Title :
Active SIMMWIC-antenna for automotive applications
Author :
Singer, M. ; Strohm, K.M. ; Luy, J.-F. ; Biebl, E.M.
Author_Institution :
Lehrstuhl fur Hochfrequenztech., Tech. Univ. Munchen, Germany
Abstract :
An active SIMMWIC-Antenna (Silicon Monolithic Millimeterwave Integrated Circuit) for vehicular technology in the frequency range around 76.5 GHz is presented. This active antenna acts as a transceiver and is well suited for low-cost integrated sensor systems for automotive applications. The monolithic active antenna embedded in a synchronization network requires only 3.2/spl times/2.6 mm/sup 2/ chip size. Using subharmonic injection locking frequency tuning and stabilization is realized. With an injection power of 0 dBm we measured a tuning range of 300 MHz. To our knowledge, this is the first synchronizable monolithic integrated active antenna suited for automotive applications in the frequency band around 76.5 GHz.
Keywords :
MIMIC; active antennas; automotive electronics; millimetre wave antennas; synchronisation; 76.5 GHz; Si; active SIMMWIC antenna; automotive applications; frequency stabilization; frequency tuning; integrated sensor; silicon monolithic millimeter-wave integrated circuit; subharmonic injection locking; synchronization network; transceiver; vehicular technology; Antenna measurements; Automotive applications; Frequency synchronization; Injection-locked oscillators; Monolithic integrated circuits; Sensor systems; Silicon; Transceivers; Tuning; Vehicular and wireless technologies;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Symposium Digest, 1997., IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3814-6
DOI :
10.1109/MWSYM.1997.596557
