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AWR2944

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Automotive, second-generation 76-GHz to 81-GHz high-performance SoC for corner and long-range radar

Texas Instruments AWR2944 Product Info

1 April 2026 0

Parameters

Frequency range

76 - 81 GHz

Number of receivers

4

Number of transmitters

4

ADC sampling rate (max) (Msps)

37.5

Arm CPU

Arm Cortex-R5F at 300 MHz

Interface type

2 CAN-FD, Ethernet, I2C

DSP type

C66x DSP 360MHz

Hardware accelerators

Radar hardware accelerator

Edge AI enabled

Yes

RAM (kByte)

4096

Rating

Automotive

Operating temperature range (°C)

-40 to 140

TI functional safety category

Functional Safety Quality-Managed, Functional Safety-Compliant

Power supply solution

LP87745-Q1

Security

Cryptographic acceleration, Device attestation & anti-counterfeit, Hardware-enforced isolation, Secure boot, Secure firmware & software update, Software IP protection

Package

FCCSP (ALT)-266-1728 mm² 12 x 144

Features

  • FMCW transceiver
    • Integrated PLL, transmitter, receiver, baseband and ADC
    • 76 to 81GHz coverage with over 4GHz continuous bandwidth
    • 4 receive and 3 – 4 transmit channels (AWR2943 with 3 channels and AWR2944 with 4 channels) for PCB interface to antennas
    • Per transmit phase shifter
    • Ultra-accurate chirp engine based on fractional-N PLL
    • TX power
      • 13.5dBm
    • RX noise figure
      • 12dBm
    • Phase noise at 1MHz
      • -96dBc/Hz (76 to 77GHz)
      • -95dBc/Hz (76 to 81GHz)

  • Built-in calibration and self-test

    • Built in firmware (ROM)
    • Self-calibrating system across process and temperature
  • Processing elements
    • Arm Cortex-R5F core (supports lock step operation) @300MHz
    • TI digital signal processor C66x @360MHz (AWR2944/AWR2943)
    • TI radar hardware accelerator (HWA2.1) for operations like FFT, log magnitude, and memory compression.
    • Multiple EDMA instances for data movement
  • Host interface
    • 2x CAN-FD
    • 10/100Mbps RGMII/RMII/MII Ethernet (AWR2944/AWR2943)
  • Supports a serial flash memory interface (loading user application from QSPI flash memory)
  • Other interfaces available to user application
    • Up to 9 ADC channels
    • 2 SPIs
    • 4 UARTs
    • I2C
    • GPIOs
    • 3 EPWMs
    • 4-lane Aurora LVDS interface for raw ADC data and debug instrumentation (AWR2944/AWR2943)
    • CSI2 Rx interface to enable playback of the captured data (AWR2944/AWR2943)
  • On-Chip RAM
    • 3 to 4MBytes (AWR2944LC with 3MB, AWR2943 with 3.5MB, and AWR2944 with 4MB)
    • Memory space split between DSP, MCU, and shared L3
  • Device security (on select part numbers)
    • Programmable embedded hardware security module (HSM)
    • Secure authenticated and encrypted boot support
    • Customer programmable root keys, symmetric keys (256 bit), asymmetric keys (up to RSA-4K or ECC-512) with key revocation capability
    • Cryptographic hardware accelerators: PKA with ECC, AES (up to 256 bit), SHA (up to 512 bit), TRNG/DRBG
  • Functional safety compliant targeted
    • Developed for functional safety applications
    • Documentation will be available to aid ISO 26262 functional safety system design
    • Hardware integrity up to ASIL B targeted
  • AEC-Q100 qualified
  • Advanced features
    • Embedded self-monitoring with no external processor involvement
    • Embedded interference detection capability
  • Power management
    • On-die LDO network for enhanced PSRR
    • LVCMOS IO supports dual voltage 3.3V and 1.8V
  • Clock source
    • 40MHz crystal with internal oscillator
    • Supports external oscillator at 40MHz
    • Supports externally driven clock (square or sine wave) at 40MHz
  • Effective Power Management
    • Recommended LP87745-Q1 Power Management ICs (PMIC)
      • Companion PMIC specially designed to meet device power supply requirements
      • Flexible mapping and factory programmed configurations to support different use cases
  • Cost-reduced hardware design
    • 0.65mm pitch, 12mm × 12mm flip chip BGA package for easy assembly and low-cost PCB design
    • Small solution size
  • Supports automotive temperature operating range
    • Operating junction temperature range: –40°C to 140°C
  • FMCW transceiver
    • Integrated PLL, transmitter, receiver, baseband and ADC
    • 76 to 81GHz coverage with over 4GHz continuous bandwidth
    • 4 receive and 3 – 4 transmit channels (AWR2943 with 3 channels and AWR2944 with 4 channels) for PCB interface to antennas
    • Per transmit phase shifter
    • Ultra-accurate chirp engine based on fractional-N PLL
    • TX power
      • 13.5dBm
    • RX noise figure
      • 12dBm
    • Phase noise at 1MHz
      • -96dBc/Hz (76 to 77GHz)
      • -95dBc/Hz (76 to 81GHz)

