Sony: Commercialization of SPAD sensor: Time of Flight (dToF)
-Contributing to safe and secure mobility-
Sony:
Industry’s first in-vehicle LiDAR:
We will commercialize the SPAD distance sensor “IMX459”.
A new layered direct Time of Flight (dToF) method has been developed.
Importance of LiDAR:
Sensing devices such as in-vehicle cameras and millimeter-wave radar.
Road conditions, positions and shapes of vehicles, pedestrians, etc.
Detect and recognize with high accuracy,
LiDAR is becoming more important.
■ Stacked structure of 10 μm square SPAD pixel and distance measurement processing circuit: High-precision and high-speed distance measurement performance
■ Compliant with functional safety standards required for in-vehicle applications: Contributes to improving the reliability of LiDAR
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Group
https://www.sony-semicon.co.jp/news/2021/2021090601.html
Sony to Release a Stacked SPAD Depth Sensor for Automotive LiDAR Applications,
an Industry First Contributing to the Safety and Security of Future Mobility with Enhanced Detection and Recognition Capabilities for Automotive LiDAR Applications
Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation Atsugi, Japan
today announced the upcoming release of the IMX459 stacked SPAD depth sensor for automotive LiDAR applications
using direct Time-of-Flight (dToF) method, an industry first.*1
This product packs
the tiny, 10 μm square single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) pixels*2 and distance measuring processing circuit onto a single chip,
making for a compact 1/2.9-type form factor delivering high-precision, high-speed distance measurement.
The new sensor
helps contribute to safe, secure future mobility by improving automotive LiDAR detection
and recognition performance required with the popularization of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving (AD).
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