The LMH13000 is the industry's first integrated laser driver to deliver ultra-fast rise time of 800ps and adjustable output current from 50mA to 5A with only 2% variation across temperature, enabling lidar modules in automobiles, as well as autonomous robots to measure objects more accurately up to 30% longer distances than today's lidar systems.

The LMH13000 laser driver does not require an external FET or large capacitor. Additionally, TI's proprietary HotRod(tm) package eliminates the internal bond wires that help achieve a low inductance in the high-current path, enabling the design to acheive faster current rise and fall times. With integrated LVDS, CMOS and TTL control signals and 3.3V support, designers can reduce solution size by 4 times compared to discrete solutions. Using multiple LMH13000 devices in parallel can increase the amount of current going to the laser up to 5A.