Garmin Completes Buy of Optical Distance Measurement Tech Company

Garmin completed its buy of PulsedLight, a privately held optical distance measurement technology. PulsedLight’s sensor boards complement Garmin’s core competencies of location and positioning, said Garmin CEO Cliff Pemble. Garmin will retain the PulsedLight office and its design associates based in Bend, Oregon, it said. Garmin brings to PulsedLight the resources and manufacturing expertise to integrate its technology into new devices that serve multiple markets, PulsedLight President Dennis Corey said.