Sensors " Our imaging radar uses cascaded front ends to create as many as 192 virtual antennae and enhanced signal processing to provide simultaneous sensor functions and advanced features such as digital beam forming. integrated circuit (IC) that integrates radio-frequency (RF), analog and digital electronics on a mixed-signal CMOS (complementary MOS) RF circuit chip. " The transition allowed for higher sensor resolution while allowing for a smaller physical footprint and more cost-efficient sensors, " he explained. " With our first-generation devices, NXP was first to ramp RF-CMOS technology into automotive volume production. Our latest generation provides more sensing range and more scalability across use cases and allows more 'cascadability' to connect more sensor front ends for higher sensor resolution. " NXP's new fifth-generation radars are claimed to be the first to take to market dedicated automotive radar microcontrollers in a 16-nm FinFet technology. A fin field-effect transistor (FinFET) is a multigate 12 May 2021 Free Info at http://info.hotims.com/79449-705 " MOSFET (metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor) device built on a substrate where the gate is placed on two to four sides of the channel or wrapped around the channel. This forms a double gate structure. The generic name " finfets " comes from the source/drain region that forms fins on the silicon surface. FinFET devices are claimed to offer significantly faster switching times and higher current density than planar CMOS (complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor) technology. The FinFet design " brings significant power-consumption savings and performance per watt, with faster processing, " Feulner claimed. " This is important because the radar sensors are often mounted behind the front bumper, where thermal management tends to be a challenge. " ■ AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE ENGINEERINGhttp://info.hotims.com/79449-705