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| Sony announces the first artificial intelligence sensor |
Sony announced today (Thursday) that it will develop a smarter image sensor than current sensors. This decision was taken when the Japanese electronics company tried to reduce its dependence on the market. Imbued with smartphones.
The company said it had developed the world's first image sensor with an integrated AI processor that is capable of performing tasks such as crowd detection and code scanning. Observe the driver's sleepiness. Given for a slide.
Sony said that by integrating the AI processor into the image sensor chip, the entire group can extract and process data without sending it to the cloud or anywhere, avoiding transmission delays and reducing data power consumption.
The move is expected to confirm how Asian competitors have undermined the dominance of the Japanese giant in consumer electronics and how the company still has a strong library of cutting-edge technologies in areas such as sensors and robots.
Sony's chip business generates nearly 90% of its sales of smartphone image sensors and takes full advantage of smart phone companies' last priority over camera functions.
Sony said yesterday, Wednesday: Since the Covid-19 virus has spread expectations in the saturated smartphone market, profitability could decline this year. Thus, the company's goal is to increase the share of sensor solutions in the chipset division from 4% to 30% by March 2026, including artificial intelligence chips.