Himax Technologies, Inc. and Kneron, a leading company in edge artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, jointly announced a collaboration to accelerate the development and commercialization of a high precision and high-performance 3D sensing and AI-enabled security and surveillance solution. Himax and Kneron demonstrated the solution prototype at the 14th China International Exhibition on Public Safety and Security in Beijing on Oct. 23-26, 2018.
 
The collaboration brings together Himax’s SLiMTM (Structured Light Imaging Module), a structured light-based 3D sensing hardware total solution consisted of its design and manufacturing capabilities in optics, NIR sensors, ASIC as well as unique know-how in 3D sensing system integration, and Kneron’s dedicated edge artificial intelligence (AI) processor and facial recognition algorithm with deep learning technology. The 3D sensing, AI-enabled solution can deliver real-time 3D depth map generation with high resolution and high accuracy performance for indoor and outdoor environments. It is engineered for ultra-lower power consumption in a compact form factor, making it ideal for integration with security and surveillance system.
 
“While we continue working closely with leading Android smartphone makers and platform providers to enable wider 3D sensing adoption in 2019 and beyond, we are seeing emerging 3D sensing adoption in various vertical industries such as AR/VR, IoT, industrial, automotive, security and surveillance, among several others,” said Jordan Wu, president and CEO of Himax Technologies. “Our SLiMTM is a turn-key 3D sensing module that can enable facial recognition, 3D reconstruction and scene perception.”