Tessera Licenses OptiML Focus to AzureWave

Tessera Technologies Inc. announced it has licensed its OptiML Focus image enhancement solution to AzureWave Technologies Inc. of Taiwan.

The solution, which provides automatic focus capabilities in camera-enabled devices to deliver high-quality images with no moving parts, will be integrated into the latter company’s next-generation camera modules for laptop computers, webcams, cell phones and other camera-enabled devices.

The OptiML Focus image enhancement solution enables all objects in an image to be in focus simultaneously, for the entire depth of field, with no mechanical parts. Providing an alternative to current autofocus solutions that require moving parts, the technology provides improved image quality when compared to current fixed focus solutions, according to the company. Additionally, it enables barcode and full document capture for fixed lens camera based solutions.

The former company received an initial fee from the latter company under the licensing agreement in the fourth quarter 2009.

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