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ESPROS Photonics AG St. Gallerstrasse 135 CH-7320 Sargans Switzerland www.espros.com ESPROS Photonics presenting next generation pulsed Time-of-Flight technology Brussels, Belgium – 21 th September 2017 ESPROS Photonics presented today at AutoSens Brussels the performance and function principle of a new generation of Time-of-Flight sensors. These sen- sors will allow a car to see obstacles up to 300m and provide a high resolution 3D distance point cloud with video rate based on conventional silicon semi- conductor technology. Such sensors will make cost efficient ADAS and autono- mous driving of robotic vehicles viable. Performance parameters of the sensors include a quantum efficiency of 70% at 905nm, a sensitivity trigger level as low as 20 electrons for object detec- tion, 250MHz CCD sampling and interpolation algorithms to reach centimeter accuracy. The sensors will be operating in full sunlight without disturbance and function under all weather conditions. Beat De Coi, ESPROS CEO and founder stated: «This new generation of pulsed time-of-flight sensors will show a performance that will boost autonomous driving effort. I have been working on time-of-flight technology since 30 years and I am extremely proud that we reached this level with conventional sili- con.» The ESPROS presentation with more details is available on the ESPROS web- site www.espros.com/autosens_2017 for download. About ESPROS Photonics ESPROS Photonics develops and produces photosensitive semiconductors for challenging industrial and scientific applications. For this purpose, ESPROS has developed and industrialized a dedicated CMOS process technology. The ESPROS Photonic CMOS™ process is a unique offering in todays semiconduc- tor markets. ESPROS was founded in 2006 and is financed by private in- vestors. Today, the company employs over 60 people and realizes projects for well renowned customers from automotive, industry, aerospace, automation and science. The product portfolio reaches from standard TOF imagers, classic foundry services on ESPROS' unique OHC15L TM process to providing the com- plete development and supply chain for demanding imager solutions.
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ESPROS Photonics AGSt. Gallerstrasse 135
CH-7320 SargansSwitzerland
www.espros.com
ESPROS Photonics presenting next generationpulsed Time-of-Flight technology
Brussels, Belgium – 21th September 2017
ESPROS Photonics presented today at AutoSens Brussels the performance andfunction principle of a new generation of Time-of-Flight sensors. These sen-sors will allow a car to see obstacles up to 300m and provide a high resolution3D distance point cloud with video rate based on conventional silicon semi-conductor technology. Such sensors will make cost efficient ADAS and autono-mous driving of robotic vehicles viable.
Performance parameters of the sensors include a quantum efficiency of 70%at 905nm, a sensitivity trigger level as low as 20 electrons for object detec-tion, 250MHz CCD sampling and interpolation algorithms to reach centimeteraccuracy. The sensors will be operating in full sunlight without disturbanceand function under all weather conditions.Beat De Coi, ESPROS CEO and founder stated: «This new generation of pulsedtime-of-flight sensors will show a performance that will boost autonomousdriving effort. I have been working on time-of-flight technology since 30 yearsand I am extremely proud that we reached this level with conventional sili-con.»The ESPROS presentation with more details is available on the ESPROS web-site www.espros.com/autosens_2017 for download.
About ESPROS PhotonicsESPROS Photonics develops and produces photosensitive semiconductors forchallenging industrial and scientific applications. For this purpose, ESPROShas developed and industrialized a dedicated CMOS process technology. TheESPROS Photonic CMOS™ process is a unique offering in todays semiconduc-tor markets. ESPROS was founded in 2006 and is financed by private in-vestors. Today, the company employs over 60 people and realizes projects forwell renowned customers from automotive, industry, aerospace, automationand science. The product portfolio reaches from standard TOF imagers, classicfoundry services on ESPROS' unique OHC15LTM process to providing the com-plete development and supply chain for demanding imager solutions.
ESPROS Photonics AGSt. Gallerstrasse 135
CH-7320 SargansSwitzerland
www.espros.com
Beat De Coi, founder and CEO of ESPROS Photonics, gives his lecture on «Next gener-ation pulsed time-of-flight sensors for autonomous driving» at AutoSens Brussels.
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