Taiwan-based Holtek Semiconductor has developed its first AI chip solution to tap smart living application opportunities and has also launched a spate of new MCU products for automotive, security, and sensor applications, according to industry sources.
The sources said Holtek's first AI neural network processor can identify images including banknotes, vehicle license plates, objects and human faces, and can also be used in automated optical inspection, boasting a low power consumption of 750mW and an image interface supporting input of double CIS modules
Eyeing bright sales prospect for automotive electronics and Industry 4.0 applications, Holtek has also launched CAN (controller area network) bus controller and MCU products, both able to resist temperatures up to 125 Celsius degrees and meeting CAN 2.0A/B and ISO11898-1 standards.
The firm's newly released smoke detector flash MCUs feature both AFE (analog front end) and RF (radio frequency) circuits and can cover frequency bands of 315-915 MHz, helping to form small wireless collaborative smoke warning network.
The company has also debuted touch MCUs boasting the world's lowest power consumption and available with double press buttons, applicable to wearable devices and fingerprint identification modules.
For digital sensor application, Holtek has integrated its ASSP (application-specific standard parts) MCUs with diverse sensors, replacing traditional analog output signals with digital output ones to detect air pressure, temperatures, humidity, smoke, fire and laser PM2.5.
Article translated by Willis Ke
