SANTA CLARA, Calif.,
Jan. 5, 2015 /PRNewswire/
-- OmniVision Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: OVTI), a leading
developer of advanced digital imaging solutions, today announced
from the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas the immediate availability of an
OpenCL optimized imaging algorithm library ideally suited for
ARM® Mali™
GPUs. The library includes advanced imaging features such as 3D
noise suppression, chroma noise reduction, de-fringe and de-haze
and is targeted at smartphones, tablets and notebooks.
"Through our close collaboration with ARM, we have developed
imaging solutions that make effective use of the heterogeneous
architecture of next generation application processors containing
GPU Compute capable GPUs such as the ARM Mali GPU family," said
Johnson Shan, Vice President of
Software Algorithm Engineering at OmniVision. "The new algorithm
library dramatically reduces execution time and power consumption,
resulting in an enhanced user experience and extended battery
life."
"The delivery of advanced imaging solutions using ARM Mali GPUs
which feature GPU compute carries the potential to redefine the
mobile experience," said Dennis
Laudick, VP partner marketing, media processing group, ARM.
"Industry leaders such as OmniVision are delivering the kind of
advanced technology that can take imaging quality to a new level.
At the same time, their technology can offer major benefits for
OEMs and chip designers through significant cost, risk and time to
market reduction."
About OmniVision
OmniVision Technologies (NASDAQ:
OVTI) is a leading developer of advanced digital imaging solutions.
Its award-winning CMOS imaging technology enables superior image
quality in many of today's consumer and commercial applications,
including mobile phones, notebooks, tablets and webcams, digital
still and video cameras, security and surveillance, entertainment
devices, automotive and medical imaging systems. Find out more at
www.ovt.com.
About ARM
ARM is at the heart of the world's most
advanced digital products. Our technology enables the creation of
new markets and transformation of industries and society. We design
scalable, energy efficient-processors and related technologies to
deliver the intelligence in applications ranging from sensors to
servers, including smartphones, tablets, enterprise infrastructure
and the Internet of Things.
Safe-Harbor Language
Certain statements in
this press release, including statements regarding the expected
benefits, performance, capabilities, and potential market appeal of
the optimized imaging algorithm library for the ARM Mali
GPU are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks
and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties, which could cause
the forward-looking statements and OmniVision's results to differ
materially, include, without limitation: potential errors, design
flaws or other problems with the library, customer acceptance,
demand, and other risks detailed from time to time in OmniVision's
Securities and Exchange Commission filings and reports, including,
but not limited to, OmniVision's annual report filed on Form 10-K
and quarterly reports filed on Form 10-Q. OmniVision expressly
disclaims any obligation to update information contained in any
forward-looking statement.
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