Shenzhen Nephotonics Technology Completed The B1 Round Of Financing Of Hundreds Of Millions Of Yuan

According to Memes Consulting, Nephotonics Technology announced the completion of the B1 round of financing in 2022, with a financing amount of several hundred million yuan. The co-investors in this round include Hefei Industrial Investment Group, Haiheng Capital, Chuanggu Capital, Shenzhen Small and Medium-sized Dan Venture Capital, Science and Technology Co., Ltd. Yushengda Fund Co., Ltd., and many other institutions and well-known investors. The funds raised in this round are mainly used to accelerate the mass production of ToF chips and micro sensors, further enrich the ToF product line, and expand the application of cooperation with all parties in the industry chain.

Nephotonics Technology was established in 2016 by industry experts, Dr. Gu Tie and Dr. Xu Yuan. It is headquartered in Shenzhen and has R&D centers in Shanghai, China, and Oregon, USA. In 2013, Nephotonics Technology has already carried out ToF-related technology research, and it is one of the earliest companies to carry out ToF technology research and development in China.

Nephotonics  Technology takes i-ToF and d-ToF technology as the core. In the field of product research and development, there are not only cost-effective 180nm front-illuminated (FSI) solutions but also advanced 40nm back-illuminated (BSI) 3D stacked d-ToF technology. Nephotonics Technology continues to innovate and grow gradually. It is one of the chip companies with the most comprehensive ToF technology in the industry. In the development process of Nephotonics Technology, it has always adhered to the route of independent intellectual property rights, has independently developed the entire chain of chip design, pixel structure, process development, depth algorithm, etc., and has successively launched two product lines of micro-sensors and ToF chips.

In 2020, Nephotonics Technology launched the first 1d ToF sensor ND01 in China, which has been mass-produced and applied in smart glasses, sweepers, bathrooms, AIoT, lamps, and other fields. The ToF product ND03 increases the detection distance to more than 3m and further reduces the product size. In terms of ToF area array chips, three products, NP2F3202, NP2F2401, and NP2F1201, have been launched, with product resolutions ranging from 120 x 90 to QVGA. At the same time, the first domestic VGA i-ToF area array sensor using a 3D stacked BSI process was to be launched in Q2 2022.  It can be widely used in AR equipment, mobile phones, robots, door locks, projectors, smart homes, and other fields.

In the past two years, the concept of the metaverse has gradually become popular, and it has also driven the development of the AR/VR industry. Dr. Gu Tie, Chairman of Nephotonics Technology, in addition to founding Nephotonics Technology, also founded Hefei Seeya Technology (mainly focusing on near-eye display solutions). Dr. Gu Tie said that AR/VR technology is the key technology in the Metaverse, and near-eye display technology 3D ToF and 3D ToF are both key components for display and interaction in AR/VR technology, and Seeya and Nephotonics will jointly deploy near-eye display and 3D ToF to make the most solid technical reserves for the development of the Metaverse.