StraitsMicro, a Singapore-based deep-tech semiconductor company, has unveiled Visora, its indigenous Camera System-on-Chip (SoC) family, through an exclusive pre-silicon demonstration in Bengaluru. Developed as a trusted processing platform for surveillance cameras, the new SoC family is designed to provide a secure alternative for CCTV applications serving government, defence, smart cities and critical infrastructure.
The unveiling comes at a time when India is strengthening its domestic semiconductor ecosystem and encouraging the use of trusted hardware for surveillance applications. Visora has been developed to address the growing demand for secure, locally designed semiconductor solutions following the Government of India’s restrictions on the use of non-trusted sources for surveillance system components.
The demonstration featured a field-programmable gate array (FPGA)-based proof of concept that showcased the proposed architecture, artificial intelligence capabilities, security features and processing performance of the upcoming chip family. The event also highlighted StraitsMicro’s long-term roadmap for developing a complete surveillance semiconductor platform.
The Visora product family will include three Camera SoCs and one Network Video Recorder (NVR) processor. The entry-level Visora Edge is designed for residential, retail and small business surveillance systems, supporting video resolution up to 5 megapixels at 30 frames per second. The Visora Secure processor targets commercial, industrial and smart city applications with support for 8-megapixel imaging, integrated AI acceleration and enhanced low-light performance.
The flagship Visora Pro has been developed for high-security applications, supporting 4K video recording at up to 120 frames per second and handling up to eight camera inputs simultaneously. It is intended for defence installations, border security, airports, railway networks, safe city projects and other critical infrastructure. The company is also developing the Visora Network SoC for network video recorders, extending hardware-based security across video processing, storage and transmission to help protect surveillance data from cyber threats.
Across the product range, the processors combine a low-power 64-bit multicore CPU with hardware-accelerated AI, DDR5 memory support and H.265 video encoding for high compression efficiency. The imaging pipeline supports advanced capabilities including multi-exposure HDR, three-dimensional noise reduction, wide-angle image correction, fisheye lens correction and on-chip lossless compression to reduce memory bandwidth requirements. Depending on the model, AI functions include motion detection, human detection, facial recognition, crowd monitoring, behavioural analytics and advanced edge inference.
Speaking at the event, Pankaj Sharma, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of StraitsMicro, said the successful pre-silicon validation represents an important milestone in the company’s efforts to develop trusted semiconductor technologies for surveillance and other advanced applications. He said the company aims to combine India’s semiconductor design capabilities with Singapore’s strengths in semiconductor manufacturing, quality and reliability to build globally competitive products.
KT Chan, Director – Services and Partners at StraitsMicro, said trusted semiconductor technologies will play a critical role in the future of secure AI-enabled systems. He added that the company is committed to contributing to a resilient semiconductor ecosystem through innovation, international collaboration and indigenous product development.
The demonstration was supported by Bengaluru-based semiconductor design partner Proxelera and distributor Aqtronics, reflecting growing collaboration between India and Singapore in semiconductor technology. StraitsMicro also announced plans to establish a Semiconductor Development Hub to support domestic fabless semiconductor companies through co-development, product engineering and ecosystem partnerships, strengthening India’s ambitions to become a global centre for semiconductor innovation and secure electronics manufacturing.
StraitsMicro is an early-stage deep-tech semiconductor company with operations in Singapore through StraitsMicro Pte Lt. and a newly established presence in India through StraitsMicro Pv. Ltd. The company is developing a System-on-Chip (SoC/ASIC) designed as the core processing engine for CCTV cameras, addressing the Government of India’s requirement to reduce reliance on non-trusted sources for surveillance hardware. Ahead of commercial silicon production, StraitsMicro is preparing to showcase a working FPGA-based proof-of-concept, developed in collaboration with Proxelera and Aqtronics, while engaging industry stakeholders to gather feedback on the SoC’s features and capabilities.
