edfas.org ELECTRONIC DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS | VOLUME 26 NO. 1 54 in sample material or thickness are detected. When sectioning is complete, the table automatically retracts the sample to the home position and stops blade rotation and coolant flow. The unique fixturing system allows for easy changes between the T-slot table and the X-axis tables. Both tables offer a variety of convenient table-specific fixture options. For more information, visit alliedhightech.com. NXP AND ZENDAR TEAM UP TO DEVELOP HIGH-RESOLUTION RADAR NXP announced investment in and collaboration with Zendar Inc., a software start-up dedicated to revolutionizing autonomous vehicle systems with high-resolution radar. The investment aims to accelerate and improve high-resolution radar solutions for autonomous driving (AD) and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) to complement NXP’s leading scalable radar portfolio. NXP and Zendar will collaborate on enhanced highresolution radar systems for automotive applications by leveraging distributed aperture radar (DAR), a technology developed by Zendar that allows a simplified system solution approach. The investment reinforces NXP’s technology leadership in the automotive radar market while strengthening the ecosystem, which marks the next step towards improved road safety. INFINEON INTRODUCES RECYCLABLE AND BIODEGRADABLE PCB Infineon Technologies AG is taking another important step towards a greener future with the introduction of Soluboard, a recyclable and biodegradable printed circuit board (PCB) substrate based on natural fibers and a halogen-free polymer. The product was developed by U.K. start-up Jiva Materials and helps to reduce the carbon footprint of the electronics industry. Soluboard’s plant-based PCB material is made from natural fibers, which have a much lower carbon footprint than the traditional glass-based fibers. The organic NXP offers a complete suite of radar sensor solutions. Infineon Soluboard demo board. structure is enclosed in a nontoxic polymer that dissolves when immersed in hot water, leaving only compostable organic material. This not only eliminates PCB waste, but also allows the electronic components soldered to the board to be recovered and recycled. Infineon has produced three different demo boards using Soluboard technology and plans to expand its offering over the next few years. More than 500 units are already in use to showcase the company’s power discretes portfolio, including one board that features components specifically for refrigerator applications. Based on the results of ongoing stress tests, the company plans to provide guidance on the reuse and recycling of power semiconductors removed from Soluboards, which could significantly extend the lifetime of the electronic components. For more information, visit infineon.com. The radar solutions will be based on NXP’s widely adopted S32R radar processor platform and RFCMOS SAF8x one-chip SoCs, which are tailored to cover car OEMs’ ever diversifying vehicle architectures and help accelerate the transition toward distributed architectures. For more information, visit.nxp.com.
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