers with wireless power technologies and product integration expertise. NuCurrent’s core technologies span complete wireless power sub-systems from design acceleration tools and magnetics to systems and software technologies.

Nucurrent has generated over 150 patents globally. Its broad systems integration expertise supports manufacturers of appliances, smartphones, wearables, hearables, consumer electronics, medical devices, robotics, IoT, sporting equipment and other emerging product categories.

NuCurrent solutions are based on inductive and inductive resonant wireless power transfer which offers convenience, safety, efficiency, and enhanced user experience. Founded in 2009, NuCurrent is a venture-backed company based in Chicago with offices in Hong Kong, San Diego and Bangalore.

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STi2GAN is STMicroelectronics’ automotive family

OmniVision introduces ASIC ISP to support autonomous driving cameras

Outsight delivers pre-processing software engine for lidar

eInfochips supports customers to integrate NuCurrent’s wireless charging technology

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