be checked for its neutrality . discussion of this nomination can be found on the talk page . january 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message ambarella inc. type public traded as nasdaq amba industry semiconductors founded 2004 2004 headquarters santa clara california united states key people feng ming fermi wang ceo les kohn cto chan lee vp of vlsi john ju vp of software didier legall evp number of employees 600 2016 website www.ambarella.com ambarella inc. nasdaq amba is a developer of low power high definition hd and ultra hd video compression and image processing products . the company s products are used in a variety of hd and ultra hd cameras including security ip cameras sports cameras wearable cameras flying cameras and automotive video camera recorders . ambarella compression chips are also used in broadcasting tv programs worldwide . ambarella is the recipient of the global semiconductor alliance gsa 2010 2011 and 2012 award for most respected private semiconductor company . ambarella became a public company in 2012 and has since received the gsa 2013 award for favorite analyst semiconductor company as well as the gsa 2014 award for most respected emerging public semiconductor company . 1 the ceo feng ming fermi wang has received a glassdoor rating of 100 % . the company itself has a glassdoor rating of 4.1 stars out of 5 . 2 contents 1 history 2 products 3 timeline 8 4 soc comparison 5 references 6 external links history edit founded in 2004 ambarella started with professional high definition h. 264 video encoders for the broadcast market . in 2006 ambarella applied this technology to consumer video cameras and later to the security ip camera market . ambarella has been a market leader clarification needed for video broadcasting consumer video cameras and also security ip cameras powering gopro cameras with hd video 1080p 3 and now google wearables . 4 the main driver for ambarella s business is the security and surveillance market . ip security cameras constitute 45 percent of its business and that segment is growing 25 percent year over year . automotive after market cameras dash cameras and flying cameras cameras on uavs are other key growth markets for ambarella s video chips . 5 products edit ambarella produces system on chip soc video chips . in january 2015 it released its latest integrated soc . fermi wang president and ceo of ambarella explained the adoption of 4k ultra hd video has been accelerating across consumer electronics markets said the ambarella h1 will enable a new generation of sports and flying cameras with high frame rate ultra hd video bringing professional quality film making to the consumer . 6 ambarella also produces an a12w ultra low power hd camera soc which can encode a full hd video stream and a second hd stream for dual lens cameras . it also features electronic image stabilization eis for stable video recording during motion . the a12w supports long battery life requirements of wearable security cameras . 7 timeline 8 edit 2004 ambarella founded 2005 a1 introduced a single chip 1080i60 h. 264 broadcast class encoder 2006 first ambarella enabled consumer level hd video cameras in mass production 2007 a2 introduced and chosen by consumer electronics brands 2008 a3 introduced a single chip 1080p60 h. 264 broadcast class encoder 2009 a5 introduced a 65 nm video and still picture camera chip a6 broadcast hd encoder and transcoder introduced 2010 a5s introduced ambarella s first 45 nm chip a7 introduced a 45 nm 1080p60 hd camera chip 2011 ione introduced a camera applications processor for android based smart camera centric devices a7l introduced ambarella s first 32 nm 1080p60 camera soc 2012 s2 introduced an ultra hd 4k encoder chip targeting the ip camera market 2013 a9 introduced an ultra hd 4k camera soc a7la introduced an automotive camera soc 2014 motorvu 360 introduced a 4 channel automotive camera solution s2l introduced a 28 nm 1080p120 ip camera chip s3 introduced an ultra hd 4kp30 h. 265 hevc and 4kp60 h. 264 avc ip camera soc 2015 a12w introduced a 28 nm wearable camera soc h1 introduced an ultra 4kp60 h. 264 avc and 4kp30 h. 265 hevc sports and flying camera soc a12s and a9se are introduced 28 nm socs for flying cameras the s3l family is announced h. 265 hevc and h. 264 avc 28 nm socs targeting professional and consumer ip camera applications 2016 h2 introduced a 14nm ultra hd 4kp120 h. 264 avc and 4kp60 hevc sports and flying camera soc h12 introduced a 4k ultra hd soc family supporting h. 265 hevc and h. 264 avc encoding targeting consumer applications s5 introduced a 14nm ultra hd soc capable of 4kp120 h. 264 avc and 4kp60 h. 265 hevc targeting professional ip camera applications soc comparison edit soc release node encoding a1 2005 1080i60 h. 264 a2 2007 1080i60 h. 264 a3 2008 1080i60 a350 h. 264 1080p60 a380 h. 264 a5 2009 65nm 720p60 1080p30 a530 h. 264 720p60 1080p30 1080i60 a550 h. 264 5.3 mp60 1080p60 a570 h. 264 a6 1080p60 h. 264 a5s 2010 45nm 1080p30 vgap30 h. 264 a7 45nm 2160p15 1440p30 1080p60 720p120 h. 264 ione 2011 720p60 1080p30 1080i60 h. 264 a7l 32nm 1080p60 h. 264 s2 2012 32nm 2160p30 1080p120 h. 264 a9 2013 32nm 2160p30 1440p60 1080p120 720p240 h. 264 a7la 32nm 3mp30 1080p30 h. 264 motorvu 360 2014 32nm 4x 1080p30 h. 264 s2l 28nm 1080p60 h. 264 s3 28nm 2160p60 h. 264 2160p30 h. 265 a12w 2015 28nm 1440p15 1080p60 h. 264 h1 28nm 3mp30 1080p30 h. 264 a12s 28nm 2160p60 1440p120 1080p240 h. 264 2160p30 1440p60 1080p120 h. 265 s3l 28nm 5mp30 h. 264 & h. 265 h2 2016 14nm 2160p120 4320p30 h. 264 2160p60 h. 265 10 bit h12 28nm 2160p30 h. 264 & h. 265 s5 14nm 2160p120 4320p30 h. 264 2160p60 h. 265 10 bit references edit http www.ambarella.com uploads docs company fact sheet.pdf ambarella reviews . glassdoor . klug brian 2013 01 13 . ambarella announces a9 camera . anandtech . retrieved 6 march 2014 . santos alexis 2014 01 09 . wearable google helpouts streaming camera shares gopro heritage . engadget . retrieved 6 march 2014 . http www.cnbc.com id 101810846 ambarella h1 camera soc doubles ultra hd frame rate for sports and flying cameras . yahoo finance . 6 january 2015 . ambarella a12w reference design kit enables new generation of wearable police and security cameras . yahoo finance . 6 january 2015 . the ambarella story . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ambarella inc. & oldid 714056469 categories companies based in santa clara californiahidden categories articles needing pov check from january 2016wikipedia articles needing clarification from april 2015 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links 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