Ambarella Introduces Automotive Multi-Camera Electronic Mirror and Surround View SoCs
January 05 2017 - 8:00AM
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New Ambarella A9AQ SoC to Power Latest Gentex Three-Camera
Vision System
Ambarella, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMBA), a leading developer of low-power,
HD and Ultra HD video processing semiconductors, today introduced
its AEC-Q100 qualified A9AQ family of automotive camera
System-on-Chips (SoCs). The Ambarella A9AQ is a 4K Ultra HD
single-chip solution for single or multi-camera electronic mirror,
surround view, and video recording systems. A9AQ features an 800MHz
dual-core ARM® Cortex®-A9 CPU to provide powerful processing
performance for varied customer applications including advanced
driver assistance features, user interface, and wireless
networking. Ambarella also introduced its B6 family of 4K Ultra HD
capable serializer/deserializer (SERDES) companion chips to enable
high performance video camera applications based on the A9AQ
SoC.
The Ambarella A9AQ provides a single-chip solution for three
camera side-view and rear-view electronic mirror systems. Its
multi-exposure HDR processing provides superior visibility even in
low light or high contrast scenes. LED flicker mitigation
dramatically reduces artifacts introduced by LED headlights and
traffic signs. The A9AQ can simultaneously drive video to up to
three in-car displays for rear, left side and right side electronic
mirror applications.
“A9AQ brings Ambarella’s signature video quality to automotive
applications,” said Fermi Wang, president and CEO of Ambarella.
“Its unique architecture and high level of system integration
simplify automotive camera designs and lower overall system
cost.”
“We are also pleased to announce that Gentex, the automotive
industry’s leading supplier of rear vision solutions including
camera and display mirror systems, is a key partner for A9AQ system
developments,” added Wang. “Gentex has led the industry with their
state-of-the-art rear vision solutions and we look forward to
seeing their Ambarella-based designs.”
“Gentex is currently launching a new hybrid, three-camera rear
vision system that streams rear video to a rear-view mirror
integrated display in multiple composite views,” said Neil Boehm,
vice president of engineering. “We partnered with Ambarella on this
project because their unique A9AQ processing allows us to present
the driver with high-quality video in multiple viewing modes. By
partnering together, we believe this system provides our automaker
customers with a sophisticated, customizable, high-performing
camera monitoring system.”
For multi-camera parking assistance applications, the A9AQ’s
on-chip H.264 encoder enables simultaneous recording of multiple
camera streams as well as video streaming to smartphones over WiFi
or through in-car 4G hotspots. It provides realistic 3D HD scene
rendering using a dedicated image processing engine which provides
de-warping and seamless stitching of video from multiple
cameras.
The A9AQ’s multi-channel image processing removes the need for a
dedicated ISP chip in every camera module, enabling highly compact
camera modules while improving video quality, reducing power
consumption, and lowering system cost. It integrates a four-channel
de-serializer, removing the need for external de-serializer chips
in multi-channel camera systems. The Ambarella B6 family of SERDES
chips provides up to 3Gpixel raw data throughput, allowing Ultra HD
at 30 frames per second or Full HD at 60 frames per second with
multi-exposure HDR data.
Ambarella will demonstrate A9AQ and B6 based automotive
solutions at a private event during the Consumer Electronics Show
in Las Vegas from January 5 – 8, 2017.
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About Ambarella
Ambarella, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMBA), is a leading developer of
low-power, high-definition and Ultra HD video compression and image
processing solutions. The Company’s products are used in a variety
of cameras including security IP-cameras, wearable cameras, drone
cameras and automotive video processing solutions. Ambarella
compression chips are also used in broadcasting TV programs
worldwide. Ambarella is the recipient of the Global
Semiconductor Alliance 2015 awards for “Most Respected Public
Semiconductor Company” and “Best Financially Managed Semiconductor
Company,” both with sales of between $100M and $500M. For more
information about Ambarella, please
visit www.ambarella.com.
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