Baidu invests in lidar chip maker Shiguangxinke

Recently, Suzhou Shiguang Xinke Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Shiguang Xinke") has undergone industrial and commercial changes. The new shareholders are Baidu affiliated companies Sanya Baichuan Zhixin Private Equity Investment Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership), etc., and the company is registered at the same time Capital increased from RMB 14.95 million to approximately RMB 16.563 million, an increase of approximately 10.7%.

According to public information, Shiguangxinke was established in April 2021. It is a lidar chip manufacturer dedicated to redefining lidar with chips and providing single-photon (SPAD)-based solutions for terminal application markets such as autonomous driving, robots, and the metaverse. ) detection technology dToF three-dimensional perception solution. Zhao Yan, the legal representative of the company, has completed two rounds of angel round and Pre-A round financing.

Relevant academic information shows that single-photon lidar is a new lidar technology based on weak light detection that can detect and count single photons. It has now reached the theoretical detection limit. In the field of autonomous driving, single-photon lidar has the advantages of long detection range and excellent depth resolution. The single-pulse energy of the laser used in the system is mostly in the microjoule level, and the waveband is the near-infrared "eye-safe" band, which is indispensable. A good choice for human driven vehicles.

Tianyancha shows that Shiguangxinke has recently focused on technical fields such as storage space, electronic equipment, target groups, time differences, and adjustment methods. It has published 2 patent applications, both of which are invention patents.

Lidar is one of the key components for the implementation of self-driving cars and cost reduction. Baidu also has a lot of plans in this field. In addition to the light recognition core, it also invested in the all-solid-state lidar solution Yijian Technology last year.