A novel 77-GHz radar frontend with 19-GHz signal distribution on RF-PCB substrate

Author

Starzer, Florian ; Forstner, Hans Peter ; Wagner, Christoph ; Feger, Reinhard ; Scheiblhofer, Stefan ; Fischer, Alexander ; Jäger, Herbert ; Stelzer, Andreas

Author_Institution

Christian Doppler Lab. for Integrated Radar Sensors, Johannes Kepler Univ., Linz, Austria

fYear

2010

Firstpage

152

Lastpage

155

Abstract

A novel radar frontend for 77 GHz mid-range-radar (MRR) and short-range-radar (SRR) applications is presented. The radar sensor makes use of a Colpitts oscillator, frequency multipliers, and a transceive (TRX) mixer. A single sensor contains up to four channels using antenna arrays for angular detection relative to the sensor. The characterization of the integrated circuit´s parameters has been carried out using a two-channel sensor with waveguide (WG) transitions. A radar measurement scenario has been realized using a four-channel sensor with a differential antenna array. All sensors have been implemented on off-the-shelf printed circuit board (PCB) substrate.

Keywords

antenna arrays; frequency multipliers; millimetre wave devices; mixers (circuits); oscillators; printed circuits; road vehicle radar; waveguide transitions; Colpitts oscillator; RF-PCB substrate; angular detection; antenna arrays; automotive radar sensors; frequency 19 GHz; frequency 77 GHz; frequency multipliers; mid-range-radar; printed circuit board; radar measurement; radar sensor; short-range-radar; signal distribution; transceive mixer; two-channel sensor; waveguide transitions; Antenna arrays; Circuits; Frequency; Oscillators; Radar antennas; Radar applications; Radar detection; Sensor arrays; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Waveguide transitions;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Silicon Monolithic Integrated Circuits in RF Systems (SiRF), 2010 Topical Meeting on

Conference_Location

New Orleans, LA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-5456-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SMIC.2010.5422941

Filename

5422941