Toshiba Launches Image Recognition Processor for Small-Size Camera Module

TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced that it will expand its line-up of image recognition processors in the TMPV750 series with the launch of TMPV7502XBG. The new product offers a small package (11mm × 11mm) and low power consumption (Typ. 0.6W^[1]), and is best suited for use in small-size camera modules. Sample shipments start today, with mass production scheduled to start in November, 2014.

The new product can be applied to driver assistance systems that recognize vehicles and pedestrians in images captured by a vehicle’s rear view monitor and electronic mirror. It can also handle intelligent camera functions in diverse Smart Community related applications, including alarm systems using surveillance cameras on roads and at intersections, and image-based air-conditioning and lighting management systems in buildings.

●Key features of the new product
Realizes both fast, high-performance image recognition and low power consumption for small-size camera module
Application in small camera modules is realized by optimizing circuit configurations and minimizing the video input interface to 1 channel, ensuring suitability for monocular use. This secures advanced image recognition performance—the simultaneous detection of multiple objects, vehicles and people—with low power consumption (Typ. 0.6W), in a package downsized to only 11mm × 11mm (P-LFBGA 324 pins, 0.5mm ball pitch).

Performance is further enhanced by incorporation of CoHOG^[2] detection technology, as hardware, allowing TMPV7502XBG to use image features to realize faster detection with higher accuracy. The processor is also equipped with image processing accelerators robust to lighting changes and small deformations, characteristics that support recognition of people, which also adds to image recognition performance.

●Outline of the new product
Part Number	Sample Price (tax included)	Sample Shipment	Mass Production
TMPV7502XBG	3,500 yen	May 2014	November 2014

●Main Specifications
Part Number		TMPV7502XBG
CPU		Toshiba original 32-bit RISC CPU MeP (Media embedded Processor) x 1
Image Recognition Engine		Toshiba original multi-core Media Processing Engine (MPE) x 2
Image Processing Accelerators	Affine Transform	1 ch
	Filter	1 ch
	Histogram	1 ch
	Histogram of Oriented Gradients (HOG)	1 ch
	Matching	1 ch
On-chip Peripherals	Video Input Interface	1 ch
	Video Output Interface	1 ch
Power Supply Voltage	Core : 1.1V、I/O: 3.3V and 1.8V
Operating Frequency	Max. 266.7MHz
Operating Temperature	Operating ambient temperature (Ta) = -40 to 85 ℃ Operating junction temperature(Tj) = -40 to 125 ℃
Package	P-LFBGA 324-pins, 11mm×11mm, 0.5mm ball pitch

Notes:
[1] Representative value measured by Toshiba at the time of image recognition processing (Typical value)
[2] Co-occurrence Histograms of Oriented Gradients

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