Title :
UWB LNAs for ground penetrating radar
Author :
Robens, Markus ; Wunderlich, Ralf ; Heinen, Stefan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Integrated Analog Circuits, RWTH Aachen Univ., Aachen, Germany
Abstract :
Two LNA topologies for use in UWB systems are examined and compared in this paper. Design specifications have been derived from a ground penetrating radar system which is the target application. Circuits have been designed to cover the frequency range from 3.1 GHz to 10.6 GHz. The SiGe:C technology SGB25V of IHP Microelectronics is applied to enable volume production at low prices. For measurement purposes, input and output are matched to 50 Omega.
Keywords :
Ge-Si alloys; ground penetrating radar; low noise amplifiers; microwave amplifiers; radar target recognition; ultra wideband radar; IHP Microelectronics; SGB25V technology; SiGe:C; UWB LNA topology; frequency 3.1 GHz to 10.6 GHz; ground penetrating radar; object recognition; target application; volume production; Bandwidth; Costs; Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy; Feedback; Food industry; Frequency; Ground penetrating radar; Layout; Monolithic integrated circuits; Production;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2009. ISCAS 2009. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Taipei
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3827-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3828-0
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.2009.5117727
