From November 16 to 18, 2022, visionICs, a world-leading single-photon dToF chip design company, was invited to the 4th International LiDAR Advanced Technology Exhibition and Exchange Conference. Dr. Kun zhi Yu, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of visionICs, represented the company at the conference and delivered a keynote speech titled SPAD Array SoC Chip Design for Automotive Solid-State LiDAR as a special guest.

Safety is the top priority for automotive manufacturers, and all vehicle-mounted products must strictly comply with automotive-grade certification standards. For its solid-state LiDAR products designed for automotive blind-spot detection, visionICs will adhere to stringent automotive-grade safety standards for R&D, manufacturing and certification.

In his speech, Dr. Kun zhi Yu, Co-founder and CTO of visionICs, stated:

LiDAR boasts unique advantages, enabling high-precision HD map creation and positioning, obstacle detection and segmentation, obstacle trajectory prediction, and drivable space detection. It plays a pivotal role in multi-sensor fusion and is an indispensable core sensor for achieving autonomous driving and advanced driver assistance systems. Based on market demands and leveraging its years of R&D experience and mass production delivery track record in the SPAD technology route, visionICs has initiated the design of a SPAD dToF SoC for automotive blind-spot detection solid-state LiDAR. This SoC features a SPAD with a designed PDE of 20% and afterpulsing of less than 0.1%, along with the advantages of high sensitivity, high dynamic range, high reliability, and a simple, easily integrable system. It empowers solid-state LiDAR to achieve high integration and miniaturization, while improving reliability and service life and reducing costs. Addressing the industry's top concern of "meeting automotive-grade standards", the SoC is integrated with automotive-grade functional safety modules including eye safety detection and functional failure judgment. Going forward, the company will strictly implement automotive-grade standards and requirements throughout the chip tape-out, packaging and testing processes.

Dr. Kun zhi Yu, Co-founder and CTO of visionICs, at the International LiDAR Advanced Technology Exhibition and Exchange Conference

Upholding the corporate philosophy of Opening the Window to Vision — Powered by Semiconductor Innovation, visionICs is committed to delivering a safe and reliable "core of vision" to empower blind-spot detection for high-level autonomous driving.