mmWave

Traditional infrared presence sensors are cheap, but unreliable for smart homes, often turning off lights if you remain still for even a few seconds. Millimeter-wave (mmWave) radar modules offer a far superior alternative by detecting micro-movements like breathing and even tracking a person's exact 2D position in a room. However, commercial mmWave presence sensors can cost anywhere from $40…

Renesas Electronics Corporation has expanded its 5G beamformer IC family with two new dual-polarization mmWave devices that feature high Tx output power capability in silicon and deliver more than 15.5dBm linear output power (note 1) per channel. The new F5288 and F5268 ICs with small 5.1mm x 5.1mm BGA package are optimized for 2x2 antenna architecture for 5G…

With the advent of 5G IoT networks, the need for scalable and robust communication systems to deliver drastically high data rates and low power consumption has risen. Backscatter radios or passive sensors in which wireless communication is achieved via reflection rather than radiation is a low-complexity approach that requires a minimal number of active elements. The major…

Global Foundries and Bosch have collaborated to develop and manufacture next-generation mmWave automotive radar system-on-chip (SoC) for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) applications. The 22FDX-based radar SoCs will offer best-in-class performance, power consumption, and broad feature integration capability to make the vehicles smarter and roads safer.

Mouser Electronics is now stocking the AWR1843 automotive radar sensor from Texas Instruments (TI). Built with TI’s low-power 45-nm RFCMOS process, the AEC-Q100 qualified AWR1843 ultra-wideband millimeter wave (mmWave) sensor enables exceptional levels of integration in an extremely small form factor in low-power, self-monitored, ultra-accurate radar systems in the…