![]() “Our advanced manufacturing capabilities will enable Aeva to bring their vision to reality at mass production scale, and we look forward to supporting Aeva as long-term partners as they ramp toward production.” Thailand-headquartered Fabrinet, which already mass-produces silicon photonics integrated devices deployed in optical communications, will use a new production line to make Aeva’s latest “4D LiDAR” chip modules.Īeva adds that it is establishing a local team in Thailand to support the new manufacturing activities, and points out that the Fabrinet facility is already automotive industry qualified, with IATF 16949 certification.įabrinet CEO Seamus Grady, who indicated earlier this year that the automotive lidar sector was likely to yield a major new business opportunity for the contract manufacturer, said in response to the Aeva deal: The Mountain View firm, one of several lidar purveyors to have raised capital through “SPAC” stock market listings recently, is one of only a few working on frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) technology, which uses chirped frequencies rather than pulses of light to scan its surroundings.Īeva’s module integrates key components, including laser transmitters, optics, and receivers, onto a single silicon photonics chip design that is said to be a mass-manufacturable lidar solution for both automotive and industrial applications. "The key in this acquisition was the supply chain, to further strengthen what we have coming down the road and our ability to develop new technologies," Eichenholz told Reuters.Aeva, the Silicon Valley company aiming its chip-scale lidar technology at autonomous vehicle applications, has agreed a deal with contract manufacturer Fabrinet to produce its silicon photonics modules in volume. ![]() Jason Eichenholz, co-founder and chief technology officer for Luminar, said the company will be acquiring OptoGration's team and factory, which has the ability to produce 1 million detectors per year and can scale up to 10 million. The higher frequency laser requires a detector made of an exotic material called indium gallium arsenide.įor the past five years, Luminar has worked with OptoGration to secure a custom laser light detector that keeps the volume of pricey materials to a mininum. The drawback is materials costs, which automakers want to see fall in order to keep prices for self-driving features reasonable. Luminar's device uses a laser that operates at a wavelength of 1,550-nanometers, which it has said gives it the ability to detect objects further than most other lidars that use a 905-nanometer wavelength laser. Luminar has a deal with Volvo Cars to start putting its sensors on the roads in driver-assistance systems next year. The company is one of a half dozen firms that have either become publicly traded in the past year or are in the process of doing so, with all of them vying for lidar deals with automakers.
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