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Chip for cheap car surround view cameras

08.04.2014

Freescale Semiconductor and Broadcom have jointly developed a microprocessor for electronic systems that make driving easier. We are talking about parking assistants, rear-view and all-round cameras, tracking systems for "dead" zones.

The novelty called Qorivva MPC5606E is a microcontroller (MCU) with a physical layer transceiver (PHY) for BroadR-Reach networks (automotive Ethernet). The latter are promoted by the Open Alliance SIG, which, in addition to Broadcom and Freescale, includes such large companies as NXP, BMW, General Motors, Renault and Daimler.

Using BroadR-Reach technology, the announced chip receives compressed video data from multiple cameras installed on the vehicle and sends the picture to the screen of the infotainment system. The video stream coming from the camera to the data network is compressed using the Motion JPEG algorithm.

According to the developers, thanks to the new solution, automakers will be able to reduce the costs associated with connecting the network in the car by 80%, as well as reduce the total weight of the cables involved by 30%. This, in turn, will allow the use of all-round cameras in low-cost cars.

Freescale says the tiny 8mm x 8mm chip is designed to reduce the size of automotive camera modules by up to 50%, and therefore reduce their cost and production time. Such cameras are easier to hide behind the grille, side mirrors or bumper.

The Qorivva MPC5606E is equipped with 96 kilobytes of SRAM and 512 kilobytes of flash memory. The core in the processor was created using Power Architecture technology and operates at a clock frequency of 64 MHz.

The first samples of Qorivva MPC5606E have already been sent to automakers for testing. Serial production of the microchip will begin at the end of 2014. It is expected that next year affordable cars with all-round cameras and other electronic assistants will appear on the roads of the world.

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