Infineon starts production of imaging radar MMIC for centralized ADAS - eeNews Europe

Infineon Technologies has initiated mass production of its RASIC CTRX8188F radar transceiver, marking the automotive industry's first production-ready 8Tx8Rx imaging radar MMIC designed for centralize... Read original →

Infineon’s mass production of the industry’s first 8Tx8Rx imaging radar MMIC accelerates the architectural shift from distributed to centralized ADAS. Technically, it forces upstream foundries to migrate from GaAs/SiGe to 40nm CMOS for cost-effective scaling, while enabling downstream sensor fusion with vision AI. Regulatory pressure—especially EU’s GSR 2 mandating redundant perception for L3+—validates high-channel-count radars but inflates Tier1 validation costs. Competitors like NXP and TI will likely fast-track 12Tx+ solutions, while Taiwan, China-based MediaTek may leverage cost advantages in mid-tier ADAS. Within 18 months, imaging radar will cascade into sub-$30k vehicles, reshaping sensor BOMs and compelling legacy radar module makers to either integrate chip capabilities or face obsolescence.