STMicroelectronics and Smart Eye develop single LED light source driver monitoring system
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Update time : 2022-10-19 15:09:05
STMicroelectronics (ST), a semiconductor manufacturer, and Smart Eye, an artificial intelligence technology company based in Geneva, Switzerland and Gothenburg, Sweden, have announced a partnership to develop a highly sensitive single LED light source Driver Monitoring System (DMS).
Smart Eye uses artificial intelligence (AI) to develop intelligent technologies that can insight, support and predict human behavior in complex environments. The newly developed DMS system combines Smart Eye's expertise in driver monitoring algorithms and optical system design with ST's VB56G4A high-sensitivity automotive full-area shutter image sensor to meet the system's shooting brightness requirements using only one LED.
Compared to most driver monitoring systems on the market today that require more than two LEDs to fully illuminate, the DMS developed by Smart Eye and ST effectively reduces power consumption and system cost.
Eric Aussedat, Executive Vice President and General Manager of ST's Imaging Division, said that ST's outstanding performance and high sensitivity of automotive full-area shutter image sensors and Smart Eye's driver monitoring algorithm complement each other. The development of a sensor with a pixel size of 2.6 μm, which is twice as quantum efficient as the previous generation sensor, simplifies the development of DMS systems and succeeds in reducing power consumption while balancing performance and cost efficiency.
Martin Krantz, CEO and founder of Smart Eye, said, "We have 20 years of R&D experience in the automotive industry and have won nearly 100 design wins with vehicle manufacturers to date. By combining our technology with ST's advanced image sensors, we will be able to save at least half of the LED/lens usage.
