Indie Semiconductor Creates Vision Processing Capabilities Unit

Automotive semiconductors and software platforms developer indie Semiconductor established a business unit, VisionQ, focused exclusively on high-quality perception-enabled vision processing solutions. The unit will address what indie says is the majority of usage cases for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS)-enabled vehicles.

Ramesh Singh is leading VisionQ for indie as the unit’s executive vice president and general manager. “Joining indie allows our team to accelerate the adoption of an open software perception stack and create scalable designs that are power and performance optimized,” Singh said.

In a press release, indie said the establishment of VisionQ creates new business opportunities with Tier 1 customers. As requirements for compute functions increase, indie said, the integration within the power profile and the form-factor becomes even more challenging.

“Integrating the AI algorithms and sensing functions into the numerous automotive cameras requires intelligent edge-compute vision processing in practically every product to solve the varying levels of computational processing,” the company said in the release. “Indie believes ADAS solutions that integrate the perception stack (by fusing advanced sensing algorithms across vision, radar, and lidar) will drive adoption of safety features being mandated globally.”

Published: October 2021

Glossary

semiconductor: A semiconductor is a type of material that has electrical conductivity between that of a conductor and an insulator. In other words, semiconductors have properties that are intermediate between metals (good conductors of electricity) and insulators (poor conductors of electricity). The conductivity of a semiconductor can be controlled and modified by factors such as temperature, impurities, or an applied electric field. The most common semiconductors are crystalline solids, and they are...
vision: The processes in which luminous energy incident on the eye is perceived and evaluated.
machine vision: Machine vision, also known as computer vision or computer sight, refers to the technology that enables machines, typically computers, to interpret and understand visual information from the world, much like the human visual system. It involves the development and application of algorithms and systems that allow machines to acquire, process, analyze, and make decisions based on visual data. Key aspects of machine vision include: Image acquisition: Machine vision systems use various...
artificial intelligence: The ability of a machine to perform certain complex functions normally associated with human intelligence, such as judgment, pattern recognition, understanding, learning, planning, and problem solving.
lidar: Lidar, short for light detection and ranging, is a remote sensing technology that uses laser light to measure distances and generate precise, three-dimensional information about the shape and characteristics of objects and surfaces. Lidar systems typically consist of a laser scanner, a GPS receiver, and an inertial measurement unit (IMU), all integrated into a single system. Here is how lidar works: Laser emission: A laser emits laser pulses, often in the form of rapid and repetitive laser...

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