Technical Education Webinar Series

Title: Essential Material Properties to Consider When Designing PCB Radar Systems for Automotive and Industrial Applications

Date: November 1, 2023

Time: 8am PT / 11am ET

Sponsored by: Rogers Corporation

Presented by: John Coonrod, Technical Marketing Manager and Ingmar van der Linden, Senior Market Segment Manager, Rogers Corporation

Abstract:
In recent years, radar technology has experienced significant advancements and expansion for automotive and industrial radar applications. This rapid expansion is due to a growing understanding of the benefits of radar technology across various markets. To design for new PCB-based radar applications, one needs to have a comprehensive grasp of the essential elements: critical circuit material properties, the impact of circuit fabrication, and the anticipated variations due to operational conditions. In this webinar you will learn about several key topics related to automotive and industrial PCB based radar applications as follows:

• How Rogers accelerates customers' success in Industrial and Automotive radar markets.
• Critical circuit material properties, including glass weave effect.
• PCB fabrication influences on radar performance.
• Sharing PCB based radar applications test methods and results from multiple studies.

Presenter Bios:

John Coonrod is the Technical Marketing Manager for Rogers Corporation’s, Advanced Electronics Solutions. John has 36 years of experience in the Printed Circuit Board industry. About half of this time was spent in the Flexible Printed Circuit Board industry working with circuit design, applications, processing and materials engineering. The past twenty years have been spent supporting High Frequency Circuit materials including circuit fabrication, providing application support and conducting electrical characterization studies. John is the Chair for the IPC D24C High Frequency Test Methods Task Group and holds a Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering degree from Arizona State University.

Ingmar van der Linden the Commercial Radar Segment Leader at Rogers Corporation's Advanced Electronics Solutions, is an inspiring leader with over 15 years of experience in the Automotive safety industry. With a strong track record in innovation and commercial strategy, Ingmar is passionate about mm-wave technology and creating technical solutions that can address global sustainability challenges. Ingmar holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Chemistry and an Executive MBA from the Maastricht University School of Business and Economics, where he graduated in 2022 with a focus on building agility in organizations.

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