Samsung Electro-Mechanics launches innovative 'all-weather” car-sized camera module, plans to mass produce it within this year

Samsung Electro-Mechanics today announced the launch of a car-grade camera module called "All Weather", which combines an innovative waterproof coating with efficient heating functions to solve the challenges of using automotive cameras in various harsh weather conditions. Samsung Electro-Mechanics plans to start mass production of this product within this year.

According to Samsung Electro-Mechanics, this "all-weather" camera module uses a unique waterproof coating technology, which is known as "the world's highest performance waterproof coating." This coating can significantly reduce the contact area between water droplets and the lens surface, allowing water droplets to quickly slide off when they contact the lens, ensuring that the camera can maintain a clear view under any weather conditions. Compared with traditional waterproof coatings, Samsung Electro-Mechanics' proprietary material technology allows the lens life of this waterproof coating to be extended by about 6 times, and the performance in preventing wear and tear such as dust and parking scratches is also improved by about 1.5 times. times.

In addition, in order to solve the problem of camera failure due to fogging and frosting in winter, Samsung Electro-Mechanics has also equipped this camera module with a heating function. Samsung Electro-Mechanics claims that it has developed a technology that maintains a constant temperature during the heating process and minimizes current consumption. This technology can quickly melt snow, frost, etc. on the camera module within one minute, ensuring that the camera can work normally in cold weather.

Samsung Electro-Mechanics has applied its technology in the field of mobile phone camera modules in this automotive camera module. They launched the world's first automotive IRIS variable aperture camera module, which can automatically adjust the aperture according to different lighting conditions to obtain the best imaging effect. It is understood that Samsung Electro-Mechanics' variable aperture function can still operate normally in extreme environments, such as minus 40 degrees and above zero 50 degrees, which provides higher safety and reliability for automotive driving assistance systems.

Samsung Electro-Mechanics is confident in the development prospects of this new "all-weather" car camera. They plan to start mass production this year and expect to capture 24% of the market share by 2025. At the same time, competitor LG Innotek also announced that they are developing a "high-performance heated camera module" for automobiles, but they do not expect to achieve mass production until 2027. The advent of this "all-weather" camera module launched by Samsung Electro-Mechanics will undoubtedly lead a technological change in the automotive camera market.

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