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By Alina Neacsu
Infineon Technologies has started mass production of its RASIC CTRX8188F radar transceiver, describing it as the automotive industry’s first production-ready 8Tx8Rx imaging radar MMIC designed for centralized radar architectures. The device targets the growing demand for high-resolution radar systems used in advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and future autonomous vehicles.
For eeNews Europe readers, the announcement highlights an emerging shift in automotive radar design. Centralized processing architectures are expected to influence semiconductor, networking and vehicle computing platforms.
Unlike conventional radar systems that process sensor data locally, centralized radar architectures transmit raw radar data to a central vehicle computer for processing. According to Infineon, this approach can reduce overall system cost while improving system performance.
The CTRX8188F combines eight transmit and eight receive channels on a single MMIC and is designed to work with Infineon’s AURIX TC45 microcontroller family for edge processing applications while also supporting centralized processing platforms.
“The automotive radar market is at an inflection point. Centralized architectures are redefining how radar systems are designed, and the CTRX8188F positions Infineon and our customers at the leading edge of this transition,” said Dr. Frank Findeis, Head of RF business line at Infineon. “With the industry’s first productive 8Tx8Rx solution, we are giving Tier-1 suppliers and automakers a platform to speed up their ADAS and autonomous driving programs from entry-level assistance systems all the way to high-end imaging radar. This strengthens Infineon’s position as the partner of choice for customers developing centralized radar platforms at scale.”
Built on Infineon’s second-generation CMOS radar technology, the transceiver is intended to support 4D and HD imaging radar applications with detection ranges of up to 400 metres. The company says the device meets RF performance requirements for China’s Level 2 ADAS GB safety regulation and is suitable for Level 2+ applications.
The transceiver also supports cascading configurations beyond 32 transmit and 32 receive channels, allowing developers to scale systems from entry-level driver assistance functions to higher-performance imaging radar platforms. A configurable CSI-2 interface provides compatibility with SerDes and asymmetric Ethernet communication technologies for integration with central automotive computing platforms.
To support development, Infineon also offers its CARKIT radar development platform in configurations for both centralized and edge-processing radar systems. The platform includes software tools, example code and a graphical user interface intended to shorten evaluation and prototyping cycles.
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