Tuesday 8th October

13:50-15:30 - Development and Production Requirements for Automotive and Military Radar

Automotive radars as well as modern defence/space radars based on an active phased array approach require the volume manufacturing of complex RF modules/circuits. Although the requirements might be similar the manufacturing approach, including assembly techniques, quality assurance and supplier selection/management might be different. In this session, experts on radar manufacturing from the different markets will present their view on the various volume production aspects and trends
for the next generation of radar manufacturing. Methods applied by the different industries for quality assurance will be also addressed.

13:50 - 14:20:
Speakers: Yves Mancuso and Laurent Pierre, Thales
Title: Packaging and Manufacturing Approach for Radar Applications
Abstract: Manufacturing of complex RF modules for radar applications that are compatible with mass production in SMT processes, calls for several requirements: expert knowledge in innovative packaging technologies, specific technical skills and production capabilities. The presentation will tackle these issues through the description of a dedicated manufacturing flowchart implemented at Thales and serving military radar functions. It will be shown how such organization can be transferred to industrial sectors and notably the automotive industry.

14:20 - 15:00:
Speaker: Christian Frank, InnoSenT
Title: Development and Production of Radar Modules for Automotive Applications
Abstract: InnoSenT combined the requirements of the ISO/TS 16949:2009 and ISO 14001:2004 standards into one integrated quality management system. The implementation of both standards is our fundamental obligation to ensure product quality. In an illustrative overview it will presented how automotive products are developed, qualified and manufactured in volumes of more than 2Mio parts per year.