Title :
A 45–67GHz UWB transmitter with >8dBm output power for indoor radar applications
Author :
Veenstra, H. ; Notten, M. ; Zhao, Dongbin ; Long, J.R.
Author_Institution :
Philips Res., Eindhoven, Netherlands
Abstract :
A transmitter IC for indoor presence and position detection based on radar is presented. The IC supports carrier frequencies between 45-67GHz, which includes the 60GHz ISM band. Wide RF bandwidth is achieved by applying low to moderate quality factor networks in the signal path. A bi-phase modulator multiplies the carrier with a pseudo-random data sequence of up to 4Gb/s for UWB signal generation. The 0.79mm2 IC produces >8dBm saturated output power and >25dB small-signal gain for frequencies from 35-67GHz. At 60GHz, the saturated (differential) output power is 10.7dBm. The IC dissipates 462mW from a 3.5V supply voltage and is implemented in a 0.13μm SiGe BiCMOS IC process.
Keywords :
BiCMOS integrated circuits; indoor communication; modulators; ultra wideband radar; SiGe BiCMOS IC; UWB signal generation; UWB transmitter; biphase modulator; carrier frequencies; frequency 45 GHz to 67 GHz; frequency 60 GHz; indoor radar application; power 462 mW; size 0.13 micron; transmitter IC; voltage 3.5 V; Bandwidth; Integrated circuits; Modulation; Power amplifiers; Power generation; Radio frequency; Transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
ESSCIRC, 2010 Proceedings of the
Conference_Location :
Seville
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6662-7
DOI :
10.1109/ESSCIRC.2010.5619897
