San Diego, CA – June 20, 2025 – Silanna Semiconductor, a global leader in analog innovation, today announced the release of the SL2002, the second breakthrough product in its FirePower™ family of laser driver ICs. Purpose-built for compact, battery-powered range finding and measurement systems. The SL2002 sets a new standard in performance, integration and efficiency.
The FirePower™ series is the industry’s first to combine resonant capacitor charging and high-current laser diode firing on a single chip. This innovation eliminates the need for external discrete components, significantly reduces PCB footprint, simplifies system design, cuts BOM costs, and minimizes power losses.
Housed in a compact 14-pin, 3.5 mm² WLCSP, the SL2002 is optimized for low-voltage operation, enabling powerful laser performance from a standard 3V battery supply. The device generates light pulses exceeding 100W peak power while delivering up to 73% improvement in Vin-to-laser efficiency. The SL2002 is a breakthrough solution for next-generation portable 3D mapping, rangefinders, and industrial sensors.
“We’re excited to expand the FirePower™ family with the SL2002,” said Ken Boyden, Product Marketing Director at Silanna Semiconductor. “Many portable rangefinder systems rely on bulky, inefficient boost circuits to operate from low-voltage batteries. The SL2002 changes that, delivering compact, high-performance laser driving in a single chip that simplifies design, improves overall system efficiency and drastically lowers cost”
The SL2002 is now available in sample quantities and as part of a complete evaluation kit to support rapid design and development.
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About Silanna Semiconductor
Silanna Semiconductor develops and manufactures best-in-class analog technologies. This includes the first Laser Driver ICs with integrated power converter and laser driver on a single chip, and the market’s most adaptable and affordable ADC data converters.
Specialty Analog – Laser Drivers:
FirePower™ is the first high-performance laser driver design to integrate both power and firing functions into a single chip. This frees up board space while delivering performance and cost savings to accelerate future laser and LiDAR innovation. FirePower™ technology enables finely adjusted power output and pulse width to ensure the highest level of precision and safety in a variety of devices.
Data Converters:
Silanna Plural™ ADCs redefine data converter affordability and supply chain reliability by creating multiple, pre-configured SKUs from a proprietary chip design. Instead of hundreds of single-purpose ADCs, the Plural platform’s configurability dramatically increases production scale to lower prices, decrease time to market, and eliminate capacity constraints versus legacy ADCs.
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