Both companies, cost-effective 3D biometrics and
Implementing face scanning and imaging applications
We agreed to focus on and collaborate on reference design development.
ams and Qualcomm Technologies, a subsidiary of Qualcomm, announced on the 29th that they plan to collaborate with a focus on developing 3D depth-sensing camera solutions for mobile phone applications, particularly 3D imaging and scanning, such as biometric facial recognition.
The goal of this collaboration between the two companies is to develop a reference design for a cost-effective active 3D stereo camera solution for Android-based mobile phones using ams’s VCSEL light source and optical IR pattern technology and the Qualcomm Snapdragon mobile platform.

Use cases for this platform solution include frontal face applications requiring advanced 3D imaging, such as face recognition required for secure online payments, as well as various applications such as dynamic-depth face scanning.These are included.

"Qualcomm Technologies has been working to provide active depth camera solutions to customers," said Keith Kressin, Senior Vice President of Product Management at Qualcomm Technologies. "We are pleased to collaborate with ams to develop and commercialize reference designs to provide these depth sensing solutions to our customers."

Regarding this announcement, ams CEO Alexander Everke said, "ams offers all kinds of IR irradiation devices designed to support three 3D technologies in particular: active stereo vision, structured light, and Time-of-Flight (ToF)." He added, "We hope to rapidly commercialize high-quality 3D sensing solutions for Android-based smartphones and mobile devices so that they can be widely used by our customers."

He also added, "This collaboration will be the first step toward achieving those goals."