Analog Devices Acquires Laser Beam Steering Technology from Vescent Photonics to Enable Mainstream Adoption of Automotive LID...
18 November 2016 - 12:00AM
Business Wire
Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) today announced the acquisition of a
solid-state laser beam steering technology from Vescent Photonics,
Inc., a privately held company based in Golden, Colorado.
Vescent’s innovative non-mechanical beam steering technology
enables more robust integrated LIDAR1 systems that overcome many of
the major drawbacks associated with today’s bulky mechanical
offerings such as reliability, size, and cost. This acquisition
strengthens ADI’s position as a major automotive safety system
technology partner for next generation ADAS and autonomous driving
applications and builds on ADI’s 20-year history in advancing
automotive safety.
“From inertial MEMS sensors used in airbag and electronic
stability control applications2 to 24 GHz and 77 GHz automotive
RADAR, ADI solutions have helped save lives for over two decades,”
said Chris Jacobs, general manager of Automotive
Safety, Analog Devices. “And now, this innovative technology
will play an important role in making LIDAR systems more compact,
more robust, and an affordable feature in every new car
worldwide.”
Today’s ADAS systems must rely on a suite of sensor technologies
that include cameras, RADAR, and LIDAR to effectively provide
advanced safety features such as forward collision warning, blind
spot detection, pedestrian detection, and autonomous driving
functions. Cameras are used widely for object recognition while
RADAR uses radio-frequency electromagnetic waves to measure
distance. LIDAR uses laser beams to measure the distance and can
also recognize objects. Scanning LIDAR systems can be used to
detect objects on or near the roadway and fill the blind spots
known to exist when using RADAR & cameras.
About Vescent PhotonicsVescent Photonics, Inc., a
privately held company founded in 2002, specializes in developing
and manufacturing electro-optics, tunable lasers, and electronics
for precision laser control. Visit: http://www.vescent.com
About Analog DevicesAnalog Devices (NASDAQ: ADI) designs
and manufactures semiconductor products and solutions. We enable
our customers to interpret the world around us by intelligently
bridging the physical and digital with unmatched technologies that
sense, measure and connect. Visit http://www.analog.com.
1 LIDAR (Light Imaging, Detection, And Ranging) is a surveying
method that measures distance to a target by illuminating that
target with a laser light.
2 In 1991, ADI sampled the industry’s first single chip high-g
MEMS accelerometer using its innovative surface micromachining
technology. In 1993, ADI achieved the first volume shipments for
airbag safety systems.
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Analog Devices, Inc.Linda Kincaid,
781-937-1472linda.kincaid@analog.comorPorter NovelliAndrew
MacLellan, 617-897-8270andrew.maclellan@porternovelli.com
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