NXP to Offers Advanced Automotive Radar One-Chip Family

DENSO Corporation will use NXP's latest radar technology to develop next-generation ADAS platforms.

FREMONT, CA: “This advanced radar sensing technology plays an essential part in accelerating the development of next-generation ADAS," says Mr. Hiroshi Kondo, Head of the Safety Systems Business Unit at DENSO Corporation. NXP Semiconductors, the market share leader in automotive radar according to Yole Intelligence, has unveiled a new 28nm RFCMOS radar one-chip IC family for next-generation ADAS and autonomous driving systems. The new SAF85xx one-chip family combines NXP's high-performance radar sensor and processing technologies into a single device, enabling tier-ones and OEMs greater flexibility in addressing short, medium, and long-range radar applications to meet increasingly stringent NCAP safety standards. The introduction of the one-chip radar family has augmented NXP's leading radar portfolio, based on more than 15 years of technological leadership and meant to envelop drivers in a cocoon of safety to prevent accidents. DENSO Corporation, at the forefront of radar technology, has accepted NXP's most recent innovation as its primary client.

"We know DENSO will extend its leadership position in ADAS by leveraging NXP's compact high-performance SAF85xx radar SoC," adds Kondo.

NXP's new line of automotive radar SoCs consists of high-performance radar transceivers coupled with multi-core radar processors constructed on NXP's S32R radar computation platform. Compared to NXP's previous version, the SAF85xx has double the RF performance and accelerates radar signal processing by up to 40 percent. The single-chip family allows 4D sensing for corner and front radar, providing vital ADAS safety applications such as automated emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, blind-spot monitoring, cross-traffic alert, and automated parking. OEMs will profit from the extra flexibility it provides in meeting the rising NCAP safety regulations and the proliferation of radar sensors, which some analysts predict would range from five to more than five per vehicle.

When integrated with power management and connectivity technologies from NXP, the system solution covers a diverse range of OEM requirements for today and the future. Developers can take advantage of the S32R family's smooth performance scalability and the reusability of its software and hardware designs.

“Our new radar one-chip family enables the reliable long-range detection of objects and separation of small objects next to larger ones, like a fast-moving motorcycle next to cars and trucks on a busy multi-lane highway,” says Torsten Lehmann, Executive Vice President, NXP Semiconductors. “Its small form factor allows our customers to build radar sensor modules that are up to 30 percent smaller, enabling global suppliers of ADAS systems, like DENSO, to expand the potential of radar safety through this powerful new technology.”