A 38/76 GHz automotive radar chip set fabricated by a low cost PHEMT technology

Author

Werthof, A. ; Siweris HJ ; Tischer, H. ; Liebl, W. ; Jaeger, G. ; Grave, T.

Author_Institution

Wireless Solutions, Infineon Technol., Munich, Germany

Volume

3

fYear

2002

fDate

2-7 June 2002

Firstpage

1855

Abstract

Two complex transmit MMICs have been developed for the conversion of a 38 GHz VCO signal to 76 GHz. They consist of a 38 GHz driver amplifier, a frequency doubler and 76 GHz output amplifiers. These MMICs achieve a saturated output power of 14 dBm at 76 GHz and a maximum conversion gain of 9 dB and 12 dB, respectively. The transmit chips are supplemented by a 38 GHz voltage-controlled oscillator with 1.5 GHz tuning bandwidth and 10 dBm output power. The developed MMICs are designed for flip-chip mounting and have been fabricated by a production oriented PHEMT technology. They are suited for low cost automotive radar systems.

Keywords

CW radar; FM radar; HEMT integrated circuits; MMIC frequency convertors; MMIC oscillators; field effect MIMIC; millimetre wave frequency convertors; millimetre wave oscillators; road vehicle radar; voltage-controlled oscillators; 1.5 GHz; 12 dB; 38 GHz; 76 GHz; 9 dB; FMCW radar frontend; GaAs; VCO signal conversion; automotive radar chip set; driver amplifier; flip-chip mounting; frequency doubler; low cost PHEMT technology; maximum conversion gain; output amplifiers; production oriented PHEMT technology; saturated output power; transmit MMICs; tuning bandwidth; voltage-controlled oscillator; Automotive engineering; Costs; Driver circuits; Frequency; Gain; MMICs; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Radar; Voltage-controlled oscillators;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest, 2002 IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

Seattle, WA, USA

ISSN

0149-645X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7239-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.2002.1012224

Filename

1012224