Texas Instruments (TI) has announced a significant expansion of its automotive semiconductor portfolio with the launch of new lidar, radar, and clock solutions designed to elevate the performance and scalability of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). These innovations aim to accelerate the adoption of autonomous features across a wider range of vehicles, pushing the industry closer to the vision of collision-free mobility.
At the forefront of the launch is the LMH13000, the industry’s first integrated high-speed lidar laser driver. Engineered to improve real-time decision-making, the chip achieves an ultra-fast 800 picosecond rise time, enabling up to 30% longer distance measurements than conventional discrete solutions. The LMH13000’s integrated control signals (LVDS, CMOS, TTL) eliminate the need for bulky external circuitry, reducing system size by four times and cutting costs by approximately 30%.
Notably, the LMH13000 also maintains consistent output performance across wide temperature ranges, providing up to 5A of adjustable current with just 2% variation from -40°C to 125°C, compared to up to 30% variation in competing solutions. This stability helps systems meet stringent Class 1 FDA eye safety standards, addressing a key challenge as lidar output currents increase.
In the radar space, TI introduced the AWR2944P, a next-generation mmWave sensor building on the established AWR2944 platform. The new sensor enhances front and corner radar capabilities with a better signal-to-noise ratio, greater memory capacity, improved angular accuracy, and an integrated radar hardware accelerator. These features support advanced edge AI processing, enabling more intelligent, real-time object detection for enhanced safety and autonomy.
Addressing clocking precision in automotive systems, TI launched the industry’s first BAW-based (bulk acoustic wave) automotive clocks. The CDC6C-Q1 oscillator and LMK3H0102-Q1 and LMK3C0105-Q1 clock generators significantly increase ADAS and infotainment system reliability, boasting 100x greater resilience over traditional quartz-based solutions. These new devices offer superior resistance to temperature fluctuations, vibration, and electromagnetic interference, helping ensure consistent data communication and high-speed processing under harsh automotive conditions.
Andreas Schaefer, General Manager of ADAS and Infotainment at Texas Instruments, said, “Our latest automotive analog and embedded processing products help automakers both meet current safety standards and accelerate toward a collision-free future. Semiconductor innovation delivers the reliability, precision, integration and affordability automakers need to increase vehicle autonomy across their entire fleet.”
With its new portfolio, TI continues to provide foundational technologies that enhance sensing accuracy, reduce component count, and lower system costs—empowering automakers to scale next-generation driver assistance and autonomy across all segments of the market.
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