SiLC Technologies (SiLC), a silicon photonics company, has partnered with Indie Semiconductor, an automotive semiconductor company, to introduce coherent detection-based LiDAR platforms using frequency-modulated continuous wave (FMCW) technology.

The partnership looks to combine SiLC's FMCW LiDAR sensor “Eyeonic” with Indie Semiconductor's “Surya” processing innovation system-on-chip (SoC) for next-generation sensing applications, including driver assistance, autonomous mobility, robotics, and industrial automation.

Reference platforms incorporating Surya and Eyeonic have already been deployed and are currently under assessment by selected automotive, Tier1, and industrial OEMs.

Analyst QuickTake: SiLC commercially launched its Eyeonic Vision System in January 2023. It also has an existing partnership with Hong Kong-based Cloud Light from 2022, a manufacturer of advanced optical modules, which will facilitate volume production of Eyeonic sensors.