NXP Introduces Offline Facial Recognition Advancements

NXP Semiconductors (NASDAQ:NXPI), technology company headquartered in Eindhoven, Netherlands has made advancements in the field of facial recognition. It is now introducing offline capabilities for facial recognition in smart home devices, where detecting expressions and emotions can be performed without cloud connectivity.

As quoted in the press release:

The MCU-based face recognition solution bundles everything required to implement accurate, low latency face and expression recognition using an ultra-small form factor that fits into existing applications. The self-contained platform includes production ready pre-certified hardware and software tools, and NXP’s fully integrated OASIS face processing engine for face and expression recognition with camera and display drivers. In addition to creating the easiest path to adding these capabilities to MCU-based devices, the all-inclusive offering clears away any need for specialized expertise, supply chains or logistics.

With total system costs less than half that of microprocessor-based alternatives, the new offering has already been embraced by OEMs who are excited about the possibilities of delivering more advanced and unique user experiences.

NXP is now engaging with OEMs to provide early access to the evaluation and development kit for this solution, and broad market availability is expected to begin in Q1 2020.

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