Automotive Image Sensors: Chinese Companies Rise to Global Dominance!

Automotive Image Sensors: Chinese Companies Rise to Global Dominance!

Recently, the consulting firm Yole released the report “Automotive Imaging 2025”. In 2024, the automotive imaging market is expected to reach $5.9 billion, with projections to grow to $8.9 billion by 2030 (a compound annual growth rate of 6.6%), driven by the increasing number of cameras and system complexity. By 2030, shipments are expected to … Read more

Design of a Low-End Video Surveillance System Based on STM32 and OV7670

Design of a Low-End Video Surveillance System Based on STM32 and OV7670

OV7670, an image sensor, is compact, operates at low voltage, and provides all functions of a single-chip VGA camera and image processor. Introduction to the Chip Introduction to STM32F407 The processor used in this system is the STM32F407 from STMicroelectronics, which features a 32-bit Cortex-M4 core with floating-point operation capabilities, making it a low-end high-speed … Read more

Why is There a Significant Difference in Light Absorption Depths of Different Wavelengths in Silicon Materials for Image Sensors?

Why is There a Significant Difference in Light Absorption Depths of Different Wavelengths in Silicon Materials for Image Sensors?

The relationship between the light absorption depth of silicon materials in image sensors and the wavelength of light can be explained by the physical mechanisms of photon energy and material interaction, as detailed below: 1. The Wave-Particle Duality of Light: Differences in Photon Energy Light exhibits wave-particle duality, and its energy formula is: E = … Read more

Autonomous Driving Series 3: In-Depth Analysis of the In-Vehicle Camera Industry Chain

Autonomous Driving Series 3: In-Depth Analysis of the In-Vehicle Camera Industry Chain

Among the four main hardware components in the perception layer of autonomous driving, cameras are undoubtedly the one with the highest certainty for future growth. With their high performance combined with low cost, cameras are indispensable hardware for achieving autonomous driving, whether using a pure vision solution or a multi-sensor fusion approach, and there is … Read more

How Do In-Car Cameras See the World?

How Do In-Car Cameras See the World?

Welcome to follow the public account belowAbao1990, this public account focuses on autonomous driving and smart cockpits, providing you with automotive insights every day. We start with cars, but we are not limited to them. In the current context of intelligent driving sweeping the automotive industry, the term “camera” has become familiar to everyone. Many … Read more

ESP32-Camera: Official Open Source Image Sensor Solution from Espressif, Official Open Source Version of ESP32-CAM

ESP32-Camera: Official Open Source Image Sensor Solution from Espressif, Official Open Source Version of ESP32-CAM

Introduction The ESP32-Camera is an image sensor development module based on the ESP32 series chips. Its drivers and related tools ensure compatibility with image sensors and provide functionality to convert captured frame data into common BMP and JPEG formats. This article will provide a detailed introduction to the ESP32-Camera module and its open-source software library, … Read more

Innovations in Sensors for ADAS Systems: Saving Lives on the Road

Innovations in Sensors for ADAS Systems: Saving Lives on the Road

Author: Bahman Hadji, Senior Product Marketing Manager, Automotive Perception Division, onsemi Traffic safety is a significant challenge, with over 1.1 million people reportedly dying in road traffic accidents each year, and approximately 20 to 50 million more injured. One of the main causes of these accidents is driver error. Automakers and government regulators have been … Read more