Si Based UWB Radar Sensors - Design, Development, and Production

Author

Gresham, Ian ; Jenkins, Alan ; Kinayman, Noyan ; Point, Rob ; Lu, Yumin ; Ito, Ryosuke ; Street, Andy

Author_Institution

M/A-COM Strategic Res. & Dev., Lowell, MA

fYear

2006

fDate

16-16 Nov. 2006

Firstpage

27

Lastpage

32

Abstract

Automotive short-range sensor networks at 24 GHz represent the first truly high volume commercial system at mm-wave, with first year production quantities already eclipsing previous products such as autonomous cruise control (ACC), and the various microwave radio networks (e.g. LMDS). The emphasis on product quality, reliability, cost, and performance demanded by automotive OEMs has meant that an innovative approach to product development, packaging, and test has had to be introduced to mm-wave products. This paper will highlight some of the key technical hurdles and their solutions in the development and introduction to production of a 24 GHz UWB radar sensor based on custom-designed SiGe ICs

Keywords

Ge-Si alloys; microwave detectors; road vehicle radar; semiconductor materials; ultra wideband radar; ACC; Si based UWB radar sensors; SiGe; SiGe IC; automotive short-range sensor networks; autonomous cruise control; microwave radio networks; 24GHz; Plastic Packaging; Radar; SiGe; UWB;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

iet

Conference_Titel

MM-Wave Products and Technologies, 2006. The Institution of Engineering and Technology Seminar on

Conference_Location

London

Print_ISBN

0-86341-719-1

Type

conf

Filename

4126084