SiLC Teams up With Cloud Light to Mass-produce Their Eyeonic Vision Sensors

Cloud Light Technology Limited (Cloud Light), a leading provider of innovative optical modules for automotive and datacenter connection applications, has established a manufacturing cooperation with SiLC Technologies, Inc. (SiLC). Cloud Light will manufacture SiLC's EyeonicTM Vision Sensors in large quantities, bringing LiDAR to a new level of performance by providing exact depth, instantaneous velocity, and dual-polarization intensity.

SiLC's Eyeonic Vision Sensor is a first-of-its-kind FMCW LiDAR transceiver that was announced in December 2021. SiLC's silicon photonic device, which bundles FMCW LiDAR capability onto a single, tiny chip, is at the heart of the Eyeonic Vision Sensor. This chip is the only readily-integratable solution for manufacturers constructing the next generation of driverless vehicles, security systems, and industrial robots. It represents decades of silicon photonics innovation.

SiLC's manufacturing ecosystem, which includes its proprietary and mature chip fabrication process with another major ecosystem partner in Asia, is complemented and completed by Cloud Light's proven capabilities in optical module design, high volume precision assembly, testing, and reliability engineering. This year, early sample shipments and the changeover to full-scale manufacturing are envisaged.

“To integrate all of the functionalities needed for a coherent LiDAR into a single photonic chip is a complex art that takes many years to master,” said Dr. Mehdi Asghari, SiLC’s CEO and founder. “The combination of precision optical assembly and automotive capabilities make Cloud Light an ideal partner for manufacturing our vision sensors. All modules that we ship to customers this year will be made by SiLC’s mature manufacturing ecosystem and led by Cloud Light.”