Isola's Astra MT Materials Successfully Evaluated With Freescale Radar ICs
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Advanced Thermoset Dielectric Material for Millimeter-Wave Automotive Radar to
be Demonstrated at IMS 2015
CHANDLER, Ariz., May 13, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Isola Group, a market leader
in copper-clad laminates and dielectric prepreg materials used to fabricate
advanced multilayer Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs), announced today that its
Astra(®) MT laminate materials have been successfully evaluated with Freescale®
Semiconductor radar ICs. Freescale, a leader in Integrated Circuits (ICs) for
ADAS 77 GHz radar, teamed with RFbeam Microwave to perform the evaluation. Isola
will show the demonstration example in booth 1135 at the International Microwave
Symposium (IMS) 2015.
The ultralow-loss Astra MT dielectric materials are ideal for patch antenna
designs and RF front-end PCBs for 76 to 81 GHz radar applications. Astra MT
materials enable a higher yield in RF-hybrid PCB manufacturing, reducing
production costs. In conjunction with Freescale's millimeter-wave radar chipset,
the booth demonstration will highlight the reliable electrical performance in
wide field-of-view radar applications for automotive systems.
Tarun Amla, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Isola
stated, "We are very pleased with the verification and validation results for
Astra MT materials on the Freescale reference design. Astra MT was engineered
for harsh automotive environments and offers a very low cost of manufacturing,
higher thermal reliability, better dimensional stability and is available to
customers worldwide."
Léon Audergon, Engineering Director at RFbeam Microwave GmbH stated, "Astra MT
laminates were used without any modification with the Freescale radar ICs. We
did not see any difference in the performance compared with PTFE products in our
first attempt. The product offers ease of manufacturing compared to PTFE
products, as it processes similarly to FR-4 materials."
Patrick Morgan, Director and General Manager of the ADAS Radar and Safety
Business Unit at Freescale Semiconductor stated, "Freescale conducted a
millimeter wave evaluation on Astra MT laminates including measurements with the
complete radar system. Measurements indicate that the very low-loss dielectric
constant on Astra MT materials support the performance of Freescale radar ICs."
The demonstration example using Freescale radar ICs on Astra MT material will be
featured at the Isola booth (#1135) at the International Microwave
Symposium (IMS) 2015, May 17-22 at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, AZ.
To learn more about Astra MT materials, please visit http://www.isola-
group.com/AstraMT.
Freescale's portfolio of radar ICs include the MR2001: Multi-channel 77 GHz
Radar Transceiver Chipset. For more information, please visit Freescale's
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems Design Center.
About RFbeam
RFbeam Microwave GmbH is a leading supplier of planar radar sensors, K-band
measuring equipment and engineering. Production takes place at certified
partners in Switzerland and other countries. The products are exported
worldwide. Key markets are traffic sensors, security and movement detection and
industrial sensing. For more information, please visit http://www.rfbeam.ch/.
About Isola
Isola Group S.a.r.l., headquartered in Chandler, Arizona, is a global material
sciences company focused on designing, developing, manufacturing, and marketing
copper-clad laminates and dielectric prepregs used to fabricate advanced multi-
layer printed circuit boards. The company's high-performance materials are used
in sophisticated electronic applications in the communications infrastructure,
computing/networking, military, medical, aerospace and automotive industries.
For more information, visit our website at http://www.isola-group.com/.
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Isola, Astra and the Isola logo are registered trademarks of ISOLA USA Corp. in
the U.S.A. and other countries. All other trademarks mentioned herein are
property of their respective companies. Copyright © 2015 Isola Group. All rights
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CONTACT: Tiffany C. Zinn
Global Marketing Communications Manager
Isola Group
480-282-6368
Tiffany.Zinn(at)isola-group.com
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