Lumotive, experts in optical semiconductor technology for 3D sensing, has entered a strategic partnership with Edom Technology, an electronics distributor based in Taiwan. The pact aims to accelerate the deployment of Lumotive’s Light Control Metasurface (LCM™) chips across the Taiwanese market, with a focus on automotive, robotics, drone, and security applications. Edom is the latest addition to Lumotive’s expanding global partner network which consists of leading industry players, further strengthening their ability to make LCM products readily available to customers across diverse regions and sectors.
With their extensive network and deep expertise, Edom will help drive sales and provide comprehensive support as Lumotive’s beam steering chips roll out in Taiwan, a region that accounts for more than 8 per cent of global electronics and computers production. The partnership will enable Lumotive to tap into Edom’s strong relationships with major manufacturers, module makers, and electronics suppliers.
Lumotive’s programmable optical beam steering technology enables the next generation of lidar with mass-producible, solid-state beam steering chips that enable 3D sensing systems to be dramatically more compact, reliable, and affordable. With a production-ready reference design model and a suite of products that satisfy a diverse range of performance specifications, Lumotive allows sensor makers to rapidly configure and deploy scalable, solid-state lidar systems that can be easily integrated into a wide selection of applications.
LCM-powered lidar facilitates the development of safer, more reliable vehicles and robots by enabling high-resolution, wide-angle sensing capabilities in a compact, solid-state package. In the robotics and drone sectors, Lumotive’s LCMs allow for precise navigation and obstacle avoidance capabilities, enabling safer and more efficient operation in the same compact form factor as a camera. For security and monitoring applications, LCM-based lidar provides high-resolution 3D imaging and adaptive scanning and tracking capabilities, which work reliably in all lighting conditions.
Founded in July 1996 and headquartered in Taipei, Edom Technology provides top-class distribution and solutions-based services to vendors, ODMs, and OEMs around Asia and the world. Edom has years of experience serving established markets and anticipating the requirements for leading edge products and applications, including portable and wearable devices, wireline and wireless communications, Internet of Things (IoT), automotive, robotics, medical, industrial control, computers and many other applications. With deep technical experience in opto-electronics, digital, analog and mixed-signal applications, and excellent logistics and operation, Edom bridges the gap between vendors, customers and partners to provide a full range of services and solutions.
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Lumotive’s programmable optical scanning technology certainly enables the next generation of lidar with its solid-state scanning chips that make 3D sensing systems more compact, reliable, and cost-effective. Through Edom’s industrial capacities, Lumotive could enable sensor manufacturers to quickly configure and deploy solid-state, scalable lidar systems.
