# ArcSoft

> ArcSoft is a computer-vision company founded in Fremont in 1994 that licenses imaging and visual-perception software to device manufacturers. Its algorithms improve smartphone photography, monitor drivers and occupants, assist with parking and road perception, and run across common automotive and mobile chipsets. The company sells primarily to OEMs through fixed-fee and per-device licenses, supplemented by integrated hardware-software systems and engineering, validation, and certification services.

- **Founded:** 1994
- **Headquarters:** Fremont, United States
- **Founders:** Michael Deng (Founder and CEO)
- **Team size:** 501-1,000 employees; supplied company data estimates about 900, while LinkedIn displayed roughly 456 listed employees in 2026
- **Products:** Turbo Fusion, Smartphone AIGC solutions, In-cabin visual software, Tahoe ECU, APA and AVM
- **Notable:** Imaging and computer-vision software shipped in billions of devices over three decades., Driver-monitoring software mass-produced in more than 52 models for over 10 automotive OEMs, according to ArcSoft., TD320 and Monolake commercial-vehicle products passed multiple European regulatory and hardware certification tests.

## Products & services

- **Turbo Fusion** — Licensable smartphone imaging stack covering HDR, low-light capture, portrait effects, instant capture, super resolution, panorama and video stabilization.
- **Smartphone AIGC solutions** — On-device portrait sketching, large-model photo super resolution and video object removal for smartphone OEMs.
- **In-cabin visual software** — Driver monitoring, driver health sensing, Face ID, occupant monitoring, child-presence and seat-occupancy functions.
- **Tahoe ECU** — Simplified in-cabin visual ECUs supporting one to four cameras and functions including DMS, Face ID, occupant sensing and gesture recognition.
- **APA and AVM** — Single-SoC surround-view, 540-degree visualization, auto-parking, home-zone parking, sentry mode and smart-trunk solutions.
- **SouthLake, WestLake and EastLake** — A tiered family of front-camera modules and ADAS domain-controller reference solutions spanning regulatory active safety through highway and city navigation assistance.
- **Commercial vehicle solutions** — TD320 and Monolake hardware-software products plus DMS, ADAS, hands-off detection and passenger-counting packages designed around European GSR requirements.
- **Engineering and certification services** — Platform optimization, sensor tuning, pre-certification tests and formal validation support for OEM and Tier suppliers.

## Achievements

- Imaging and computer-vision software shipped in billions of devices over three decades.
- Driver-monitoring software mass-produced in more than 52 models for over 10 automotive OEMs, according to ArcSoft.
- TD320 and Monolake commercial-vehicle products passed multiple European regulatory and hardware certification tests.
- ArcSoft Corporation Limited listed on Shanghai's STAR Market under ticker 688088 in July 2019.
- 2024 operating income rose 21.62% to RMB 815.2 million and attributable net profit rose 99.67% to RMB 176.7 million.
- Built a partner ecosystem spanning mobile and automotive chipmakers, image-sensor suppliers, camera-module makers and Tier suppliers.

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — Deputy General Manager Feng Chen presented ArcSoft's approach to fusing driver monitoring and ADAS at the DVN Sensing & Applications Conference.
- **2025-09** — ArcSoft promoted SouthLake, a compute-efficient reference design combining DMS and forward-looking ADAS for mass-market vehicles.
- **2025-07** — The company highlighted child-presence detection and edge-optimized gaze tracking as extensions of its in-cabin sensing stack.
- **2025-04** — ArcSoft's 2024 annual report showed operating income up 21.62% and attributable net profit up 99.67%.
- **2025-01** — The global product site detailed large-model smartphone features, tiered ADAS controllers and GSR-oriented commercial-vehicle systems.

## Links

- Website: https://www.arcsoft.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/arcsoft
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/ArcSoft
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArcSoftInc

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Last updated: 2026-08-10