Sensing-applicaties hervormen de VCSEL-industrie
In 2004, VCSEL entered consumer electronics for the first time: Logitech MX1000 laser wireless mouse, which became the light source of laser navigation (positioning) sensors. In 2016, VCSEL entered Apple's iPhone 7 series mobile phones with the help of ToF proximity/range sensors to realize face proximity sensing, autofocus and other functions. At the same time, VCSEL also uses the proximity/range sensor to enter Apple's AirPods headset to realize the wearing monitoring function. So far, the application of many Apple products has promoted the scale of the VCSEL market to a new level.
In 2017, the VCSEL array entered Apple iPhone X for the first time and became the light source for 3D face recognition. This has also ignited the entire VCSEL industry, the market scale has expanded rapidly, and start-up companies have emerged one after another. From 2018 to 2019, the Android camp followed Apple and launched a number of mobile phones with integrated 3D sensing technology, but it did not make 3D face recognition a rigid demand. In 2020, it will be squeezed out of the market share by under-screen fingerprint recognition. In 2020, the addressable VCSEL array will enter Apple's new iPad Pro tablet and iPhone 12 Pro series smartphones for the first time, becoming the light source of consumer lidar. This also prompted the Android camp to deploy direct time-of-flight (dToF) technology and actively prepare for augmented reality (AR) applications.

Breed scala aan VCSEL-detectietoepassingen
Due to the development of various sensor applications, the global VCSEL market will reach 1.15 billion US dollars in 2020, which can be described as "sensing applications reshaping the VCSEL industry"-occupying the largest market share: 75 percent ; communication applications occupying the second largest market share: 24 percent . Other applications include industrial heat treatment in the manufacturing field, laser printing, and atomic clocks in the timekeeping field. VCSEL suppliers for sensing applications mainly include Lumentum, II-VI, ams Osram, Zonghui Xinguang, TRUMPF, and Hualijie.

VCSEL-marktaandeel in verschillende toepassingen en grote VCSEL-leveranciers
Vooruitkijkend naar de toekomst, onder de intelligente vraag van de twee belangrijkste terminalproducten van mobiele telefoons en auto's, zal de VCSEL-markt een momentum van snelle groei blijven behouden. We verwachten dat de 3D-camera op de achterkant van de Android-smartphone, evenals de Lidar buiten de auto en het monitoren van de mensen in de auto (zoals het driver-monitoringsysteem) de voortgang zullen versnellen. Volgens voorspellingen van Memes Consulting zal de wereldwijde VCSEL-markt voor detectietoepassingen groeien van 862 miljoen dollar in 2020 tot 1,728 miljard dollar in 2024, met een samengesteld jaarlijks groeipercentage (CAGR) van 19 procent in deze periode.

VCSEL-marktomvang voor detectietoepassingen
Multi-knooppunt en adresseerbaar worden de ontwikkelingsrichting van VCSEL
De nieuwe telefoons uit de iPad Pro- en iPhone 12 Pro-serie die Apple in 2020 heeft uitgebracht, zijn uitgerust met lidar op basis van dToF-technologie. De geïntegreerde adresseerbare VCSEL-array wordt geleverd door Lumentum. De VCSEL-array heeft een gemeenschappelijk kathodeontwerp en heeft vier gebieden op de anode. , Het stuursignaal kan een van de vier gebieden van de anode besturen om de afgesplitste verlichting te realiseren. De adresseerbare VCSEL-array heeft de volgende voordelen: (1) Regel effectief het licht-emitterende gebied en verhoog het piekvermogen; (2) Door een geschikt systeemontwerp kan het systeem-niveau anti--interferentievermogen worden bereikt; (3) het heeft een betere lichtopbrengst en kan het stroomverbruik van het systeem besparen; (4) Betere warmteafvoerprestaties.

Lidar in Apple iPad Pro 2020 integreert adresseerbare VCSEL-array van Lumentum
As the market demand for automotive lidar grows, multi-junction VCSEL arrays have become the key layout products of the world's leading manufacturers. Compared with single-junction VCSELs, multi-junction VCSELs can: (1) improve PCE (electro-optical conversion efficiency) and reduce power consumption; (2) provide higher power density, which is more friendly to the design of optical systems; (3) improve slope efficiency, It is more friendly to the laser driver; (4) Provides higher peak power and expands the range of ranging work; (5) Reduces the "Cost per Watt" of the laser. From 2020 to 2021, major global manufacturers have successively released double-junction and triple-junction VCSEL products, while the leader Lumentum will first release five-junction and six-junction VCSEL arrays in March 2021. The optical power of each emission hole exceeds 2W, which makes The peak power of a 1 square millimeter VCSEL array exceeds 800W. In summary, the multi-junction, addressable VCSEL array is the key underlying technology to achieve high-performance all-solid-state mid- and long-range lidar.

Ontwikkelingstrend van VCSEL voor detectietoepassingen
In addition to researching industry trends, Memes Consulting also searched and analyzed Chinese invention patents related to VCSEL and its array design and manufacturing, looked into the technological development trend of China's VCSEL field, and tapped superior companies, research institutions and technical experts in China's VCSEL field. This report provides an Excel patent database, which contains nearly 1,000 authorized invention patents and invention patent applications from more than 690 patent families involved in this research. This high-value patent database supports multi-field search, including patent title, abstract, applicant, publication number, application number, application date, inventor, IPC classification number, current legal status, and abstract drawings.

VCSEL China-trends voor octrooiaanvragen voor uitvindingen
China's VCSEL industry is booming
As the main suppliers of Apple's VCSEL, Lumentum and II-VI occupy a major market share. However, in recent years, Chinese VCSEL suppliers have emerged one after another. Many overseas returnees from major international factories and local talents have jointly set off an entrepreneurial boom and created an independent and controllable "Chinese chip." This booming trend has attracted many capital parties to invest in all links of the VCSEL industry chain, involving chip design and manufacturing companies, epitaxial and wafer manufacturing foundries, equipment and material suppliers, and sensor module/system manufacturers.

VCSEL-industrieketen voor detectietoepassingen
In terms of VCSEL chips for sensing applications, Chinese manufacturers are mainly entrepreneurial, mainly in the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta. The Yangtze River Delta region includes Zonghui Xinguang, Ruixi Technology, Changguang Huaxin, Huaxin Semiconductor, Dugen Laser, and Eagle Semiconductor; the Pearl River Delta region includes Bosheng Optoelectronics, Lemon Photon, Ruishi Technology, and Xinliang Intelligent; in addition, there are QianMu Laser, headquartered in Wuhan, and Qianzhao Optoelectronics, a listed company headquartered in Xiamen. Among the above-mentioned manufacturers, Zonghui Xinguang VCSEL has the largest shipment volume. It has successfully entered Huawei's smartphones and has rapidly deployed a large number of patents in China. Therefore, it has won the favor of investors such as Huawei's Hubble Technology Investment and Xiaomi Yangtze River Fund.

Representatieve fabrikanten van VCSEL-chips voor detectietoepassingen
Due to the strong demand and vigorous development of the III-V compound semiconductor market represented by VCSELs and radio frequency devices, more and more GaAs epitaxy and wafer manufacturing plants in China have emerged, including pure epitaxy and wafer foundries (For example, Tangjing Quantum, Zhongkexindian, Sanan Integrated Circuit, Quanlei Optoelectronics, Hiway Huaxin), and IDM manufacturers with internal epitaxial and wafer manufacturing plants (such as Changguang Huaxin, Huaxin Semiconductor). We look forward to the maturity of China's VCSEL industry chain, laying a solid foundation for the broad sensor application market!

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