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The global robo-taxi market is projected to experience huge growth from 2,024 units in 2020 to 3,830,912 units by 2030, at a CAGR of 112.67% according to MarketsandMarkets. The majority of the growth is expected at the end of this time period. 

This blog will attempt to “see through” the effects of glass on high frequency circuit boards, especially on the millimeter-wave circuits that are becoming so important in emerging automotive radar systems (at 77 GHz) and Fifth Generation (5G) cellular wireless communications systems.

We recently were introduced Uhnder coming out of stealth mode as a semiconductor startup headquartered in Austin, TX supplying the first all digital automotive radar chips.

Every year at the end February, we make our annual pilgrimage to Barcelona, Spain for the world’s largest wireless conference, the Mobile World Congress.  The shear scale of the conference can be overwhelming with all wireless companies demonstrating the latest technologies, outlining future directions, and of course showcasing the latest wireless products.  I just returned from Barcelona and MWC 2019, and here are some thoughts.

The biggest hit at MWC19 was flexible display technology that was shown off in 2 foldable phones, the Samsung Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X, and in a wearable smartwatch phone from ZTE, the nubia Alpha. Read this review of the event.

Interview with professor Ted Rappaport about the deployment of 5G mmWave technology.

Canalys has been providing some nice, detailed data since the beginning of the year on smartphone shipments around the world for 2018. I have summarized their last few reports here.

According to Yole Développement, the RF GaN industry is showing high growth with a 23% CAGR between 2017 and 2023 driven mostly by telecom and defense applications. By the end of 2017, the total RF GaN market was close to US$380 million and 2023 should reach more than US$1.3 billion with an evolving industrial landscape.