LiDAR & Ultrasonic
LiDAR is a new and key technology in automotive applications for advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and automated driving and safety features. LiDAR excels at providing precise distance measurements and object detection, critical for the detection of pedestrians, road features and lost cargo, even in low-light or challenging weather conditions. Ultrasonic is a well-established sensing technology for short-range applications such as obstacle monitoring and parking assistance.
LiDAR
Operating in the near infra-red spectrum, LiDAR provides high-resolution, long-range detection capabilities for driver safety and automation systems. indie addresses this sensor modality by developing highly-integrated FMCW-based coherent LiDAR solutions that help to create accurate, real-time, 3D depictions of the vehicle’s external environment. These solutions deliver high performance at low power and are cost-effective for mass market deployment.
Our LiDAR solutions can be complemented by PureSpectrumTM, a narrow linewidth distributed feedback (DFB) laser technology developed by our Photonics BU. indie is a market-leader in designing and manufacturing integrated, high-end photonic components such as low-noise lasers.
Through a combination of advanced LiDAR semiconductors and software, indie is delivering comprehensive solutions that bring unparalleled performance and cost benefits to the LiDAR ecosystem.
iND83301 – Surya™
LiDAR SoC
LiDAR Whitepaper
A technical debate on the pros and cons of FMCW and coherent LiDAR
With ADAS and autonomous driving applications on the rise, LiDAR has become a hot topic in the sensor world. Is direct-detection (or time-of-flight) or coherent (Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave, for example) photon detection best? Our latest whitepaper discusses the different characteristics of direct and coherent detection in order to educate those interested in LiDAR and allow them to make informed system choices.
Ultrasonic
Resilient to adverse lighting and weather conditions, ultrasonic sensors have become ubiquitous for park-assist and other low-spatial-resolution and short-range sensing use cases.
indie offers a comprehensive portfolio of silicon platforms with highly integrated processing architectures that allow automotive OEMs to simplify design cycles and realize significant BOM and cost advantages when deploying a variety of ultrasonic sensing modalities.
iND83207 – Sonosense™
Ultrasonic Parking-Assist Controller with Transformer Drive