Transmitter Chipset for 24/77-GHz Automotive Radar Sensors

被引:16
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作者
Giammello, Vittorio [1 ]
Ragonese, Egidio [1 ]
Palmisano, Giuseppe [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Catania, Fac Ingn, DIEES, I-95125 Catania, Italy
关键词
BiCMOS integrated circuits; millimeter wave transmitters; mixers; phase-locked loops; power amplifiers; transformers; BICMOS TECHNOLOGY; WAVE APPLICATIONS; TRANSCEIVER;
D O I
10.1109/RFIC.2010.5477365
中图分类号
TP3 [计算技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
This paper presents a SiGe BiCMOS transmitter chipset for 24/77-GHz automotive radar sensors. The chipset adopts a dual-band architecture consisting of a 24-GHz section for ultra-wideband short-range radar operation, which is able to drive the 77-GHz long-range radar transmitter front-end. The proposed solution allows using a single 24-GHz frequency synthesizer to implement both operation modes. The 77-GHz transmitter demonstrates an output power of 12 dBm, a power gain of 20 dB and an output-referred 1-dB compression point of 11 dBm, while drawing 155 mA from a 2.5-V supply voltage. Index Terms -BiCMOS integrated circuits,
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页码:75 / 78
页数:4
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