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VCSEL - A market fueled by smartphone applications. But not only - From Technologies to Market
From Technologies to Market

VCSEL – A market fueled
    by smartphone
  applications. But not
         only…

EPIC meeting on VCSELs Technology
        and Applications
VCSEL - A market fueled by smartphone applications. But not only - From Technologies to Market
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VCSEL - A market fueled by smartphone applications. But not only - From Technologies to Market
VCSEL INDUSTRY
            Apple vs. Android ecosystem - Trends
                                                                                   In January 2017, Asus presented its Zenfone
                                                                                         AR compatible with Google Tango.

                                                                                                                                                   2017                            2016
                                                                        In November 2017, Apple 3D face
                                                                        Interaction iPhone X (Front 7Mp +               2017
                                                                                     1.4Mp GS)
                                                                                                                                        2018
During 2018, six                                                   In October 2018,                                                                          In June 2016, Lenovo
new                                                               Huawei presented                  In May 2018, Xiaomi                                       presented its Phab 2
                                                In March 2019,                             announced Mi8 with 3D sensing.
smartphones                                   Huawei presented       its Mate 20 Pro                                                                          Pro compatible with
have been                                                              with front 3D                                                                              Google Tango.
released with 3D                               its Mate 30 Pro
                                                                             sensing.                                                                      2018
sensing modules.                               With a rear ToF
                                                                                                                            2018               2018
As of Q2-2019,                  In February         module                                                  2018
six new                          2019, LG                                                   2018
smartphones                    presented G8                         2019
have already                   ThinQ with a
been released
and it is likely to               front ToF     2019
                                                                                                                                                              In June 2018, Oppo
continue.                          camera.                                                                                                                    announced the Find
                                                                                                                            In September       In June 2018,
                                                                                                  In November 2018,                            VIVO presented X with 3D sensing
                                                          2019                             Oppo released the RX17            2018, Apple
                                                                                                                             released the      its 3D sensing
                                     2019                                                         pro with a rear ToF                          technology.
             In April 2019, Oppo                                                                              module        iPad pro with
                                                                    In April 2019, Samsung released
                released the Reno                                                                                                front 3D
                                                                     the A80 and A60 with a rear ToF
                   with a rear ToF                                                                                                 sensing
                           module                                                module.
                                                                 2019
                                                                                      In September 2019, Apple released the iPhone
                                                                                           11 and 11 Pro with front 3D sensing.
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VCSEL INDUSTRY
            Smartphone 3D sensing roadmap – Front side
                                         Front 3D camera
                                         structured light
                                         VCSELs: flood illuminator + dot projector (30k dots)                                          Front 3D camera

                      2017                 Luxury
                                           smartphones
                                                                        Front 3D camera             2020
                                                                                                                                       Structured light
                                                                                                                                       VCSEL: flood illuminator +
                                                                                                                                       dot projector (30k dots)
As of today, only                                                       Indirect time of flight
high-end                                                                                                                               Luxury
smartphones are                                                         VCSEL: flood illuminator
implementing                    iPhone X                                                                                               smartphones
front 3D sensing                                                        High-end
module for facial                                                       smartphones
recognition but
stereo vision, less
expensive, could
be implemented
in middle-end                       2019                                                                                      Front 3D camera
                                                                                                                              Direct time of flight
smartphones in
the coming
years.                                               Vivo Nex                                   2020                          VCSEL: flood illuminator
                                                                                                                               High-end
                                                    Dual Display                                                               smartphones

                       Structured light approach                                                   Front 3D camera
                       could be replaced by a time                                                 Stereo vision
                       of flight and/or a stereo
                       vision approach.                            2020                            VCSEL: dot projector (3k dots)
                                                                                                   Middle-end
                                                                                                   smartphones
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VCSEL INDUSTRY
        Smartphone 3D sensing roadmap – Rear side
                              Rear camera
                              direct time of flight    Used for autofocus
         2015                 SPAD
                              Range: few meters
                   LG G4
                                           Rear 3D camera                                    Used for
                                           indirect time of flight                           computational
Rear side                                  Range: few meters                                 photography
applications
are expected
to evolve                                                                                             +
from                 2018                                                                          Used for
photography                                                                                       augmented
                                                                     Rear 3D camera
to augmented               Oppo RX17 Pro                             direct time of flight          reality
reality.                                                             SPAD arrays
                                                                     Range: up to 5-6m

                                         2020                                                        Rear 3D camera
                                                                                                     direct time of flight with SPAD array
                                                                                                     Range: up to 10m?

