A 77-GHz SiGe frequency multiplier (×18) for radar transceivers

Author

Fischer, Alexander ; Starzer, Florian ; Forstner, Hans-Peter ; Kolmhofer, Erich ; Stelzer, Andreas

Author_Institution

Christian Doppler Lab. for Integrated Radar Sensors, Johannes Kepler Univ., Linz, Austria

fYear

2010

Firstpage

73

Lastpage

76

Abstract

For 77-GHz automotive radar applications, a monolithic frequency multiplier with a multiplication factor of 18 is presented. The main circuit of the multiplier chain consists of two frequency tripler and one doubler. Additionally interstage amplifiers and filters are integrated in a 200-GHz SiGe:C production technology. The output power is -1dBm for a wide input power range (-20dBm - +8 dBm) at room temperature and 76.5 GHz output frequency. The output power flatness is better than 2 dB for an output frequency range of 69 GHz to 80 GHz. The power consumption of the multiplier is 170mW at a single supply voltage of 3.3V.

Keywords

Ge-Si alloys; amplifiers; field effect MIMIC; frequency multipliers; road vehicle radar; transceivers; SiGe; automotive radar application; frequency 200 GHz; frequency 69 GHz to 80 GHz; frequency 76.5 GHz; frequency 77 GHz; frequency doubler; frequency tripler; interstage amplifier; monolithic frequency multiplier; multiplication factor; multiplier chain; power 170 mW; radar transceiver; temperature 293 K to 298 K; voltage 3.3 V; Frequency measurement; Harmonic analysis; Impedance matching; Power generation; Power system harmonics; Radar; Transmission line measurements; 77 GHz; Frequency multiplication; SiGe; automotive; radar;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Bipolar/BiCMOS Circuits and Technology Meeting (BCTM), 2010 IEEE

Conference_Location

Austin, TX

ISSN

1088-9299

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-8578-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/BIPOL.2010.5667947

Filename

5667947