en.Wedoany.com Reported - STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) announced in late June 2026 the launch of the ST FlightSense™ VL53L9 direct Time-of-Flight (dToF) 3D LiDAR module. This module offers a ranging distance from less than 5 cm to 9 meters, with accuracy up to 1% and a frame rate of up to 100 frames per second. The VL53L9 is an all-in-one module integrating on-chip dToF processing and power management, measuring just 12.8 mm × 6.1 mm × 4.6 mm, and requires no calibration.
Founded in 1987 through the merger of Italy's SGS Microelettronica and France's Thomson Semiconductors, STMicroelectronics is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and is one of the world's leading semiconductor manufacturers. FlightSense is STMicroelectronics' brand of time-of-flight sensor product series. The VL53L9 is STMicroelectronics' first direct time-of-flight 3D LiDAR all-in-one module.
This module provides 2,268 resolution zones (54×42 array) with a field of view of 54°×42°. It employs STMicroelectronics' proprietary stacked backside-illuminated (BSI) single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) sensor technology and metasurface optical elements (MOE). Its dual-scan flood illumination replaces traditional point-scan methods, reducing motion artifacts, eliminating blind spots, improving small object detection, and enabling simultaneous capture of 2D infrared images and 3D depth images. The module supports MIPI and I3C interfaces and is compatible with 1.2V and 3.3V dual power supplies. The VL53L9 is Class 1 laser safety certified.
The VL53L9 targets applications such as robotics, industrial automation, smart buildings, augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR), and healthcare. In robotics, it can enhance small object detection, simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM), and autonomous navigation obstacle avoidance; in industrial automation, it enables precise volume measurement of tanks and bins; in smart buildings, it achieves reliable human presence detection and people counting; in AR/VR, it supports advanced gesture recognition, body tracking, and finger bone tracking; in healthcare, it is used for fall detection and monitoring in elderly care and patient safety.
The VL53L9 can output data suitable for low-compute edge AI systems, simplifying the integration process for running edge AI tasks on small microcontrollers (MCUs). STMicroelectronics Executive Vice President Alexandre Balmefrezol stated that the VL53L9 demonstrates the evolution of time-of-flight sensing technology, combining high-resolution depth data with frame rates of up to 100 fps in a single compact module. The module is expected to begin mass production next month. The launch of the VL53L9 direct time-of-flight 3D LiDAR module provides new technological options for spatial perception and edge AI applications.
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