Distance, Level, Position

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1 Distance / Range Finding

Typical application: countless use cases in automation and moving vehicles

Characteristics of mmW-Radar IC Typical Radar
Frequency
Recommended
Product Type
Recommended
Front End
  • Small IC dimensions / low price per unit
  • Wide selection of frequency bands
  • At frequencies beyond 100GHz with OnChip-antennas
  • Simple sensor architecture

10 GHz up to 300 GHz

Single Channel Transceiver / Receiver

TRX_024_006
TRX_024_007
TRX_120_001
TRA_120_002
TRA_120_031

2 Interface Measurement

Typical application: foam on liquids

Characteristics of mmW-Radar IC Typical Radar
Frequency
Recommended
Product Type
Recommended
Front End
  • Small IC dimensions / low price per unit
  • At frequencies beyond 100GHz with OnChip-antennas

60 GHz up to 120 GHz

Single Channel Transceiver / Receiver

TRX_120_001
TRA_120_002
TRA_120_031

3 Level Probing

Typical applications: level of liquids, overfill protection, min/max level monitoring, level of bulk solids, level in fluidized reactors

Characteristics of mmW-Radar IC Typical Radar
Frequency
Recommended
Product Type
Recommended
Front End
  • Small IC dimensions / low price per unit
  • Wide selection of frequency bands
  • At frequencies beyond 100GHz with OnChip-antennas
  • Simple sensor architecture

24 GHz up to 120 GHz

Single Channel Transceiver / Receiver
Multi Channel Transceiver / Receiver

TRX_024_006
TRX_024_007
TRX_120_001
TRA_120_002
T2R4_024_020

4 Position Finding

Typical application: motion control

Characteristics of mmW-Radar IC Typical Radar
Frequency
Recommended
Product Type
Recommended
Front End
  • Small IC dimensions / low price per unit
  • Wide selection of frequency bands
  • At frequencies beyond 100GHz with OnChip-antennas
  • Simple sensor architecture

24 GHz up to 120 GHz

Single Channel Transceiver / Receiver
Multi Channel Transceiver / Receiver

TRX_024_006
TRX_024_007
T2R4_024_020
TRX_120_001
TRA_120_002

5 Presence Detection

Typical application: the presence of objects or humans

Characteristics of mmW-Radar IC Typical Radar
Frequency
Recommended
Product Type
Recommended
Front End
  • Small IC dimensions / low price per unit
  • Wide selection of frequency bands
  • At frequencies beyond 100GHz with OnChip-antennas
  • Simple sensor architecture

24 GHz up to 120 GHz

Single Channel Transceiver / Receiver
Multi Channel Transceiver / Receiver

TRX_024_006
TRX_024_007
T2R4_024_020
TRX_120_001
TRA_120_002

6 Pressure Measurement

Typical application: gas pressure, the pressure of liquids

Characteristics of mmW-Radar IC Typical Radar
Frequency
Recommended
Product Type
Recommended
Front End
  • At frequencies beyond 100GHz with OnChip-antennas
  • Simple sensor architecture

120 GHz up to 300 GHz

Single Channel Transceiver / Receiver

TRA_120_031
TRA_300_030

7 Temperature Measurement

Typical application: temperature over a bimetallic element

Characteristics of mmW-Radar IC Typical Radar
Frequency
Recommended
Product Type
Recommended
Front End
  • At frequencies beyond 100GHz with OnChip-antennas
  • Simple sensor architecture

120 GHz up to 300 GHz

Single Channel Transceiver / Receiver

TRA_120_031
TRA_300_030