23 news items tagged LiDAR
Backend firms to gain from robust high-spec auto CIS demand
Thursday 12 December 2019Global makers of CMOS image sensors (CIS) are expected to embrace explosive demand for higher-specs CIS devices for application to autonomous vehicles in addition to handsets, which...
Food delivery by robots: Q&A with Kiwi Campus founder Felipe Chavez Cortes
Wednesday 20 November 2019Silicon Valley-based Kiwi Campus is a startup dedicated to operating a semi-autonomous robotic platform for delivering foods, beverages and groceries to consumers on college campuses...
Silicon Motion eyeing bigger share in SSD controller market
Thursday 7 November 2019NAND flash controller supplier Silicon Motion Technology expects its share of the global SSD controller segment to reach 40% over the next three years, up from the current 30%, according...
Unitech posts record 3Q19 results on robust rigid-flex board demand
Friday 1 November 2019Robust shipments of rigid-flex boards - reportedly for AirPods 2 - boosted Taiwan-based PCB maker Unitech's third-quarter 2019 revenues to a new high of NT$6.204 billion (US$203.65...
Unitech, Dynamic doing well with multiple niche PCB applications
Monday 14 October 2019Taiwan-based PCB makers Unitech and Dynamic Electronics have outperformed other local second-tier peers due mainly to their efforts in developing diverse niche applications paying...
Win Semi to expand GaAs wafer production capacity in 2Q20
Tuesday 17 September 2019GaAs foundry Win Semiconductors plans to expand production capacity by around 5,000 6-inch wafers monthly in the second quarter of 2020 to meet ever-increasing compound semiconductor...
VPEC ramps up shipments of VCSEL devices for handset applications
Thursday 11 July 2019Epitaxial wafer supplier Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) is expected to see significant revenue increases for the third quarter of 2019 as it has started intensive shipments...
Taiwan-based Intelligent Expiataxy Technology (IntelliEPI) expects its revenues for 2019 to rise 10-20% on year on growing demand for GaAs and InP-based epi wafers to support 5G infrastructure...
CIS packager Kingpak revenues for 2Q19 to see slight sequential fall
Monday 20 May 2019Taiwan's CMOS image sensor (CIS) packaging specialist Kingpak Technology is expected to see its second-quarter revenues fall only slightly on quarter as its average capacity utilization...
Taiwan researchers developing inexpensive SPAD LiDAR sensors
Monday 1 April 2019A Taiwan-based research team is developing inexpensive SPAD (single-photon avalanche diode) LiDAR sensors with an initial price of US$200, to be eventually reduced to US$100, according...
Four core elements to steer smart cars development
Friday 8 March 2019Smart cars will integrate four core elements, collectively dubbed CASE (connected, autonomous, shared and services, and electric), which has become a common goal being sought after...
Makers eye stable automotive PCB shipments for ADAS in 2019
Thursday 24 January 2019Taiwan PCB makers do not expect any significant growth in 2019 sales of automotive boards amid lackluster car sales worldwide, but they are expected to maintain stable shipments of...
New-generation navigation systems needed for driverless cars, say experts
Wednesday 17 October 2018The government in Taiwan is actively promoting development of autonomous driving and expects to have its draft statute governing the experiment of unmanned vehicle tech innovations...
HLJ to build 6-inch epi fab to boost VCSEL capacity
Friday 18 May 2018Taiwan-based VCSEL application solutions provider HLJ Technology has decided to invest NT$2.7 billion (US$90.08 million) to build a 6-inc epi wafer fab at its plant complex in northern...
LiDAR market set for explosive growth, says Yole
Thursday 17 May 2018The global LiDAR systems' market for automotive applications is showing an impressive growth between 2017 and 2023: from US$726 million to US$5 billion, it should reach a 43% CAGR...
Sinbon revenues up, but net profit down in 1Q18
Monday 23 April 2018Taiwan-based IPC solution provider Sinbon Electronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$3.79 billion (US$127.65 million) for the first quarter of 2018, growing 8.47% on year...
Smart city to develop fast amid AI, IoT applications, says expert
Tuesday 5 December 2017The raging development of AI (artificial intelligence), IoT (Internet of Things) and cloud computing applications will bring drastic changes to human life, and smart cities, particularly,...
China enacting law to facilitate development of self-driving cars
Friday 22 September 2017In an effort to accelerate the development of its smart car industry, China is moving to legislate regulations governing the production and driving of smart vehicles. Its National...
Global LiDAR sensor demand to soar over next 10 years
Thursday 21 September 2017As the US, Europe, Japan and China have drawn up or will draw up regulations concerning autonomous driving, global demand for LiDAR sensors, key to fusion of sensors use in autonomous...
Taiwan's Asia Silicon Valley plan to highlight AI, self-driving tech in 2018
Friday 15 September 2017After scoring impressive achievements at the end of its first implementation year in early September 2017, the Taiwan government's Asia Silicon Valley Development Plan (ASVDP) is...
Complex traffic conditions pose challenge for self-driving cars in China
Thursday 31 August 2017While the rapid development of autonomous vehicles is reshaping the traditional auto industry, complicated road and traffic conditions in China are casting a major challenge to the...
Digitimes Research: Development of small-size, low-cost LiDAR sensors leads to wider application
Tuesday 29 August 2017LiDAR sensors, whose use had been previously limited to surveillance in tunnels and at factories due to prohibitive pricing, will see growing adoption for self-driving, drone and...
Digitimes Research: 16-line and below LiDAR sensor segment to see intense competition
Wednesday 16 August 2017As automakers generally expect LiDAR (light detection and ranging) sensor prices to be below US$1,000, suppliers tend to reduce the number of laser beams and mechanical components...