F4: Mm-Wave advances for active safety and communication systems

Recent advances in microwave and mm-Wave applications targeting existing and upcoming safety, radar and communication systems will be presented. Speakers from university and major industry companies will highlight both system aspects as well as implementation aspects, including packaging and high-volume production testing. Topics include car-to-car / car-to-x communications, FMCW and pulse radar, MIMO and novel CMOS-based architectures. Silicon implementations for frequencies from 5GHz to 240GHz in SiGe and CMOS will be presented. Emphasis is placed on automotive 77-to-79GHz radar, which is the highest-volume existing mm-Wave application.