Haaretz: Samsung invests an undisclosed amount in Mantis Vision, an Israeli startup developing structured light 3D cameras. The older product of the company is shown in this Youtube video:
Update: PrivateEquity.com reports that Samsung's new investment fund is expected to invest in activities that touch on those of Samsung R&D center in Israel, which deals with the development of mobile hardware technology and hardware components for cameras.
What happened to Samsung's TOF group? I am hearing rumors that they are shutting it down.
ReplyDeleteI don't believe that ToF is a priority for Samsung right now. Probably they have their hands full with existing high volume product lines.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, Samsung venture guys are pretty independent, I think.
Yes they are. Doing a lot of research through top 4 consulting management firms and doing a lot of prognosticating 3-5 years out.
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