Technology to be showcased at Texas Instruments Booth at TU-Automotive in Detroit
SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– FotoNation Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tessera Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:TSRA) and the leading provider of computational imaging solutions for mobile phones and digital still cameras, is entering the global automotive market with its new driver monitoring system. FotoNation's FacePowerTM technology identifies the driver, detects driver drowsiness and distraction, and allows manufacturers to provide their customers an enhanced and safer driving experience. Driver monitoring is one of the most effective in-vehicle road safety measures, and smarter driver monitoring systems with FotoNation technology can help avert accidents caused by driver inattention.
"Face detection, head position, eye tracking and eye closure detection are the most effective physical markers to determine a driver's condition," said Sumat Mehra, SVP of Marketing and Business Development at FotoNation. "Our technology can successfully detect various driver states, even with the presence of image occlusions, such as face masks, head scarves, hats or glasses, and in all lighting conditions. This allows us to deliver the most advanced driver monitoring system on the market. Based on discussions with our partners, we believe some car models will include driver monitoring technologies in 2017 or 2018."
FotoNation's new driver monitoring system runs on the Texas Instruments TDA3x System-on-Chip processor, and will be showcased at the Texas Instruments Booth MRV1 at TU-Automotive (formerly Telematics Detroit) on June 4-5, 2015.
"Working with driver monitoring software IP suppliers such as FotoNation enables a complete solution for our automotive customers," said Jason Jacob, processor general manager, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems at Texas Instruments. "Our TDA3x System-on-Chip is a perfect platform for driver monitoring applications with its efficient Digital Signal Processor (DSP) and Embedded Vision Engine (EVE) processing cores, as well as the integration of an Image Signal Processor and a Microcontroller Unit, all of which reduces cost, size and power footprint allowing scalability from entry-level to premium vehicles."
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About FotoNation
FotoNation is giving life to computational imaging by merging technology with emotion. With technology in more than 60 percent of global tier-one smartphones, FotoNation develops technologies that serve the computational imaging space for handsets and cameras, as well as the automotive, surveillance, security and augmented reality markets. We create, innovate and deliver the next generation of computational imaging algorithms. We engineer new ways to reach the highest possible performance while keeping system requirements to a minimum. We have a long history of innovating and advancing the state of the art in image processing. More than a decade ago, we were the first to integrate a computational imaging solution in an embedded mobile device. Today FotoNation remains the leader in computational photography and computer vision. Nearly 2 billion digital cameras and smart devices are powered by the imaging technologies designed by the sharp minds and passionate hearts of FotoNation engineers. For more information, visit www.fotonation.com.
About Tessera Technologies, Inc.
Tessera Technologies Inc., including its Invensas and FotoNation subsidiaries, generates revenue from licensing our technologies and intellectual property to customers and others who implement it for use in areas such as mobile computing and communications, memory and data storage, and 3D-IC technologies, among others. Our technologies include semiconductor packaging and interconnect solutions, and products and solutions for mobile and computational imaging, including our LifeFocusTM, FaceToolsTM, FacePowerTM, FotoSavvyTM, DigitalApertureTM, face beautification, red-eye removal, High Dynamic Range, autofocus, panorama, and image stabilization intellectual property.
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