Cutting-edge license plate recognition at CES Asia 2017
Demonstration of 360-degree surround view capability for ADAS

Lattice Semiconductor (CEO Jong-Hwa Lee) announced that its ECP5 FPGA has been adopted for embedded vision applications for smart control and automotive applications at the edge.

Lattice's ECP5 family of low-power, small-form-factor FPGAs provides CPU acceleration for enhanced license plate detection and image processing in intelligent traffic cameras. Lattice's ECP5 FPGAs also enable the integration of 3D compositing and image stitching capabilities for ADAS and 360-degree surround view systems.

“When we were looking for a partner to collaborate on our intelligent traffic cameras, we were looking for a scalable, low-power solution that would ensure flawless, real-time license plate image capture,” said Ting Zhou, CEO of Microsharp, one of the leading suppliers of intelligent traffic cameras that achieve license plate recognition rates of up to 95%. “Lattice’s ECP5 FPGA is exactly what we were looking for, providing energy-efficient image enhancement performance and the processing power to accelerate our intelligent camera development.”

Moorechip's NEX-ADAS 360-degree 3D surround view monitoring technology synthesizes images captured by four cameras to create a detailed 3D realistic view of the vehicle's surroundings.

“The low power and small form factor of the ECP5 FPGA make it ideal for enabling flexible connectivity and acceleration at the edge,” said Deepak Boppana, director of product marketing at Lattice Semiconductor. “As the edge becomes increasingly intelligent, Lattice solutions, including the Embedded Vision Development Kit, will help accelerate the adoption of mobile-influenced technologies in a variety of systems, including robotics, drones, machine vision, smart surveillance cameras, and ADAS.”