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Eyeonic Vision System

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About Eyeonic Vision System

Eyeonic Vision System uses frequency-modulated continuous-wave LiDAR to measure distance and instantaneous radial velocity from the same optical return. SiLC's silicon-photonics platform also analyses polarization, giving a host perception system information about motion and material response alongside 3D geometry. Coherent detection rejects ambient light and interference from neighbouring sensors more effectively than direct time-of-flight architectures.

The 2023 family comprised Short, Medium, Long and Ultra-Long Range configurations for machine vision, robotics, vehicles and perimeter monitoring. SiLC described nominal reach up to 50, 150 and 300 metres for the first three versions and beyond 1,250 metres for Ultra-Long Range. Later Eyeonic products such as Vista and Trace specialise the same underlying approach for particular markets. The vision system supplies measurements; object interpretation, navigation and machine action remain functions of the integrated compute and application software.

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  • Eyeonic Vision Sensor

    Eyeonic Precision Optical Assembly - Manufacturing - Cloud Light Technology - Cloud Light provides volume precision assembly, testing and reliability engineering for SiLC Eyeonic Vision Sensors - source: silc.com

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Timeline

  • Four Eyeonic systems target ranges from 50 to 1,250 metres

    2023-10-04 - Product Launch - The configurations targeted operating ranges of 50, 150, 300 and more than 1,250 metres. Each system combined range, velocity, reflectivity and polarization data for machine-vision workloads. SiLC positioned the portfolio for robotics, industrial automation, mobility and security applications.

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  • Turnkey Eyeonic Vision System begins worldwide shipments

    2022-12-07 - Product Launch - The system packaged SiLC's FMCW LiDAR sensor with the components needed for customer deployment. It provided range, velocity, reflectivity and polarization information from a compact platform. Worldwide shipments made the Eyeonic platform available for integration across industrial and mobility applications.

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  • Eyeonic demonstrates object detection beyond one kilometre

    2022-08-30 - Demonstration - The demonstration showed long-range perception using SiLC's FMCW LiDAR architecture. Eyeonic measured range and velocity while retaining the signal quality needed to identify distant objects. SiLC presented the result as an enabling capability for autonomous mobility and machine vision.

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  • Cloud Light selected for Eyeonic volume manufacturing

    2022-06-07 - Partnership - SiLC selected Cloud Light to provide precision optical assembly,testing and reliability engineering for Eyeonic sensors. The arrangement combined SiLC silicon photonics with Cloud Light’s optical-module manufacturing capability. At announcement,early sample shipments and a 2022 production ramp were planned; the source did not report completed volume output.

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  • AutoX selects Eyeonic for Level 4 robotaxi fleet

    2022-05-17 - Partnership - AutoX selected Eyeonic to add coherent 4D vision to its autonomous-driving sensor stack. The announced deployment covered a planned fleet of more than 1,000 Level 4 RoboTaxis. SiLC said the selection validated Eyeonic for automotive-scale autonomous perception.

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  • First commercial chip-integrated Eyeonic sensor enters market

    2021-12-07 - Product Launch - The sensor integrates SiLC's silicon-photonics coherent vision technology on a compact platform. SiLC positioned Eyeonic for applications requiring range, velocity and polarization information. The commercial rollout moved the technology from development into customer-accessible production.

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