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30 November 2017
Infineon’s 77GHz radar ICs used in first series production car with autonomous driving features
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Infineon Technologies AG of Munich, Germany says that it is supplying key components for the Audi A8, the first series production car featuring level 3 automated driving.
With level 3, drivers can temporarily take their hands off the steering wheel under certain conditions. For example, the A8 allows this when parking and exiting, in slow-moving traffic or in traffic congestion.
“Around 90% of innovations in the car are driven by electronics and hence by semiconductors,” says Peter Schiefer, president of Infineon’s Automotive Division. “We have been a recognized semiconductor partner of Audi for many years.”
For safe automated driving, the Audi A8 uses sensors, microcontrollers and power semiconductors from Infineon. Specifically, silicon germanium (SiGe)-based radar sensor chips from the RASIC family are installed in the front and corner radar, sending and receiving 77GHz signals and forwarding these onto the central driver assistance controller.
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