Imaging and Computer Vision Processor

Overview

Ceva-XM6 is the 5th generation imaging and computer vision processor IP from Ceva, designed to bring deep learning and artificial intelligence capabilities to low-power embedded systems, targeting mass market intelligent vision applications.

The Ceva-XM6 delivers superior performance for optimal real time execution in time-critical use cases, such as autonomous driving, sense and avoid drones, virtual and augmented reality, smart surveillance, smartphones, robotics and more. Its low power consumption meets the demands of battery-powered devices of all sizes, including those with multiple vision engines, and its small die size makes it a cost-effective solution for addressing mass market applications.

A comprehensive, scalable, integrated hardware and software IP platform centered on the Ceva-XM6 includes the Ceva Deep Neural Network (CDNN) toolkit, which greatly simplifies the development and deployment of deep learning systems for mass market embedded devices. Added to this are hardware accelerators, software libraries, and a broad set of algorithms that support the development process and minimize cost, risk, and time-to-market.

The Ceva-XM6 based imaging and vision platform addresses every aspect required to create a superior vision system with minimal effort, allowing users to focus development effort on product differentiation.

Key Features

Superior performance for optimal real time execution in time-critical use cases, such as autonomous driving, sense and avoid drones, virtual and augmented reality, smart surveillance, smartphones, robotics and more.
Low power consumption to meet the demand of battery-powered devices of all sizes, including use cases with multiple vision engines.
Flexible and scalable to efficiently address the many use cases and the constantly evolving domain of intelligent vision.
Small die size for a cost-effective solution required to address mass market applications.
Augmented by the CDNN toolkit, a collection of hardware and software IPs that streamline the implementations of deep learning in embedded systems
Accompanied by extensive software libraries including Ceva-SLAM SDK and Ceva-CV libraries to accelerate Computer vision, SLAM and 3D point cloud algorithm development, enabling a detailed interface from a CPU to offload the heavy lifting building blocks to the Ceva-XM Vision DSP. Speeding up development cycle, enabling higher performance and extending device battery life
To handle every aspect of creating a superior vision system with minimal hassle, allowing our customers to focus their development on differentiation.

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CEVA introduces a new DSP-based offering bringing deep learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities to low-power embedded systems. A comprehensive, scalable, integrated hardware and software silicon IP platform that is centered around a new imaging and vision DSP – the CEVA-XM6. It allows developers to efficiently harness the power of neural networks and machine vision for smartphones, autonomous vehicles, surveillance, robots, drones and other camera-enabled smart devices.

Technical Specifications

Maturity

In Production

Availability

Available

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