Automotive Engineering - October 2021 - 22

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bright sunny day. So, they give us enough accuracy and range. Adding
more sensors to give the direction of the light are not needed. "
Plug-n-play
To integrate the software kit requires access to the ambient-light sensor
access, usually through the CAN bus " but we really don't care how they
give us that information, " Akhavan explained. " We need access to the
frame buffer that goes on the screen - that's the content that's supposed
to be rendered on the screen. Then our software runs on the CPU
and GPU. We need about 5-10 percent of GPU [power] to run our algorithm.
Or we can go with the FPGA. Those are the standard inputs. Right
A hardware version of the product includes an FPGA ASIC that
can be provided to customers as part of Faurecia's product line
of on-board screens, shown under test here.
It's all about manipulating the content at the pixel
level. Greater optical acuity and fidelity for future products
may require greater richness of sensor information
and even better ambient light. " Current off-the-shelf
ambient-light sensors are a commodity, " she noted.
" They have a very good range; they read from zero to
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now, we're plug-n-play for high-end and mid- to high-end vehicles.
" Our product is very simple; our customers are actually positively
surprised by its size, " she said.
Maintaining the IRYStec group's autonomy within the corporation, to
help sustain the innovation culture, is important to Faurecia-Clarion
Electronics Business Group. " Always after an acquisition the founder is
worried: What's going to happen next? " Akhavan said. " There are horrible
examples of how innovation dies within the larger company. We were very
lucky with Faurecia in keeping us as autonomous as possible to maintain
the innovator's speed, but also integrating us so we didn't feel we're siloed.
" We have found a balance, " she asserted. " We work in a joint roadmap
so we know where we can add value to Faurecia's products. "
Szu-Kang Hsien
Director, Business
Management,
Automotive
Business Unit,
Maxim Integrated
22 October 2021
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