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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020

Filed:

Feb. 28, 2018
Applicant:

Nxp B.v., Eindhoven, NL;

Inventors:

Yu Lin, Utrecht, NL;

Maarten Lont, Eindhoven, NL;

Assignee:

NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/40 (2006.01); G01S 13/931 (2020.01); G01S 13/32 (2006.01); G01S 13/10 (2006.01); G01S 13/34 (2006.01); G01S 7/02 (2006.01); G01S 13/87 (2006.01); G01S 7/42 (2006.01); G01S 7/03 (2006.01); G01S 7/285 (2006.01); G01S 7/35 (2006.01); G01S 13/86 (2006.01); G01S 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4021 (2013.01); G01S 7/023 (2013.01); G01S 7/032 (2013.01); G01S 7/285 (2013.01); G01S 7/352 (2013.01); G01S 7/42 (2013.01); G01S 13/10 (2013.01); G01S 13/325 (2013.01); G01S 13/34 (2013.01); G01S 13/346 (2013.01); G01S 13/87 (2013.01); G01S 13/931 (2013.01); G01S 13/0209 (2013.01); G01S 13/865 (2013.01); G01S 13/867 (2013.01); G01S 2007/358 (2013.01); G01S 2013/0272 (2013.01);
Abstract

A reconfigurable radar unit is described that includes: a millimetre wave (mmW) transceiver (Tx/Rx) circuit; a mixed analog and baseband integrated circuit; and a signal processor circuit. The mmW Tx/Rx circuit and mixed analog and baseband integrated circuit and signal processor circuit are configured to support a plurality of radar operational modes. a radar sensitivity monitor and architecture reconfiguration control unit () is coupled to the signal processor circuit and is configured to monitor a radar performance and, in response thereto, initiate a change in the radar operational mode. In this manner, a large number of radar operational modes is supported and can be dynamically adopted by the reconfigurable radar unit dependent upon any prevailing radar performance condition.


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