Urs Grimm

ESPROS Photonics is a photonics technology company located in Switzerland, with subsidiaries in China and USA. The company is built around a unique CMOS/CCD process developed and owned by ESPROS. Products are TOF and LiDAR imagers as well as custom ASICS. We also develop and produce 3D camera modules, all based on our own 3D imagers. Our highly skilled international workforce consists of a broad range of experts in semiconductor physics, semiconductor processing, TCAD, mixed signal IC design, electronics hardware, microcontroller firmware, image processing software, application software, mechanics, optics, camera module assembly, reliability, etc. We serve our customers with the only non-captive high performance CMOS process with optical frontend worldwide. Swiss quality and trust combined with outstanding people and private investors guarantee availability of the process and compliance with the specifications in the long term. Not only our technology but also our facilities are unique. Our wafer fab is built deep inside a Swiss mountain. Perfect mechanical isolation from the outside world guarantee a vibration free cocoon for the highest quality standards in IC manufacturing. A constant climate and total radiation shielding allows us to control operation of the facilities inside in an efficient and cost effective way.