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Enablence Technologies and LightIC to Deliver Next-Generation FMCW LiDAR Sensing Chips for Automotive, Robotics and Industrial
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[{"type":"text","content":"Enablence Technologies and LightIC to Deliver Next-Generation FMCW LiDAR Sensing Chips for Automotive, Robotics and IndustrialVisit Enablence Technologies at OFC, Booth #4965Fremont, California--(Newsfile Corp. - March 25, 2025) - Enablence Technologies (TSXV: ENA) a leading provider of planar lightwave (PLC) optical chips and sub systems that perform communications, sensing and computing in datacom, telecom, automotive and artificial intelligence (AI) applications announced today a partnership to supply its PLC optics chips in LightIC's Frequency-Modulated Continuous-Wave (FMCW) Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) sensor products. Based in Silicon Valley, Calif., LightIC is a leading supplier of FMCW LiDARs based on its innovative silicon photonics integration technology. Adoption of LightIC's next-generation FMCW LiDAR products is growing rapidly as its long-range, direct velocity detection, precision and interference immunity helps accelerate cutting-edge advances in automotive, robotics, industrial automation. LiDAR systems use optics technology to shape and direct laser beams to the field of view to attain exceptionally reliable measurements which is critical for advanced sensing applications in automotive, industrial automation, and robotics. FMCW LiDAR technology measures distance and velocity by analysing the frequency shift of a continuously emitted, frequency-modulated laser beam to offers higher resolution and velocity measurement capabilities. Instead of emitting short pulses, FMCW LiDAR continuously emits a laser beam whose frequency is modulated. When the laser beam reflects off an object, the reflected light's frequency is shifted due to the object's motion (Doppler effect) and distance. The FMCW LiDAR system then compares the frequency of the reflected light with the frequency of the emitted light to determine the object's distance and velocity. LightIC's FMCW LiDAR products enable the highest-precision distance and velocity measurements on the market. For example, unlike time-of-flight (ToF) LiDAR which needs to estimate velocity from changes in position, FMCW can directly measure the speed of an object using the Doppler effect. FMCW LiDAR is also less susceptible to light interference (such as sunlight) compared to ToF LiDAR because of its coherent detection. FMCW LiDAR signals also extend to longer ranges comp...