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LASER COMPONENTS has signed a technology co-operation agreement with Fraunhofer Institute for Microelectronic Circuits and Systems IMS. The company will provide LASER COMPONENTS with leading and fresh impetus in the field of LiDAR technologies.

Regarding components for the automotive industry, LASER COMPONENTS has made a name for itself primarily with powerful pulsed laser diodes. The researchers from Duisburg can contribute new sensor technologies that promise particularly precise measurements. Fraunhofer IMS’ new single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs) are about a hundred times more sensitive than the photodiodes used in smartphones. The integration of sensor and readout electronics in a CMOS chip enables very powerful 1- and 2-dimensional detector arrays. Customized adaptations are possible.

The developments of Fraunhofer IMS, according to Managing Director at LASER COMPONENTS, Patrick Paul, are an optimal complement to LASER COMPONENTS’ own LiDAR products. Especially in this area, rapid technical progress can be observed currently. Cooperation with a renowned development institute is, therefore, an important strategic step for the company.