Leading position in the market through the expansion of the automotive sensing portfolio
We will provide a diverse range of sensing products necessary for ADAS and autonomous driving solutions.

Ultimately, it is moving toward the autonomous vehicle market.

ON Semiconductor announced that it has acquired and licensed mmWave technology for automotive radar applications developed by IBM's Haifa Research team. The company plans to strengthen its position in the automotive image sensor market through this acquisition.

Radar is a key component of autonomous vehicles because it excels at measuring distance and object speed even in poor line of sight. By combining these technologies, ON Semiconductor has been able to respond to the sensor fusion trend, which heavily utilizes sensing technologies necessary to improve accuracy and vehicle safety.



With this acquisition, the design center located in Haifa, Israel, will immediately put into operation all research facilities and intellectual property, including the relevant expertise and equipment. The team's Eband designs, which adhere to strict European ETSI standards, include high-power solutions for chipset-based Fixed Beam Silicon.

An ON Semiconductor official stated, “Through the radar technology acquired, we will accelerate our automotive sensing business more rapidly than the surging trend of the rapidly growing camera-equipped device market.”