Title :
A versatile built-in test architecture for integrated millimeter-wave radar receiver front-ends
Author :
Kissinger, Dietmar ; Agethen, Roman ; Weigel, Robert
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Electron. Eng., Univ. of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
Abstract :
This paper presents a versatile direct built-in test architecture for integrated radar receiver front-ends. It is used for determination of the gain and noise figure of a direct down-conversion receiver. The general test structure is introduced and a detailed analysis of different approaches for the test signal injection and calibration are given.
Keywords :
built-in self test; millimetre wave radar; radar receivers; built-in test architecture; direct down-conversion receiver; integrated millimeter-wave radar receiver front-end; noise figure; test signal calibration; test signal injection; Accuracy; Detectors; Noise; Noise measurement; Power generation; Power measurement; Receivers; automotive radar; built-in testing; down-conversion; millimeter wave; mixer; silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), 2012 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Graz
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1773-4
DOI :
10.1109/I2MTC.2012.6229244
