Himax Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:HIMX) a leading supplier and
fabless manufacturer of display drivers and other semiconductor
products, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Emza Visual Sense, a
pioneer specializing in AI-based algorithms for intelligent
ultra-low power image sensing, announced today the release of their
second generation “WiseEye IoT” intelligent vision solution. The
advanced features and attractive price point enable inclusion of
intelligent optical recognition in smart homes, smart buildings,
security cameras, smart cars and consumer IoT devices. WiseEye 2.0
is one of the most efficient sensors on the market, using less
power and computing resources than previously available solutions.
Emza and Himax will showcase the WiseEye 2.0 IoT sensor at the ISC
West 2019 industry trade event, April 10-12, in Las Vegas.
Compared to first generation solutions, WiseEye
2.0 is “IoT Ready” adding a proprietary processor to Emza’s unique
AI-based machine learning computer vision algorithms and Himax’s
low-power CMOS image sensor - that together with a newly designed
and improved camera enable intelligent optical recognition never
available before. For instance, the WiseEye 2.0 IoT intelligent
visual sensor has a tiny form factor using less power and computing
resources than existing solutions at an attractive price point. In
addition, the new camera provides higher resolution and better
efficiency with less power consumption. These new developments
enable cost effective addition of human presence detection and
identification to next generation consumer IoT devices in security
systems, smart homes and buildings.
The key features of the WiseEye 2.0 IoT solution
include:
- Battery-powered human detection sensor: Designed with the
combination of an ultra-low-power image sensor and energy efficient
CV image processing algorithm, the battery-powered IoT visual
sensor enables the always-on camera to wake up devices based on
specific patterns or movements.
- AI-based machine learning at the edge: Unique combination of
ultra-low power consumption combined with AI-based machine
learning, enables battery operated devices with advanced
intelligence that were never previously available for smart home,
security and consumer IoT applications.
- No passive infrared (PIR) sensors required: Current PIR-based
sensors used for low power motion detection have no intelligence
and as a result deliver a costly level of false-positives. WiseEye
2.0 provides low power with high intelligence to significantly
increase accuracy and decrease false alarms.
- Pre-roll feature: The always-on camera stores all frames
related to an alarm including footage from before the event
occurred.
- High accuracy human classification: With human
recognition from up to 10 meters away, WiseEye 2.0 is significantly
more accurate than first generation solutions.
“WiseEye 2.0 brings an enhanced user experience
and better-informed decision-making based on minimal power and cost
requirements. We plan to release the reference design in Q3 2019
including all components and functions for OEMs and ODMs to
simplify integration of advanced vision functionality into their
current and next generation IoT devices,” said Yoram Zylberberg,
CEO of Emza Visual Sense.
"We are excited about WiseEye 2.0 and the level
of integration we have achieved between the new HM0360 camera,
algorithm and processor," said Amit Mittra, CTO of Himax Imaging.
"The result is sub 1 mW always-on functionality, faster
response times and power requirements 1-2 orders of magnitude lower
than previous solutions. This is what our customers are
specifying for their smart home/building, security, automotive, and
consumer IoT applications."
Emza and Himax will showcase the WiseEye 2.0 IoT
visual sensor solution, April 10-12, at the Venetian Resort hotel
just near the convention center at the upcoming ISC West 2019
industry trade event in Las Vegas. To schedule a meeting, contact
info@emza-vs.com.
About Emza Visual Sense Emza
Visual Sense develops sub-milliwatt, trainable, low-cost,
autonomous, tiny computer-vision IoT sensors for automatic scene
interpretation of the visual world around us. The low cost,
ultra-low power consumption and high intelligence make our visual
sensors applicable and affordable to a wide range of markets and
applications – from accurate counting and tracking of people in
smart buildings and connected homes to people awareness for home
appliances. Emza’s visual sensors are smaller than a coin,
consume less than 1mW and reduce cost by an order of magnitude.
Our proprietary algorithms are embedded at the edge and are
specially designed for extremely thin computing cores and a unique
ultra-low power CMOS image sensor. Emza explores the limits of what
can be achieved with minimal resolution, frame rate, processing
power, memory size, power consumption - and cost. Visit us at
www.emza-vs.com
About Himax Technologies, Inc. Himax
Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: HIMX) is a fabless semiconductor
solution provider dedicated to display imaging processing
technologies. Himax is a worldwide market leader in display driver
ICs and timing controllers used in TVs, laptops, monitors, mobile
phones, tablets, digital cameras, car navigation, virtual reality
(VR) devices and many other consumer electronics devices.
Additionally, Himax designs and provides controllers for touch
sensor displays, in-cell Touch and Display Driver Integration
(TDDI) single-chip solutions, LED driver ICs, power management ICs,
scaler products for monitors and projectors, tailor-made video
processing IC solutions, silicon IPs and LCOS micro-displays for
augmented reality (AR) devices and heads-up displays (HUD) for
automotive. The Company also offers digital camera solutions,
including CMOS image sensors and wafer level optics for AR devices,
3D sensing and machine vision, which are used in a wide variety of
applications such as mobile phone, tablet, laptop, TV, PC camera,
automobile, security, medical devices, home appliance and Internet
of Things. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Tainan, Taiwan,
Himax currently employs around 2,200 people from three Taiwan-based
offices in Tainan, Hsinchu and Taipei and country offices in China,
Korea, Japan, Israel, and the US. Himax has 2,992 patents granted
and 508 patents pending approval worldwide as of February 28th,
2019. Himax has retained its position as the leading display
imaging processing semiconductor solution provider to consumer
electronics brands worldwide.
http://www.himax.com.tw
Forward Looking Statements
Factors that could cause actual events or
results to differ materially include, but not limited to general
business and economic conditions and the state of the semiconductor
industry; market acceptance and competitiveness of the driver and
non-driver products developed by the Company; demand for end-use
applications products; reliance on a small group of principal
customers; the uncertainty of continued success in technological
innovations; our ability to develop and protect our intellectual
property; pricing pressures including declines in average selling
prices; changes in customer order patterns; changes in estimated
full-year effective tax rate; shortages in supply of key
components; changes in environmental laws and regulations; exchange
rate fluctuations; regulatory approvals for further investments in
our subsidiaries; our ability to collect accounts receivable and
manage inventory and other risks described from time to time in the
Company's SEC filings, including those risks identified in the
section entitled "Risk Factors" in its Form 20-F for the year ended
December 31, 2018 filed with the SEC, as may be amended.
Company Contacts:Jackie Chang,
CFOHimax Technologies, Inc.Tel: +886-2-2370-3999 Ext.22300
OrUS Tel: +1-949-585-9838 Ext.252Fax: +886-2-2314-0877Email:
jackie_chang@himax.com.twwww.himax.com.tw
Ophelia Lin, Investor
RelationsHimax Technologies, Inc.Tel: +886-2-2370-3999
Ext.22202Fax: +886-2-2314-0877 Email:
ophelia_lin@himax.com.tw www.himax.com.tw
Sky Wang, Investor RelationsHimax Technologies,
Inc.US Tel: +1-949-585-9838 Ext.223Fax: +1-312-445-3643Email:
sky_wang@himax.com.twwww.himax.com.tw
Investor Relations - US RepresentativeJohn
Mattio, PresidentLamnia International Tel: +1-203-885-1058Email:
jmattio@lamniaintl.com www.lamniaintl.com
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