Himax Technologies, Inc. announced that the Company, in collaboration with Ganzin Technology Inc. will showcase the industry-leading eye-tracking solution, Aurora IIS, at CES 2025. The Aurora IIS seamlessly integrates Himax?s WiseEye? ultralow power AI processor, WiseEye2, and Ganzin?s renowned proprietary eye-tracking AI algorithm.
This combination revolutionizes eye-tracking technology with enhanced real-time gaze tracking precision, reduced power consumption, and an industry-leading miniature configuration with minimal component integration, ideally suited for AR/AI glasses and VR headsets. The newly introduced Aurora IIS eye-tracking solution combines Himax and Ganzin?s expertise to deliver unparalleled gaze-based control for eyewear applications. Featuring Himax?s ultralow power WiseEye2 AI processor, the solution delivers significant advancements in performance and energy efficiency by elevating its capabilities to provide detailed insights into users' gaze direction, pupil size, and eye blinking, with a 30Hz gaze sampling rate and sub-1-degree accuracy in the center field of view (FOV).
This enables the identification of behavioral intentions, opening up practical applications in decision-making and revolutionizing how users interact with wearable technology, making it as integral to devices as a mouse is to a computer or touch is to a mobile phone. Additionally, integrating WiseEye2 into the Aurora IIS offloads eye-tracking tasks from the main processor, helping to reduce system power consumption and extend battery life. By leveraging cutting-edge technologies and energy efficiency, the Aurora IIS eye-tracking solution enables intuitive, user-friendly interactions, allowing the device to detect and respond to the user's eye movement.
At CES, Himax and Ganzin will present AR reference design glasses featuring the Aurora IIS eye-tracking solution, which is configured with minimal components, including two miniature eye sensors and ultra-small IR-LEDs. This configuration enables a compact design for easy integration and broad compatibility with smart wearables. The glasses feature a 400mAh lithium battery and provide a user-friendly human-machine interface with advanced voice control capabilities.
The combination of a compact design, long battery life, and advanced voice control makes the Aurora IIS a promising eye-tracking solution for the future of augmented reality, catering to a wide range of smart wearables and applications.
