OSRAM (ams-OSRAM) – ams OSRAM adds reliable, built-in eye safety feature in latest IR VCSEL emitter for in-cabin sensing applications

May 30, 2023

New TARA2000-AUT-SAFE family includes unique interlock loop method for completely safeguarding ultra-fast detection of faults that can compromise eye safety
Interlock method reduces bill of materials resulting in lower system cost
940nm emitter supplied in two versions, with field of illumination optimized for driver monitoring and cabin monitoring using 2D NIR or 3D indirect time-of-flight cameras
ams OSRAM will supply the TARA2000-AUT-SAFE in mass volume to a Top 10 global car OEM starting in 2024

Premstaetten, Austria and Munich, Germany (May 30, 2023) — ams OSRAM (SIX: AMS), a global leader in optical solutions, has enhanced its portfolio of infrared laser modules for automotive in-cabin sensing with the TARA2000-AUT-SAFE vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) family, which offers a more reliable and robust eye safety feature than existing automotive VCSEL modules.

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