NXP Ramps Flagship 4D Imaging Radar Chip to Production, Adds New Product Tailored for Fast-Growing L2+ Market
04 Enero 2022 - 11:00AM
NXP® Semiconductors (NASDAQ: NXPI) has announced two updates to its
industry leading automotive radar portfolio, now designed-in at 20
top global OEMs. The industry’s first dedicated 16nm imaging radar
processor, the NXP S32R45, has been released into mass production,
with initial customer ramp-up starting in the first half 2022.
Additionally, the new NXP S32R41 has been introduced to extend 4D
imaging radar’s benefits to a much larger number of vehicles.
Together these processors serve the L2+ through L5 autonomy
sectors, enabling 4D imaging radar for 360-degree surround sensing.
Imaging radar extends radar’s ability beyond detecting bulky
objects to “seeing” a vehicle’s environment through fine resolution
point clouds that enhance environmental mapping and scene
understanding. These images enable the classification of objects,
such as vulnerable road-users and vehicles, in complex urban
scenarios, such as a motorcycle driving close to a large delivery
truck or a child entering a roadway between parked cars. In
addition, imaging radar needs to be able to simultaneously measure
velocity and classify objects at distances of up to 300m, beyond
the range of human eyesight. It also needs to identify fast-moving
vehicles and distinguish them from slower ones or even static
obstacles, like a lost tire, in the driver’s path. NXP addresses
these needs with its latest imaging radar processor updates.
NXP’s 4D imaging radar is the first to deliver concurrent 3-in-1
multi-mode radar sensing across short-, mid- and long-range
operation, enabling the simultaneous sensing of a very wide field
of view around the car. To achieve this, NXP leverages an
innovative architecture to boost performance beyond raw sensor
hardware capabilities with a low-complexity sensor configuration
utilizing 192 virtual antenna channels. The boost is enabled by the
combination of proprietary radar hardware acceleration which can
deliver up to 64x the compute performance of standard processors,
super-resolution radar software algorithms to achieve sub-degree
angular resolution and advanced MIMO waveforms that allow
simultaneous operation of antenna channels. This architecture also
helps overcome the limitations of other high-resolution sensors
like LIDAR and high antenna count massive MIMO radar, whose cost
and complexity limit their applications to a narrow set of use
cases.
“NXP’s new imaging radar processors are shaping the way vehicles
understand the world around them by creating high resolution images
that enhance the detection and classification of objects, a key
step in improving road safety and saving lives,” said Torsten
Lehmann, EVP and GM, Radio Frequency Processing, NXP. “The extended
S32R family line-up harnesses our leadership in radar processing,
super-resolution algorithms and advanced MIMO waveforms to deliver
the benefits of imaging radar to the rapidly growing L2+ vehicle
segment.”
NXP Imaging Radar UpdatesThe introduction of
the S32R41 delivers the industry’s first 16nm radar processor
tailored for L2+ autonomous driving applications, which some
industry analysts project could account for close to 50% of vehicle
production by 2030. The L2+ segment, which was not well served by
classical high-resolution sensors, will now benefit from 4D imaging
radar sensing with up to six corner, front and rear radar sensors
in 360-degree surround fashion.
The S32R45 radar processor is the flagship of NXP’s 6th
generation automotive radar chipset family. It helps to enable
increasingly autonomous driving, from L2+ through the most
demanding L5 use cases, where more than ten imaging radar sensors
per vehicle may be required. It also addresses transportation,
traffic management and other industrial applications where reliable
high-resolution sensing is required.
The combination of NXP’s S32R45 and S32R41 radar processors with
the NXP TEF82xx RFCMOS transceivers delivers the fine angular
resolution, processing power and range required for
production-ready imaging radar solutions. The S32R platform offers
a common architecture for software reuse and speedy development
along with a highly performant hardware security engine, OTA update
support and compliance with the newest cybersecurity standards.
NXP at CES 2022 {Booth [CP-18]}Visitors to the
NXP booth at CES can see a live demonstration of NXP’s radar
capabilities via an imaging radar sensor built in collaboration
with radar platform and ADAS application expert CubTEK, showcasing
enhanced 4D sensing capability with its ability to deliver
image-like sensing and sub-degree angular resolution.
Due to the strict COVID-19 rules, NXP invites visitors to the
booth to book an appointment slot for the live demonstration of the
S32R45 imaging radar system. Please contact Alisha Perkins
Save the Date for NXP Imaging Radar Tech Day, February
23-24, 2022Following CES, NXP invites radar and ADAS
platform developers who wish to learn more about imaging radar
technologies to join its virtual Imaging Radar Tech Day at the end
of February. For more information, please contact Alisha
Perkins
For more information about the S32R45 and S32R41 processors,
please visit:
S32R45: www.nxp.com/s32r45
S32R41: www.nxp.com/s32r41
About NXP SemiconductorsNXP Semiconductors
N.V. (NASDAQ: NXPI) enables secure connections for a smarter
world, advancing solutions that make lives easier, better, and
safer. As the world leader in secure connectivity solutions for
embedded applications, NXP is driving innovation in the automotive,
industrial & IoT, mobile, and communication infrastructure
markets. Built on more than 60 years of combined experience and
expertise, the company has approximately 29,000 employees in more
than 30 countries and posted revenue of $8.61 billion in
2020. Find out more at www.nxp.com.
About CubTEKCubTEK, an ADAS total solution
provider, is engaged in research, development, manufacturing, sales
and marketing of millimeter-wave radar related sensors. As a
top-tier manufacturer with a complete product line, CubTEK provides
short, medium and long-range radar solutions to OE vehicle
manufacturers. Applications include AEB (Automatic Emergency
Braking), ACC (Adaptive Cruise Control), Turn Assist, Vital Sign
Detection and Corner Radar with Parking Assist and Blind Spot
Detection functionalities. CubTEK’s state-of-the-art radar
technology provides next generation radar products, including 4D
imaging radar and related products that work to fill new
international requirements. CubTEK has exponentially grown since
2018 with a substantial commercial vehicle base and capable to fit
in application for virtually any motor vehicles. For more
information, please visit www.cubtek.com.
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