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new products
Through it, various items of hardware can be combined
in a robust and highly adaptable system with a compact
form-factor. Due to the many different boards available,
engineers have access to ON Semiconductor’s broad
portfolio of image sensors and co-processors, plus
various automotive communications protocols from a
select group of third party supply partners. This provides
extensive scope in terms of finding the combination that
best fits specific system requirements. The versatile
platform can accommodate an almost limitless number of
combinations due to consistent signal/power definitions
for the interconnects utilized by these respective boards.
The ease of adapting this modular solution means that
undertaking time-consuming activities such as creating
custom boards (each capable of accommodating
a different sensor option), testing out high-speed
interface standards, or writing code for drivers, is no
longer necessary. MARS is supported by a complete
ecosystem, encompassing software development tools,
schematics, gerbers, bill-of-materials (BOM) and much
more. A comprehensive user guide is also included
within the accompanying documentation.
“As image sensing proliferates in automotive
applications, MARS will provide system and software
developers tasked with turning concepts into reliable
working applications with a valuable platform to simplify
and speed proof of concept and development, and offer
the scalability to get ideas from the lab to on-vehicle
testing in real-world conditions,” said Ross Jatou,
General Manager and Vice President of Automotive
Solutions Division of Image Sensor Group at ON
Semiconductor. “The flexibility of MARS accelerates the
component selection process by making the constituent
sensors and co-processors totally interchangeable. The
platform avoids the need to construct a multitude of
custom boards to house different sensors for evaluation
reducing engineering effort and shortening project
times.”
The support of commonly used communication
standards (such as GMSL, FPD-Link, LVDS, MIPI,
Ethernet) enables direct interfacing with existing vehicle
electronic control units (ECUs). ON Semiconductor is
working with an ecosystem of partners spanning lens
developers, third party ISP vendors, communications IC
vendors, software developers and SoC vendors. MARS
modules are already prequalified with a range of these
third party products and the company will expand these
offerings going forward.
Analog Devices’ RadioVerse™ Technology
and Design Ecosystem Earns Industry
Accolades for Breakthrough Wideband RF
Transceiver
Analog Devices, Inc. (ADI) has been recognized by
several distinguished electronics and defense industry
publications for its leadership in developing a highly
integrated radio technology that allows manufacturers
across multiple industries to quickly and easily bring
advanced, high-performance radio platforms to
market. Part of ADI’s rapidly growing RadioVerse™
radio technology and design ecosystem, the AD9371
integrated wideband RF transceiver was cited for
its ability to enable the rapid, cost-effective design,
prototyping and production of integrated radio solutions
across wireless infrastructure, defense electronics, and
industrial communications applications.
Publications that singled out the AD9371 with awards for
best new product or technology include EE Times, EDN,
Military & Aerospace Electronics, Intelligent Aerospace,
and Microwaves & RF magazines.
Introduced in May 2016, the highly versatile AD9371
is a carrier-grade, system-on-chip radio solution with
a frequency range of 300 MHz to 6 GHz and channel
bandwidths as wide as 100 MHz on the main receive
channels, and up to 250 MHz on the transmit and
observation channels. The AD9371 consumes less than
5 W of power under standard operating conditions and
was recognized for its ability to eliminate as many as 20
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