Jan Craninckx
Jan started his career at imec in 2002 as a principal scientist, working on radio frequency (RF), analog, and mixed-signal integrated circuit (IC) design. Afterwards, Jan took up the role of senior principal scientist and earned the title of distinguished member of technical staff. In 2020 his numerous efforts in research of IC design were recognized as he was promoted to imec fellow.
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Meet imec fellow Jan Craninckx
"In order to collaborate effectively with colleagues, honesty is the key to success."
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Ultra-small, economical and cheap radar made possible thanks to chip technology
By building radars into a car or something else, you are able to detect whether there are objects or people in the surrounding area, as well as any movements they might make and the distance they are away from you. Researchers at imec have developed a fully integrated radar-on-chip based on 28nm CMOS chip technology. This radar is extremely compact (8mm²) and economical (just 1 watt) and it performs very well (10m range depth, 7.5cm range resolution and 5° angle accuracy). This latter feature is made possible by using phase modulation (instead of the much-used frequency modulation) and by incorporating MIMO antennas. Jan Craninckx, Distinguished Member of Technical Staff at imec, explains what makes the chip so unique.
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