Development of a 60GHz MIMO Radar Packaging Concept

Non-touch interface technology will be used more and more in future electronic systems. This paper describes the development of a novel sensor element for such interfaces. In this work, we apply a systematic approach, the M3-approach (methodologies, models, measures), to design miniaturized, scalable and low-cost 60 GHz MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) radar front-ends for the integration of a novel non-touch human interface into a table. The packaging technology applied for the development of this radar module is suitable for mass production. The complete application of the M3-approach requires the implementation of three key steps, namely methodologies, models and measures. However, in this paper, we focus on the first two steps (i.e., methodologies and models) and describe these steps in detail.