Radar MMIC to help autonomous driving land vehicles with sense-and-avoid sensors introduced by Infineon
MUNICH – Infineon Technologies AG in Munich is introducing the RASIC CTRX8191F state-of-the-art 28-nanometer radar monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) for land vehicle radar that helps enable SAE-defined L2+ to L4 automated and autonomous driving.
The CTRX8191F helps land vehicles use radar to detect vulnerable road users and vehicles at distances as long as 415 yards using system configurations with eight transmitters and eight receivers.
Radar MMIC
The radar MMIC enables cascading of several devices at low frequencies, reducing the need for expensive RF materials on the circuit board. In addition, the CTRX8191F features an optimized launcher-on-package design for low-cost waveguide antennas.
Infineon offers a radar development kit called CARKIT to facilitate the rapid design and deployment of radar systems. CARKIT is based on the CTRX8191F sensor prototyping module, which supports various system configurations, including the transmission of raw A/D converter data, FFT intermediate results, or radar detections via a Gigabit Ethernet interface.
The included example code and graphical user interface enable rapid prototyping and design to enable developers to implement their radar system concepts quickly and efficiently.
Also included is a waveguide antenna that can be replaced with a custom antenna. Several versions of CARKIT are available, including a next-generation 4D front radar configuration with eight transmitters and eight receivers, and a cost-effective corner/front radar solution for the standard market with four transmitters and four receivers.
For more information contact Infineon Technologies online at www.infineon.com/cms/en/product/sensor/radar-sensors.
