SANTA CLARA, Calif. - Ambarella, Inc. (NASDAQ: NASDAQ:AMBA), a leader in edge AI semiconductor technology, announced the expansion of its CV3-AD automotive AI domain controller family with two new systems-on-chip (SoCs), the CV3-AD635 and CV3-AD655, during CES this week. These additions aim to enhance autonomous driving (AD) and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) across a wide range of vehicles.
The CV3-AD635 is designed to support mainstream L2+ features like highway autopilot and automated parking, meeting both GSR2 and NCAP standards. Its sibling, the CV3-AD655, caters to advanced L2+ applications, including urban autopilot, and accommodates additional cameras, radars, and sensors. Together with the flagship CV3-AD685 and the China-focused CV72AQ, Ambarella's product line now covers the full spectrum of AD and ADAS solutions from mainstream to premium models.
Ambarella's CVflow® 3.0 AI accelerator powers these SoCs, providing high AI processing performance and power efficiency, which are crucial for developing vehicles with reliable AD and ADAS capabilities while minimizing thermal-management costs. The lower power consumption also allows for smaller, lighter, and less expensive electric vehicle batteries or the option to extend the vehicle's range using the same battery size.
The CV3-AD SoCs are manufactured using Samsung’s advanced 5nm automotive process technology and are designed to scale in performance to suit a variety of automotive needs. For instance, the CV3-AD655 offers double, and the CV3-AD685 six times, the neural network ( NN (NASDAQ:NNBR)) processing performance of the CV3-AD635. These chips also feature Arm Cortex CPU cores and target ASIL-B safety standards at the chip level, with an ASIL-D safety island included.
Ambarella's full software stack for autonomous and semi-autonomous driving is optimized across the CV3-AD family, allowing for easy portability and shared architecture, SDK, and tools. The SoCs also boast an on-chip image signal processor for enhanced imaging in low-light conditions and high-contrast scenes, as well as efficient H.264 video encoding for high-resolution video recording and streaming.
The CV3-AD635 and CV3-AD655 are expected to have engineering samples available in Q1 2024. Ambarella is also providing fully autonomous test drives in its R&D vehicles at CES to showcase the capabilities of the CV3-AD family.
This announcement follows the strategic partnership between Continental and Ambarella, which focuses on delivering optimized full-stack software solutions for Level 2+ to Level 4 automated vehicles. The first joint series production is scheduled for the calendar year 2027.
The information in this article is based on a press release statement from Ambarella.
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