センチュリーアークス Company Profile

The new product "SilkyEvCam BothView C-Mount Model" is a derivative product of SilkyEvCam developed in response to requests from many event camera users. To simultaneously capture data from an event-based vision camera, which features ultra-fast detection of brightness changes at the pixel level and is less affected by lighting conditions in the environment due to its wide dynamic range, it was common to arrange both cameras in parallel. However, this method leads to unavoidable parallax, requiring additional correction processing, which does not fully utilize the advantages of the event camera's low data volume and low power consumption. This product eliminates parallax by capturing images with a single lens and utilizes a beam splitter to divide the incoming light from the lens between the frame sensor and the event sensor, allowing for simultaneous acquisition of event images and frame images. Additionally, data synchronization is achieved by sending timing signals from the frame sensor to the event sensor. This new product is expected to contribute to the promotion of understanding of event cameras and the expansion of academic research and applications.

Our company has been participating in the platform development of smart contact lenses* announced by Seed Corporation since 2019. The development of smart contact lenses requires the integration of diverse technologies and substantial investment. However, in this project led by Seed Corporation, various technologies and organizations have collaborated to realize a highly flexible platform, establishing a versatile product substrate at low development costs. Leveraging the small circuit design and implementation technology cultivated through the design and manufacturing of camera modules, our company has developed the creation of implementation substrates suitable for the curved surfaces inside contact lenses and the methods for their implementation. Additionally, utilizing currently available wireless power supply and communication technologies, we designed a communication and power supply system for smart contact lenses and formulated the specifications for the LSI, achieving optimal circuit design in collaboration with RAMXEED Corporation (foundry). We respond to the requirements of various devices and offer circuit design, substrate creation, and implementation that can be integrated into contact lenses. Please feel free to consult with us.

This year's "Event Camera Utilization Ideas and Algorithm Contest 2024" award winners, along with their utilization ideas and evaluation comments, are featured in the April issue of "Transistor Technology" (released on March 10, CQ Publishing). ☆★☆ Announcing the winners! Event-Based Vision Camera SilkyEvCam Utilization Ideas and Algorithm Contest 2024 | Transistor Technology https://toragi.cqpub.co.jp/centuryarks/ Additionally, a digest of the award-winning works is available on our company's website under "Research and Papers." This may provide hints for future research and development. Please take a look!