A 76-77 GHz pulsed-Doppler radar module for autonomous cruise control applications

Author

Gresham, I. ; Jain, N. ; Budka, T. ; Alexanian, A. ; Kinayman, N. ; Ziegner, B. ; Brown, S. ; Staecker, P.

Author_Institution

M/A-COM, Lowell, MA, USA

Volume

3

fYear

2000

fDate

11-16 June 2000

Firstpage

1551

Abstract

A single-substrate radar transceiver module suitable for 76-77 GHz pulsed-Doppler applications has been developed. The packaged transceiver, including three waveguide ports and IF output, measures 20/spl times/22/spl times/8 mm. The circuit is realized using discrete GaAs-AlGaAs PHEMTs, GaAs Schottky diodes and varactor diodes, as well as GaAs PIN and PHEMT MMICs mounted on a low-cost 127 /spl mu/m thick glass substrate.

Keywords

Automotive electronics; Doppler radar; Millimetre wave devices; Modules; Packaging; Radar equipment; Road vehicle radar; Transceivers; 76 to 77 GHz; EHF; GaAs MMICs; GaAs Schottky diodes; GaAs-AlGaAs; IF output; PIN switch; autonomous cruise control applications; discrete PHEMTs; low-cost thick glass substrate; packaged transceiver; pulsed-Doppler radar module; single-substrate radar transceiver module; varactor diodes; waveguide ports; Circuits; Gallium arsenide; Glass; MMICs; PHEMTs; Packaging; Radar applications; Schottky diodes; Transceivers; Varactors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest. 2000 IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

Boston, MA, USA

ISSN

0149-645X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5687-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.2000.862271

Filename

862271