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THine Announces the EdgeAI-Link One-Stop Camera/Display Solution, 플래시 룰렛erDes And Qualcomm’s SoC with NPU
2024.12.09 Release
Contributing to accelerate customers’ time-to-market, resulting in reducing developing costs of edge AI systems
TOKYO (December 9th, 2024) – THine Electronics, Inc. (Tokyo Stock Exchange: 6769, “THine”), a global leading fabless semiconductor supplier who provides innovative mixed signal LSI and analog technologies as well as valuable AI/IoT-based solutions and AI/data servers, today announced the EdgeAI-LinkTM one-stop camera/display solution for customers’ developing edge AI systems or devices, 플래시 룰렛 SerDes (serializers and deserializers) and smart modules that have Qualcomm's SoC(system on a chip) with NPU(neural processing unit for performing AI processing). This EdgeAI-LinkTM one-stop camera/display solution consists of the hardware and software components essential for developing edge AI devices.
This EdgeAI-LinkTM one-stop camera/display solution is launched for customers who are developing edge AI systems or devices, such as facial recognition systems, digital signage with AI cameras, AI 기반 store marketing, security surveillance cameras, safety monitoring systems, AI robots, and drive recorders with driver assistance functions. For customers developing edge AI devices, THine provides circuit boards equipped with the essential components for development, in response to use cases that utilize cameras and/or displays, and THine plans to deploy software in order of the most highly demanded use cases. Overview of the EdgeAI-LinkTM One-Stop Camera/Display Solution Using Smart Modules
Edge AI processing is required for customers’ use cases where cloud AI processing is not suitable due to response speed, Personal information protection, or data communication costs, but by utilizing the EdgeAI-LinkTM one-stop camera/display solution, customers can drastically shorten the time-to-market by using the necessary hardware and software, resulting in reducing total costs. It is possible to build compact, high-value-added edge AI devices in a short development period.
By utilizing the NPU on the Qualcomm’ SoC in the smart modules, edge AI processing can be performed on the main unit. Customers can choose from multiple AI processing capabilities ranging from 3.5 TOPS (terra operation per second, indicating the performance of AI processing) to 12 TOPS, and THine plans to expand its lineups with even faster speeds in the near future.
In addition, since it is generally difficult for customers to tune the image quality of the ISP (image signal processor) unit for image processing on system LSIs, THine provides supports for ISP image quality tuning, based on THine’s accumulated experiences in ISP supports for over 15 years.
Customer also can perform detailed AI analysis of image data after AI pre-processing by linking to the cloud through the SoC’s WiFi and Bluetooth, or through selecting 4G LTE models as well.
The main unit with the smart module is a circuit board that can input 4K video from two cameras and output it to a display. In addition to THine’s power management IC (PMIC), it also has a transient voltage suppressor (TVS) that protects the system board from static electricity.
The camera unit connected to the main unit is equipped with THine’s V-by-One® HS products for cameras, enabling data transmission of 4K video signals and control signals over a distance of up to 15 meters to the main unit.
In addition, the panel unit is equipped with our V-by-One® HS products for displays, enabling data transmission of image and control signals over a distance of up to 15 meters from the main unit. In addition, it is possible to transmit general-purpose input/output signals (GPIO) at high speed, and it has excellent response speed for control signals for touch panels on displays and interrupt signals for smart modules, as well as making it easy to design backlight control for LCD displays.
THine Group aims to contribute to the acceleration of the implementation of AI and the improvement of economic and social productivity through the three businesses of semiconductors, AIOT solutions, and AI servers, including the provision of the EdgeAI-LinkTM one-stop camera/display solution for building edge AI devices, in order to achieve its med-term strategy “Innovate 100” from the next fiscal year to fiscal year 2027.
■ Examples of applicable use cases
Facial recognition system
Digital signage/displays with AI cameras for stores including convenience stores and vending machines
AI camera-based store marketing
Security surveillance camera systems
Safety monitoring (posture recognition) systems in train stations and industrial facilities
Driver support systems such as lane recognition and drowsy driving warnings by drive recorders, etc.
Logistics warehouse robots, automated guided vehicles (AGVs) in factories, machine tool robots, food delivery robots, cleaning robots, etc.
■ EdgeAI-LinkTM One-Stop Solution Main functions of the electronic circuit board (main unit)
NPU 지원 3.5 / 6 / 9 / 12 TOPS (higher-speed lineups in the future)
Supports 2 inputs from 4K cameras (V-by-One® HS products for reception)
Image processing function (ISP: Image Signal Processing function)
Touch screen support (V-by-One® HS product for display image output)
4G LTE 모델 available
WiFi 2.4G+5G
Bluetooth
Android 12/13/14
GNSS
About THine
THine Electronics Incorporated is a fabless semiconductor manufacturer that provides innovative mixed signal LSI and analog technologies. The technologies provided include V-by-One® HS plus, LVDS, other high-speed data signaling, ISP, timing controller, analog-to-digital converter, power management, and drivers for LEDs/motors as well as providing AI/IoT/M2M solution through Cathay Tri-Tech, Inc. and AI/data server solution through THine Hyperdata, Inc.
THine is headquartered in Tokyo, and has subsidiaries in Yokohama, Taipei, 서울, 홍콩, Shenzhen, 상하이, and Santa Clara. THine is listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange under the security code of 6769.
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