Industry's first 28nm RFCMOS radar single-chip, supporting safety ADAS applications
Denso Corporation Develops Next-Generation ADAS Platform with NXP’s Latest Radar Technology

NXP has announced a family of Radius One chips designed with safety in mind to reduce driver accidents.

NXP Semiconductors today announced a new family of 28nm RFCMOS radar one-chip ICs for the next generation of ADAS and autonomous driving systems, the industry’s first.

The new SAF85xx single-chip family combines NXP’s high-performance radar sensing and processing technologies in a single device.

This provides Tier 1 suppliers and OEMs with the flexibility to address short- to medium- to long-range radar applications, enabling them to meet demanding NCAP safety requirements.

The new single-chip radar family, a new addition to NXP’s radar portfolio, is designed with safety in mind to reduce driver accidents.

The product was adopted by DENSO Corporation, a leader in radar technology.

“Advanced radar sensing technology plays an essential role in accelerating the development of next-generation ADAS,” said Hiroshi Kondo, General Manager of Safety Systems Business Unit, Denso Corporation.
"DENSO leverages NXP's high-performance compact SAF85xx radar SoC to advance its ADAS leadership“We will solidify our position,” he said.

NXP’s new family of automotive radar SoCs consists of a high-performance radar transceiver integrated with a multi-core radar processor built on NXP’s S32R radar compute platform.

The SAF85xx doubles RF performance compared to NXP’s previous generation products and delivers up to a 40 percent improvement in radar signal processing speed.

This single-chip family provides 4D sensing capabilities for corner and front radar to support essential safety ADAS applications such as automated emergency braking (AEB), adaptive cruise control (ACC), blind-spot monitoring, cross-traffic alert, and automated parking.

OEMs will benefit from the increased flexibility to more easily meet NCAP safety requirements and will also be better positioned to scale up radar sensors, with up to five per vehicle expected in the future.

Combining system solutions with NXP’s power management and connectivity solutions provides the flexibility to address a wide range of current and future OEM requirements.

The S32R family provides developers with seamless performance scalability and the benefits of software and hardware design reuse.

“NXP’s new radar one-chip family can distinguish small objects next to large ones on multi-lane highways, and also enables the building of radar sensor modules that are up to 30 percent smaller in a compact form factor,” said Torsten Lehmann, senior vice president and general manager, NXP Semiconductors. “Global suppliers of ADAS systems such as DENSO are “This new technology could expand the potential of radar safety,” he said.