Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Radar/Wireless Transmitter on a Chip

Posted by michael on from the all-in-one dept.

dganapa writes "Researchers at the California Institute of Technology, headed by Dr. Ali Hajimiri, have developed a low-cost radar system on a silicon chip. The entire system has been designed from the ground up on silicon, thus leading to reduced cost as well as robustness in response to design variations and changes in environment. The chip runs at a staggering speed of24 GHz (enabling it to transfer data as fast as the main network of the Internet) and can soon lift wireless, high-frequency communication to a whole new level. The radar as such is not as powerful as a conventional radar but because of its cost-effectiveness, a number of them can be coupled together to perform really well. A related NY Times article is here. A recent article from Slashdot shows that radar technology is increasingly being implemented in the automobile industry. This current chip is sure to be much more successful than its predecessors as far as the automobile industry is concerned, but whether or not its processing speed will become important in the computer industry remains to be seen."

4 of 121 comments (clear)

  1. Meaningless bullshit by mattjb0010 · · Score: 5, Funny

    The chip runs at a staggering speed of24 GHz (enabling it to transfer data as fast as the main network of the Internet)

    How many Libraries of Congress is that?

  2. radar clusters by Anthony+Boyd · · Score: 4, Funny
    The radar as such is not as powerful as a conventional radar but because of its cost-effectiveness, a number of them can be coupled together to perform really well.

    Imagine a beowulf... oh nevermind. :)

    --
    My Greasemonkey scripts for Digg &
  3. Radar Detectors will become useless by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    This will make those radar detectors (used to detect police radars in speed traps) virtually useless. Once every car is equipped with a radar, these detectors will beep continuously.

    Maybe they can be replaced with very sensitive tri-sensor devices that test for a specific combination of: doughnuts, coffee, and bacon.

  4. Re:Sounds like fun... by iminplaya · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...you've lost EUR 23 to some idiot dressed in blue.

    Which reminds me of little story:
    A man was driving pretty fast over a bridge when he was stopped by a cop.
    What's the hurry?
    I'm late for work.
    What kind of work do you do?
    I'm a doctor. I stretch assholes.
    Say what??
    Yes, I stretch assholes out to about 6 feet.
    What do you do with a 6 foot asshole?
    Give him a radar gun and put him on the end of a bridge.

    --
    What?