ESPROS Photonics Corporation

1 September 21, 2017 ESPROS Photonics Corporation1 ESPROS Photonics Corporation Next generation pulsed time-of-flightsensors for autonomous drivingBeat De CoiSeptember 21, 2017 ESPROS Photonics Corporation2 Topics ADAS requirements Sensor technology overview ESPROS CCD/CMOS technology OHC15 LTM Technology comparison of receiver elements Performance data of EPSORS OHC15 LTM Imaging LiDAR A few words about the companySeptember 21, 2017 ESPROS Photonics Corporation3 Our driving future: The aim of ESPROS Siri, drive me home, please! September 21, 2017 ESPROS Photonics Corporation4 Requirements and solutions today> 100 mSeptember 21, 2017 ESPROS Photonics Corporation5 Requirements and solutions todayParking2m, ultrasonic / 2D cameraSeptember 21, 2017 ESPROS Photonics Corporation6 Requirements and solutions todayIntelligent cruise control>100m radarParking2m, ultrasonic / 2D cameraSeptember 21, 2017 ESPROS Photonics Corporation7 Requirements todayIntelligent cruise control>100m radarParking2m, ultrasonic / 2D cameraLane departure assistance2m, 2D cameraSeptember 21, 2017 ESPROS Photonics Corporation8 Requirements todayIntelligent cruise control>100m radarParking2m.

2 Ultrasonic / 2D cameraLane departure assistance2m, 2D cameraGesture recognition2m, ultrasonic,2D/3D cameraSeptember 21, 2017 ESPROS Photonics Corporation9 Requirements todayIntelligent cruise control>100m radarParking2m, ultrasonic / 2D cameraLane departure assistance2m, 2D camera Quite good sensors and technologies available Already well deployed and matureGesture recognition2m, ultrasonic,2D/3D cameraSeptember 21, 2017 ESPROS Photonics Corporation10 Current LiDAR solutionsPoor vertical spatial resolutionfew lines onlySeptember 21, 2017 ESPROS Photonics Corporation11 Future requirements:> 100 mSeptember 21, 2017 ESPROS Photonics Corporation12 Future requirements: close range with cwTOF> 100 m Gesture recognition seat position Driver awareness left behind objectsParkingBlind spot monitorSeptember 21, 2017 ESPROS Photonics Corporation13 Already existing imaging cwTOF OHC15 LTM LensF# hFOV94 vFOV70 LED power1W (cw) Frame rate50fps Wavelength850nm Range6m Sunlight>100kLuxSeptember 21, 2017 ESPROS Photonics Corporation14 Future requirements: long rangeSeptember 21, 2017 ESPROS Photonics Corporation15 Future requirements: long range360 around the carSeptember 21, 2017 ESPROS Photonics Corporation16 Future requirements.

3 Long range> 100 m360 around the car>100m intoany directionSeptember 21, 2017 ESPROS Photonics Corporation17 Future requirements: long range> 100 m360 around the car>100m intoany directionHigh spatialresolution < September 21, 2017 ESPROS Photonics Corporation18 Future requirements: Large vertical FOV, high spatial resolutionHigh spatialresolution < September 21, 2017 ESPROS Photonics Corporation19 Future requirements: Large vertical FOV, high spatial resolutionHigh spatialresolution < Surrounding theentire carSeptember 21, 2017 ESPROS Photonics Corporation20 Sensor requirements summary Long range>100m Range resolution<10cm High spatial resolution< FOV horizontal360 FOV vertical>25 Weather conditionall weather Daytimeday & night Frame rate>25 fps Safetyeye safe, ASIL Multiple sensorsno interference CostlowSeptember 21, 2017 ESPROS Photonics Corporation21 Sensor technology overview Radar Ultrasonic LiDAR cwTOFnsSource: Kaspersky LabSource: WikipediaSource: ESPROSS ource.

4 ESPROSS eptember 21, 2017 ESPROS Photonics Corporation22 Technology comparisonParameterRequirementRadarUltra sonicLong range 100mShort range0 .. 2mSpatial resolution FOV horizontal360 FOV vertical 25 Distance resolutioncmWeather conditionall weatherDaytimeday & nightResponse time>25 fpsSafetyeye safe, ASILM ultiple sensorsno interferenceCostlowcwTOFpTOF(ImagingLiDA R)September 21, 2017 ESPROS Photonics Corporation23 ESPROS imaging LiDAR technologyOHC15 LTMS eptember 21, 2017 ESPROS Photonics Corporation24 Key ingredients needed for a good LiDAR imagerSeptember 21, 2017 ESPROS Photonics Corporation25- Monolythic CCD/ CMOS- QE >70% @ 905nm- Pixel Rise <7ns- CG 50 V/e-Key ingredients needed for a good LiDAR imagerSeptember 21, 2017 ESPROS Photonics Corporation26 ESPROS OHC15 LTM technical conceptCONVENTIONALCMOSa) thin active layerb) 20% fill factor onlyESPROS OHC15 LTMa) 50 micron absorberb)

5 100% fill factorSeptember 21, 2017 ESPROS Photonics Corporation27 Quantum efficiency improvementESPROS OHC15 LTMS tandard CMOSS eptember 21, 2017 ESPROS Photonics Corporation28 ESPROS pTOF Principle: Gated imaging with CCDW orking principle: Sampling of arriving lightpulses into fast CCD A/D conversion of thesampled signal Calculation of the exactpulse arrival time point Multiple echoes from onelaser pulse are detectable September 21, 2017 ESPROS Photonics Corporation29 ESPROS pTOF pixel (example)Pixel & imager parameters: QE>70% @ 905nm (FWHM) Sensitivity20e- CCD sampling250 MHz CCD450 stages (270m) Pixel pitch45 m Field262 x 150 pixel No. of pixels38,864 Frame rate>100fps (full 3D TOF)September 21, 2017 ESPROS Photonics Corporation30 Comparison of receiver device technologyParameterAPDSPADRise time300psBias voltage200V30V10 VMax.

6 No. of electronsunlimitedup to 100 Photo detection efficiency80%8%70%Min cell distance (pixel pitch)30 m25 mSensitivity (practical)15 photons6 photons20 photonsNight visionimpossiblepoorgoodTyp. Resolution16 (64)1,00040,000 Cost per channelvery highmediumvery lowESPROSOHC15 LTM2ns6ns106 September 21, 2017 ESPROS Photonics Corporation31 ESPROS pTOF operating range performanceSystem parameters: LensF# hFOV50 vFOV25 Laser power3W peak Laser pulse5ns Laser Energy15nJ Wavelength905nmLiDAR ImagerSeptember 21, 2017 ESPROS Photonics Corporation32At the end: A few words to ESPROSS eptember 21, 2017 ESPROS Photonics Corporation33At the end: A few words about ESPROSKey data Established in 2006 Privately held Corporation 70 million CHF initialinvestment Photonics chip design andmanufacturing 60'000m space built into solidrock for further expansion Technology protected with 15patents or patent applications Locations HQ Sargans, Switzerland Regional offices.

7 USA and China 600m class 1-10 cleanroom forbackside processing 360m class 1000 cleanroom fortesting, backend and assemblySupply Chain Frontside processing ofOHC15 LTM by TSMC Established 2nd sources Product qualification accordingJEDEC and AEC-Q100 standardsProducts 1, 8x8, 160x60, 320x240 pixelcwTOF image Customer specific gated imagers Customer specific pTOF imagersSeptember 21, 2017 ESPROS Photonics Corporation34 Thank you! ESPROS Photonics 58 411 03 00