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VCSEL INDUSTRY
         Qualification status of VCSEL manufacturers for 3D sensing

                   R&D                 Qualification       Mass production       What for?                 Customer

                                                                                  Dot projector
                                        Lumentum                                Flood illuminator

Three main                                  HLJ                               Proximity (Headsets)
suppliers for                                                                      Proximity
smartphone                                Trumpf
are emerging.                                                                   Flood illuminator
Leading VCSEL                                                                     Dot projector
manufacturers                  Princeton Optronics / ams                        Flood illuminator                                     ?
are already
qualified by
OEMs with                          TrueLight Corporation                     Proximity (Headsets)
ams having
many design                            II-VI / Finisar                          Flood illuminator
wins.
                           Sanan

                  Osram                                                                               Who is supplying
                                                                                                     Honor and Samsung?
                  Lextar

                Epistar
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VCSEL INDUSTRY
          Positioning of new entrants

                                                                 •   With bright business prospects, the VCSEL business is
                                                                     attracting several new entrants coming from the LED
                                                                     industry and start-ups eyeing VCSEL potential.
                                                                 •   LED players want to use their knowledge on MOCVD
New entrants                                                         epitaxy and their reactors for internal VCSEL
will mostly             LED                                          manufacturing.
position           Attractiveness                                      •   This might be a difficult task as traditional VCSEL players
themselves as                                                              are already struggling with manufacturing yields and
VCSEL designers,                                                           qualification process.
except for the
ones already                                                     •   Identified start-ups are positioned at VCSEL design
having epitaxy                                                       level or at VCSEL module/system level and use their
capacity (i.e.:                                                      expertise related to epitaxy and chip manufacturing as
MOCVD
reactor) and                                                         well as specific IP and knowledge at different levels of
know-how and              VCSEL                                      the supply chain.
able to qualify        Attractiveness              Start-up            •   These players will compete directly with historical
their process.                                                             VCSEL giants and large new entrants coming from the
                                                                           LED industry, both with internal manufacturing capability.
                                                                       •   They will need strong know-how, intellectual property
                              Attractiveness of VCSEL business             and expertise to differentiate from other players.

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VCSEL MARKET
             Market growth drivers

                       Use of                                                                                                            Market
                       VCSELs                                                                        Air comfort                         revenue
                                                                                                     Additive manufacturing

Datacom was the
first mass                                                                                          4th growth driver
application for                                                              LiDAR
VCSELs. Today,
consumer                                                                     In-cabin monitoring
applications are
increasing the
demand for such
devices. In the next                                3D sensing      3rd growth driver
few years,
automotive and                                      Proximity sensor
industrial
applications should
generate even more                                                                                                                       $3,775M
demand and                                          2nd   growth driver
volume.
                                Datacom
                                Optical mice                                                                                              $738M

                                1st growth driver

                       1996                   2014                        2020                       2023                     Time
                                       Acceleration : The speed of technology change accelerates.
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VCSEL MARKET
         New opportunities for VCSELs – Focus on automotive applications
                                                                    Driver      Occupancy     Gesture       Particle
                           Automotive - Interior                   monitoring    sensors    recognition    monitoring

                        Short-term              Long-term

                   • Gesture recognition   • Occupancy detectors                                          Legend:
                   • Driver monitoring     • Particle monitoring                                              VCSEL
                     systems
Some
opportunities
in the
automotive
field…

                           Automotive - Exterior                                                                      Long range
                                                                                                                        LiDAR

                        Long range          Short- / Mid-range
                                                                                                                            Short- /
                                                                                                                           Mid- range
                                                                                                                            LiDAR

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VCSEL MARKET
       New opportunities for VCSELs
                      Face payment                           Identity verification

…but not
only.                                             Medical systems             Access control
                                             File creation               Business building
                                             Registration                Government offices
                                             …                           Subways…
                        Air comfort

                                        Transportation
                                        Smart building /
                                      Building automation

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VCSEL MARKET
         2018 – 2024 VCSEL market forecast

                         Total market                                                       2024:
                         Mobile and consumer                                               $3,775M
                         Automotive and transportation
                         Telecom and infrastructure
A 31% CAGR               Medical
is expected in           Industrial
                                                                        $3,382M        $5M
the next 6               Defense and aerospace
years with
mobile and                                                       $30M
                                                                                                $0.3M
consumer          2018:
applications                                                                 $238M
driving the
                 $738M                                              $120M
market.
                                      $553M      $4M

                 $0.1M
                                                         $0.1M
                               $92M
                                         $89M

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Thank you – Any Questions ?

Pierrick BOULAY
Market and Technology Analyst
Solid State Lighting & Displays
pierrick.boulay@yole.fr

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