Omni Design announces LiDAR receiver subsystem

Complete receiver front end for LiDAR system-on-chip

Omni Design Technologies, a leading provider of high-performance, ultra-low-power mixed-signal intellectual property (IP) solutions, has launched a lidar receiver subsystem covering FinFET to 28nm process nodes. This highly integrated multi-channel lidar subsystem combines multi-giga-sample analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), transimpedance amplifiers (TIAs) and other signal chain IP to process the return signal from the photodiode to the digital interface within the lidar system-on-chip.

This highly integrated lidar subsystem can be easily configured for the number of signal processing channels, ADC resolution and sampling rate: signal processing channels: 4 to 32; ADC resolution: 8, 10 or 12 bits; sampling rate: several Msps to 5Gsps. The subsystem includes a reconfigurable ultra-low power, low-noise analog receiver front end (RxFE) located between the ADC and the off-chip photodiode. It also includes an integrated phase-locked loop (PLL), a bandgap reference, and a low-dropout linear regulator (LDO) to facilitate the implementation of a comprehensive analog signal processing solution.

“We offer complete subsystems, including our ultra-low power data converter IP cores, to accelerate product development at advanced process nodes,” said Dr. Kush Gulati, president and CEO of Omni Design Technologies. “Several market-leading customers have successfully integrated our lidar subsystems with their digital SoCs to deliver lidar products with improved performance and lower power consumption at competitive prices.”

About Omni Design Technologies

Omni Design Technologies is a leading supplier of high-performance, ultra-low-power IP cores for advanced process technologies. The company is committed to helping customers create highly differentiated systems-on-chip (SoCs) for applications such as wired and wireless communications, automotive, imaging, sensors, and the Internet of Things. Founded in 2015 by semiconductor industry veterans, Omni Design has an outstanding track record of innovation and working with customers to help them succeed. The company is headquartered in Milpitas, California, and has design centers in Fort Collins, Colorado, Billerica, Massachusetts, and Bangalore, India.