Lee Jinho.2024-03-12 21:50:11
Kim Dae-hee, CEO of Modigence Vision.-Develop and manufacture 2D or 3D camera modules to meet customer needs -3D Camera will be released in the second half of 2024 under the brand name ‘MARU’
[Han Kyung-Job & Joy = Reporter Lee Jin-ho] Modigence Vision is a startup that provides customized camera modules and solutions. It was established by CEO Kim Dae-hee (43) in June 2023.
CEO Kim earned a doctorate in video engineering by majoring in video processing and computer vision, and has worked at Samsung Electronics’ camera module manufacturer, “Treega,” for about seven years.
CEO Kim introduced, “Modigence Vision is a combination of the Gyeongsang dialect ‘Modi’, which means ‘to gather’, and ‘divergence’, which means ‘to gather and dissipate’ technology.”
Camera modules are used in many products, but additional technical support is required for actual product application. For example, there should be technical support for camera operation, such as ISP tuning, driver ringing-up, etc. And depending on the characteristics of the product, various conditions such as the shape and size of the module, the angle of view, and the interface must be met.
“In order to apply the camera module to the product, the customer must have prior camera technology. For example, in the case of Samsung Electronics, camera-related technologies are more complicated than expected, as there is a separate camera lab. ModigenceVision helps customers apply cameras to new products through all relevant technical support, as well as developing and manufacturing 2D or 3D camera modules that can meet their needs.”
Currently, two 5M RGB modules, one ToF Camera, SerDes board, UVC board, and viewer programs will be developed and promoted and sold. In addition, more specifications of camera and technical support services will be provided.
Modigence Vision has ToF sensor-based 3D camera development and manufacturing technology and will launch 3D cameras in the second half of 2024 under the brand name ‘MARU’. This product can replace Intel’s ‘Real Sense’, which is the most representative of 3D cameras, and has better performance than ‘Real Sense’ in terms of measurement distance and accuracy.
“Camera modules are used as a part of electronics and we need to meet industry players who need cameras rather than general public relations and marketing strategies. So, we are currently attracting customers based on the developed prototype products. In the future, we will be able to meet more customers through exhibitions, homepages, articles, and more.”
Currently, Modigence Vision has signed or is discussing development and mass production contracts with delivery robots, wearable devices, and logistics industry system companies as customers.
How did CEO Kim start his own business? “The structure of South Korea’s camera module industry is focused on mass production, such as mobile and automotive, and is focused on manufacturing capabilities rather than self-development. As a result, small businesses to newly apply small-scale products or cameras must use Chinese ready-made products rather than creating and using the desired form. In this case, technical support is often not available, and it is difficult to review the issues caused by the camera during product development. I thought we could target a niche market with an industrial structure that is not supported by existing module companies because it is small. In particular, in the case of ToF camera, one of the strengths, when selling camera modules alone, the customer identified the problem that it was difficult to apply to the product and decided that the ToF camera system should be built and sold to solve this problem. Based on this judgment, we are currently discussing collaboration agreements with large companies as well.”
After the start-up, CEO Kim said, “I feel rewarded when I develop my own concerns about ‘how to meet the needs of customers’, which I thought about while working at the company, and prove one by one that my thoughts are not wrong through technical support.”
Modigence Vision consists of all four development personnel, including CEO Kim. All of them are members with more than 10 years of development experience related to cameras and have experience from development to mass production.
Regarding future plans, CEO Kim said, “We will continue to research and develop so that cameras can be easily applied to more fields.” “We want to become a company that advances into innovative industries such as AR, VR and metaverse by researching and developing elemental technologies and systems in the computer vision field based on camera modules and manufacturing as well as developed cameras.”
Date of establishment: June 2023
Products/Solutions : RGB camera module, 3D camera module, Computer Vision algorithm, EVK board
Performance: Suwon University Preliminary Start-up Package Selectionjinho2323@hankyung.com