  • Built-in calibration and self-test

    • Built in firmware (ROM)
    • Self-calibrating system across process and temperature
  • Processing elements
    • Arm Cortex-R5F core (supports lock step operation) @300MHz
    • TI digital signal processor C66x @360MHz (AWR2944/AWR2943)
    • TI radar hardware accelerator (HWA2.1) for operations like FFT, log magnitude, and memory compression.
    • Multiple EDMA instances for data movement
  • Host interface
    • 2x CAN-FD
    • 10/100Mbps RGMII/RMII/MII Ethernet (AWR2944/AWR2943)
  • Supports a serial flash memory interface (loading user application from QSPI flash memory)
  • Other interfaces available to user application
    • Up to 9 ADC channels
    • 2 SPIs
    • 4 UARTs
    • I2C
    • GPIOs
    • 3 EPWMs
    • 4-lane Aurora LVDS interface for raw ADC data and debug instrumentation (AWR2944/AWR2943)
    • CSI2 Rx interface to enable playback of the captured data (AWR2944/AWR2943)
  • On-Chip RAM
    • 3 to 4MBytes (AWR2944LC with 3MB, AWR2943 with 3.5MB, and AWR2944 with 4MB)
    • Memory space split between DSP, MCU, and shared L3
  • Device security (on select part numbers)
    • Programmable embedded hardware security module (HSM)
    • Secure authenticated and encrypted boot support
    • Customer programmable root keys, symmetric keys (256 bit), asymmetric keys (up to RSA-4K or ECC-512) with key revocation capability
    • Cryptographic hardware accelerators: PKA with ECC, AES (up to 256 bit), SHA (up to 512 bit), TRNG/DRBG
  • Functional safety compliant targeted
    • Developed for functional safety applications
    • Documentation will be available to aid ISO 26262 functional safety system design
    • Hardware integrity up to ASIL B targeted
  • AEC-Q100 qualified
  • Advanced features
    • Embedded self-monitoring with no external processor involvement
    • Embedded interference detection capability
  • Power management
    • On-die LDO network for enhanced PSRR
    • LVCMOS IO supports dual voltage 3.3V and 1.8V
  • Clock source
    • 40MHz crystal with internal oscillator
    • Supports external oscillator at 40MHz
    • Supports externally driven clock (square or sine wave) at 40MHz
  • Effective Power Management
    • Recommended LP87745-Q1 Power Management ICs (PMIC)
      • Companion PMIC specially designed to meet device power supply requirements
      • Flexible mapping and factory programmed configurations to support different use cases
  • Cost-reduced hardware design
    • 0.65mm pitch, 12mm × 12mm flip chip BGA package for easy assembly and low-cost PCB design
    • Small solution size
  • Supports automotive temperature operating range
    • Operating junction temperature range: –40°C to 140°C

Description

The AWR294x is a single-chip mmWave sensor composed of a FMCW transceiver, capable of operation in the 76 to 81GHz band, radar data processing elements, and peripherals for in-vehicle networking. The AWR294x is built with TI’s low-power 45nm RFCMOS process and enables unprecedented levels of integration in a small form factor and minimal BOM. The AWR294x is a device for low-power, self-monitored, ultra-accurate radar systems in the automotive space.

TI’s low-power 45nm RFCMOS process enables a monolithic implementation of a 3-4 TX, 4 RX system with integrated PLL, VCO, mixer, and baseband ADC. Integrated in the DSP subsystem (DSS), is TI’s high-performance C66x DSP for radar signal processing. The device includes a Radio Processor Subsystem (RSS), which is responsible for radar front-end configuration, control, and calibration. Within the Main Subsystem (MSS), the device implements a user-programmable Arm Cortex-R5F processor allowing for custom control and automotive interface applications. The hardware accelerator block (HWA 2.1) supplements the DSS and MSS by offloading common radar processing such as FFT, constant false alarm rate (CFAR), scaling, and compression. This saves MIPS on the DSS and MSS, opening up resources for custom applications and higher-level algorithms.

A Hardware Security Module (HSM) is also provisioned in the device (available for only secure part variants). The HSM consists of a programmable Arm Cortex-M4 core and the necessary infrastructure to provide a secure zone of operation within the device.

Simple programming model changes can enable a wide variety of sensor implementation (Short, Mid, Long) with the possibility of dynamic reconfiguration for implementing a multimode sensor.

Additionally, the AWR294x is provided as a complete platform solution including TI hardware and software reference designs, software drivers, sample configurations, API guides, and user documentation.

The AWR294x is a single-chip mmWave sensor composed of a FMCW transceiver, capable of operation in the 76 to 81GHz band, radar data processing elements, and peripherals for in-vehicle networking. The AWR294x is built with TI’s low-power 45nm RFCMOS process and enables unprecedented levels of integration in a small form factor and minimal BOM. The AWR294x is a device for low-power, self-monitored, ultra-accurate radar systems in the automotive space.

TI’s low-power 45nm RFCMOS process enables a monolithic implementation of a 3-4 TX, 4 RX system with integrated PLL, VCO, mixer, and baseband ADC. Integrated in the DSP subsystem (DSS), is TI’s high-performance C66x DSP for radar signal processing. The device includes a Radio Processor Subsystem (RSS), which is responsible for radar front-end configuration, control, and calibration. Within the Main Subsystem (MSS), the device implements a user-programmable Arm Cortex-R5F processor allowing for custom control and automotive interface applications. The hardware accelerator block (HWA 2.1) supplements the DSS and MSS by offloading common radar processing such as FFT, constant false alarm rate (CFAR), scaling, and compression. This saves MIPS on the DSS and MSS, opening up resources for custom applications and higher-level algorithms.

A Hardware Security Module (HSM) is also provisioned in the device (available for only secure part variants). The HSM consists of a programmable Arm Cortex-M4 core and the necessary infrastructure to provide a secure zone of operation within the device.

Simple programming model changes can enable a wide variety of sensor implementation (Short, Mid, Long) with the possibility of dynamic reconfiguration for implementing a multimode sensor.

Additionally, the AWR294x is provided as a complete platform solution including TI hardware and software reference designs, software drivers, sample configurations, API guides, and user documentation.

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