Quickly Test Automotive mmWave Radar Chips
Solution Briefs
Introduction
Millimeter-wave (mmWave) radar is one of the essential radar sensors used in next-generation autonomous vehicles (AVs). In-vehicle sensors such as automotive radar and cameras in AVs generate a large amount of data. These data sets transmit through a high-speed digital interface to electronic control units to trigger the advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) features. Automotive manufacturers must complete signal integrity and compliance testing of the mmWave radar and high-speed digital interfaces to ensure reliable system performance.
Use Case Summary
Millimeter-wave radar technology is evolving with wider modulation bandwidth, more complex modulation waveforms, higher modulation accuracy, more transceiver channels, and faster digital interface rates. The test instrument must combine the frequency domain analysis of multichannel mmWave signals with signal integrity and compliance analysis of high-speed digital interfaces. These capabilities are critical to meet the evolving requirements of millimeter-wave radar technology.
Solution Overview
These combined solutions can sample the 79 GHz radar signal with a sampling rate of 256 GSa/s and simultaneously create real-time acquisition tests for up to four channels. The Keysight Infiniium UXR-Series oscilloscope supports 10-bit ADC at 256 GSa/s, 5 GHz bandwidth, and analog signal path bandwidth up to 110 GHz. This automotive millimeter-wave radar chip test solution meets the requirements of multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) radar for interchannel amplitude and phase testing.
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Summary
• Automotive mmWave radar chipset manufacturers must complete signal integrity and compliance testing of the millimeter-wave radar and high-speed digital interfaces to ensure reliable automotive radar sensor performance.
• Keysight automotive millimeter-wave radar chip test solutions can reach better phase and amplitude flatness for mmWave signal analysis. The Infiniium UXR-Series oscilloscope combines the frequency domain analysis of multichannel mmWave signals with signal integrity and compliance analysis of high-speed digital interfaces.
• Automotive manufacturers can upgrade existing instruments by adding more channels (up to four) to support functions like I/O signal analysis. Adding more channels helps you to reduce test costs while improving efficiencies.
For more information: Automotive Millimeter-Wave Radar Chip Testing