Laser driver ICs cut power losses by 70%
Silanna Semiconductor’s FirePower laser driver ICs, introduced in 2025, for LiDAR and rangefinder applications are now available in production quantities. The SL2001 and SL2002 laser firing system ICs, housed in a 14-pin 3.5-mm2 package, integrate charging and firing on a single chip, reducing power losses by 70% and footprint by 80%. Developed to reduce power consumption, system size, design complexity, and bill-of-material costs compared to other laser driver technologies, Silanna claims the SL2001 and SL2002 are the first laser firing system ICs to combine resonant capacitor charging and high-current laser diode firing on a single device, which eliminates multiple external discrete components and inefficient conversion phases.
