Kovilta

Kovilta Oy, based in Turku, Finland, provides research and development services for imaging and data analysis systems. The work ranges from full-custom integrated circuit (ASIC) design and embedded camera systems to algorithms, software, testing and technical consultation on image processing technologies. The company also develops its own sensor-level parallel processor technology and offers customer-optimised versions of its RECER and KOVA sensor-level processing technologies.

Its customers are developers of imaging and data analysis systems, for whom Kovilta works on research and development programmes. Revenue comes from this R&D service work.

Kovilta was founded in 2011 by D.Sc. Jonne Poikonen, D.Sc. Mika Laiho and Prof. D.Sc. Ari Paasio. The team has grown to 11 technology professionals, including 6 with PhD-level expertise. The company takes part in EU-funded research projects, including the Horizon 2020 MISEL project and the AGRARSENSE consortium project, and its technology development has been partly funded by the European Union, Business Finland and other Finnish foundations.

Product: R&D services covering full-custom ASIC design, embedded camera systems, image-processing algorithms, software, testing and technical consultation, plus proprietary RECER and KOVA sensor-level processing technologies.