DocumentCode
430340
Title
Application of a substrate-lens antenna concept and SiGe component development for cost-efficient automotive radar
Author
Chouvaev, D. ; Dalera, A. ; Stein, U.
Volume
3
fYear
2004
fDate
12-14 Oct. 2004
Firstpage
1417
Lastpage
1420
Abstract
Substrate lens autennas have been - successfully applied in combination with quartz thin-film substrates for design of an automotive FMCW radar with beam-scanning capability. A series of 7IGHz radar prototypes based on commercial GaAs components have been fabricated and evaluated. In order to achieve lower manufacturing cost of such radar devices an IC design program for SiGe radar components has been initiated. A VCOprescaler combination for 24GHz has been designed and tested. Our latest development is a complete 77GHz radar tranceiver IC designed for a commercial SiGe process with fplSOGHz Transmission tine stubs realized on-chip using available metal layers have been employed in order to achieve optimum transistor matching required for operation at f >1/2fi..
Keywords
Antenna accessories; Automotive engineering; Germanium silicon alloys; Lenses; Phased arrays; Radar antennas; Radar applications; Silicon germanium; Substrates; Switches;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Microwave Conference, 2004. 34th European
Conference_Location
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Print_ISBN
1-58053-992-0
Type
conf
Filename
1411282
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