Press Release

Montreal, Quebec ( connect2business ) March 21, 2013 - Future Electronics, a global leading distributor of electronic components, has published an informative Technical View article entitled "Embedding Computer Vision in Electronics Devices: How New Hardware and Software Choices Have Changed the Designer's Approach."

Featured in the February issue of FTM( http://publications.futureelectronics.com/publication/c47fa0fd#/c47fa0fd/1 ) (Future Technology Magazine), and written by Richard Parker, a Future Advanced Engineer for High-End Products at Future Electronics, the article discusses new design possibilities given today's available technology including CV220x devices, and provides a comprehensive overview of main image-processing functions, covering topics such as pre-processing, binary morphology, image-transform filters, feature detection, face detection and more.

The author provides helpful information about new hardware and software choices such as CogniVue processors, the OpenCV library, and i.MX53 processors, which are opening up more options for embedded developers, and how these latest technologies can be used to improve designs. Parker says, "It is now possible to implement computer vision more quickly and more easily than ever within tight power, cost and size restraints."

The full article can be read at: Page 22 ~23 of FTM February 2013( http://publications.futureelectronics.com/publication/c47fa0fd#/c47fa0fd/1 ).

For additional information about CV220, CV2201, image-processing, embedded developer, i.MX53, CV2201-350CBI, CV2202-RDK00A, graphics and image-processing software, CogniVue, computer vision programmer, and embedding computer vision, along with access to the world's largest available-to-sell inventory, please visit www.FutureElectronics.com.

About Future Electronics

Future Electronics is a world class leader and innovator in the distribution and marketing of electronic components. Having served the electronics industry for over 40 years, Future Electronics is uniquely positioned as the only truly global distributor of electronic components supporting customers of all sizes. Future Electronics currently operates in 169 locations in 42 countries in the Americas, Europe and Asia, with its corporate headquarters in Montreal, Canada. www.FutureElectronics.com

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Martin H. Gordon
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514-694-7710 (ext. 2236)
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martin.gordon@FutureElectronics.com

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Organisation Profile:
Future Electronics is a global leader in electronics distribution, ranking 3rd in component sales worldwide. Founded in 1968, the company has established itself as one of the most innovative organizations in the industry today, with 5,000 employees in 169 offices in 42 countries around the world.