NXP Extends Industry-First 28 nm RFCMOS Radar One-Chip Family to Enable ADAS Architectures for Software-Defined Vehicles
January 09 2024 - 11:00AM
CES – NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:
NXPI) today announced an extension of its automotive radar one-chip
family. The new SAF86xx monolithically integrates a
high-performance radar transceiver, a multi-core radar processor
and a MACsec hardware engine for state-of-the-art secure data
communication over Automotive Ethernet. Combined with NXP’s S32
high-performance processors, vehicle network connectivity and power
management, the full system solution paves the way for advanced,
software-defined radar.
The highly integrated radar SoC (System-on-Chip) is intended for
streaming rich low-level radar sensor data at up to 1 Gbit/s. It
helps carmakers optimize next-generation ADAS partitioning for
software-defined vehicles, while providing for a smooth transition
to new architectures. Additionally, OEMs will be able to easily
introduce new software-defined radar features during the lifetime
of the vehicle through Over-the-Air (OTA) updates.
It also shares a common architecture with the SAF85xx introduced
last year and leverages 28 nm RFCMOS performance for significantly
improved radar sensor capabilities, compared to prior-generation 40
nm or 45 nm products. It enables Tier-1 suppliers to build more
compact and power-efficient radar sensors. Drivers and other road
users will benefit from extended detection range beyond 300 m,
along with more reliable detection of small objects like curb
stones as well as vulnerable road users including cyclists and
pedestrians.
HELLA, a leading supplier of automotive electronics, will
leverage NXP’s SoC family as the foundation for its 7th generation
radar portfolio, including variants for front, rear, corner, and
side radar. Dr. Dietmar Stapel, Vice President, Radar Program
Management at HELLA, stated: “After initiating our collaboration
with NXP on the development of RFCMOS-based radar sensors
approximately 10 years ago, we can now look back and confidently
say that choosing this collaboration was the right decision.
Leveraging NXP’s RFCMOS TEF81xx and TEF82xx automotive radar
transceivers, we have become a leading provider of automotive 77/79
GHz corner radar sensors. With NXP’s radar SoC family, we are now
prepared to expand our market position and offer radar solutions
for all relevant radar-supported functions, up to level 4 automated
driving.”
The new radar one-chip supports NCAP safety functions including
emergency braking and blind-spot detection. It also supports
advanced ADAS and autonomous driving applications, including
advanced comfort features for SAE levels 2+ and 3 such as traffic
jam assist, highway pilot and park assist, front and rear
cross-traffic alerts, as well as lateral and rear collision
avoidance.
“Using our new SAF86xx radar one-chip family, OEMs can quickly
and easily migrate their current radar platforms to new
software-defined vehicle architectures,” said Steffen Spannagel,
SVP and GM, ADAS, NXP Semiconductors. “A network of connected radar
sensors with software-defined functions on a dedicated S32R radar
processor in a distributed architecture can enhance radar-based
perception to support advancements in autonomous driving. That
includes 360-degree sensing, more powerful AI-based algorithms and
secure OTA software updates.”
The comprehensive SAF8xxx family featuring the new SAF86xx and
SAF85xx can be tailored for individual OEM use cases. It supports a
range of sensor outputs, including object, point cloud-, or
range-FFT-level data for smart sensors in today’s architectures and
streaming sensors in future distributed architectures.
Extending NXP’s 3rd
generation RFCMOS radar platform
- Built on the proven RFCMOS automotive radar expertise of NXP,
which was the first to ramp to high volume series production and
has already shipped tens of millions of units
- The highly integrated 76 to 81 GHz SAF86xx radar SoC is
optimized for streaming sensors and include a Gigabit Ethernet
interface and enhanced MACsec security
- The SAF86xx is developed in accordance to ISO 26262 Safety
Element out of Context (SEooC) methodology supporting ASIL Level B,
in accordance to ISO/SAE 21434 (as a component-out-of-context) and
meets the latest security requirements through its HSE security
engine
AvailabilityThe SAF86xx radar SoC family is
sampling now for alpha customers.
For more information, please visit: www.nxp.com/saf86xx
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NXP’s Radar PortfolioAlready sampling to lead
customers and targeting next-generation OEM platforms, NXP’s new
SAF86xx radar family builds upon NXP’s complete suite of radar
sensor solutions designed to surround vehicles in a 360-degree
safety cocoon. The scalable suite of sensing solutions is tailored
to cover car OEMs’ ever-diversifying use cases and architectures,
from corner radar to high-resolution 4D imaging radar. The S32R
platform offers a common architecture for software reuse and speedy
development along with a high-performance hardware security engine,
OTA update support and compliance with the newest cybersecurity
standards.
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communication infrastructure markets while delivering solutions
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of combined experience and expertise, the company has approximately
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