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LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Oct. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

ActLight, the Swiss technology firm known for its best in class signal-to-noise

ratio photodiodes, announced today that the continuous development of its

patented low voltage single photon sensitivity technology has reached

outstanding results.

The single photon devices currently used in smartphones' Lidar scanners to

create the depth map of the surrounding space and enable AR apps are very

sensitive to ambient light and they are blinded in presence bright light: this

problem is now solved with the tunability of ActLight Dynamic PhotoDiode.

In fact, in addition of being capable of measuring absolute depth in low light

thanks to its single photon sensitivity, ActLight technology keep depth

measurements accuracy in bright light conditions by tuning the photodiode

sensitivity to the adequate level and preventing it to be blinded. The tuning

is performed by adjusting the bias voltage on the photodiode.

To see the demo of the Dynamic PhotoDiode tunable sensitivity, click here    

The other unique feature of the Dynamic PhotoDiode is its low voltage operating

mode (1V to 2V) which, combined with its tunability and small size, makes it

suitable for a true low power Lidar system.

"The fast adoption of LiDAR in smartphones has created a big demand in terms of

light sensors performance improvement and we are in talk with the major players

of the LiDAR supply chain and their customers to bring this technology to

market," said Serguei Okhonin, Co-founder & CEO at ActLight. "With its tunable

sensitivity and low voltage, our Dynamic PhotoDiode is unique and well

positioned to take depth sensing to the next level."

About ActLight SA

ActLight SA, the start-up company founded in 2011 and based in Switzerland,

focuses on the field of CMOS photonics by developing a new type of

photodetector, the Dynamic PhotoDiode (DPD). Being a fabless company, ActLight

specializes in the Intellectual Property (IP) of this area and operates

primarily in the IP licensing business model.

The patented CMOS-based photonics technology allows the substantial improvement

of the efficiency and accuracy of various light sensing applications, such as

Time Of Flight (TOF) depth sensing, vital signs monitoring, 3D/2D cameras and

much more. ActLight operates in the Internet of Things (IoT) market, with a

focus on smartphones and wearable devices, healthcare/medtech, autonomous

driving, drones and robotics.

More info about ActLight available at http://www.act-light.com 

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Contact:

Roberto Magnifico

+41792108313

magnifico@act-light.com or

info@act-light.com

Source: ActLight SA