• DocumentCode
    2599556
  • Title

    SiGe technology and circuits for automotive radar applications

  • Author

    Pacheco, Sergio ; Reuter, Ralf ; Trotta, Saverio ; Salle, Didier ; John, Jay

  • Author_Institution
    Freescale Semicond. Inc., Tempe, AZ, USA
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    17-19 Jan. 2011
  • Firstpage
    141
  • Lastpage
    144
  • Abstract
    Recent advancements in SiGe device development enable the realization of 77 GHz automotive radar systems using relatively low-cost silicon technology. This paper will discuss technology requirements for the radar design and also present examples of receiver and transmitter circuit implementations.
  • Keywords
    Ge-Si alloys; gesture recognition; road vehicle radar; silicon; automotive radar systems; device development; frequency 77 GHz; radar design; receiver circuit; transmitter circuit; Automotive engineering; Frequency control; Frequency measurement; Heterojunction bipolar transistors; Radar; Receivers; Silicon germanium;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Silicon Monolithic Integrated Circuits in RF Systems (SiRF), 2011 IEEE 11th Topical Meeting on
  • Conference_Location
    Phoenix, AZ
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-8060-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/SIRF.2011.5719345
  • Filename
    5719345