25.5 to 76.5GHz active frequency tripler for automotive radar applications

Author

Allen, D. ; Bryant, D. ; Gaiewski, W.

Author_Institution

TriQuint Semicond. Inc, Richardson, TX, USA

Volume

3

fYear

2003

Firstpage

2233

Abstract

This paper discusses the development of a 25.5 GHz to 76.5 GHz single stage active frequency tripler for automotive radar applications. With an input drive level of 17 dBm at f/3, the frequency triplers tested demonstrated an output power level of 0 dBm from 73 to 82 GHz. The frequency tripler was subsequently cascaded with a 25.5 GHz VCO to demonstrate a 76.5 GHz VCO.

Keywords

HEMT integrated circuits; III-V semiconductors; MMIC frequency convertors; MMIC oscillators; cascade networks; field effect MIMIC; frequency multipliers; gallium arsenide; integrated circuit noise; millimetre wave frequency convertors; millimetre wave oscillators; phase noise; road vehicle radar; voltage-controlled oscillators; 25.5 GHz; 25.5 GHz VCO; 25.5 to 76.5GHz active frequency tripler; 73 to 82 GHz; 76.5 GHz; 76.5 GHz VCO; GaAs; GaAs pHEMT design; automotive radar applications; automotive radar sensors; cascaded GaAs MMIC VCO/buffer amplifier; cascaded frequency tripler; dual-recess pHEMT device process; input drive level; low phase noise; output power level; Automotive engineering; Circuits; Frequency; Gallium arsenide; PHEMTs; Phase noise; Power generation; Power harmonic filters; Radar applications; Voltage-controlled oscillators;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest, 2003 IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

Philadelphia, PA, USA

ISSN

0149-645X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7695-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.2003.1210609

Filename

1210609