A 24 GHz low noise amplifier for short range UWB automotive radar

Author

Shenoy, Varun ; Sungyong Jung ; Kwangki Ryoo ; Hyoungsoo Kim

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Texas at Arlington, Arlington, TX, USA

fYear

2013

fDate

4-5 April 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

A single-ended LNA for short-range UWB 2229 GHz automotive radar receiver is designed and fabricated in CMOS 0.13 μm RF process. The single-ended LNA uses a feedback LC network for stability. The input and output matching networks are based on L-matching topology. The circuit achieves a gain of 8.2 dB and a noise figure of 3.6 dB at the center frequency of 24.1 GHz. A gain flatness of the single-ended LNA is about 1.1 dB is achieved in the 23 - 25.2 GHz range. It covers an area of approximately 850 μm × 660 μm and total power consumption of the circuit is 23.2 mW.

Keywords

CMOS analogue integrated circuits; LC circuits; circuit feedback; circuit stability; low noise amplifiers; network topology; radar receivers; radiofrequency amplifiers; road vehicle radar; ultra wideband radar; CMOS RF process; L-matching topology; automotive radar receiver; feedback LC network; frequency 2229 GHz; frequency 24 GHz; frequency 24.1 GHz; gain 8.2 dB; gain flatness; input matching network; low noise amplifier; noise figure 3.6 dB; output matching network; power 23.2 mW; short range UWB automotive radar; short-range UWB; single-ended LNA; size 0.13 mum; stability; Automotive engineering; CMOS integrated circuits; Gain; Impedance matching; Noise figure; Receivers; Ultra wideband radar; LNA; UWB; automotive radar; low noise;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Wireless and Microwave Circuits and Systems (WMCS), 2013 Texas Symposium on

Conference_Location

Waco, TX

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-0456-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WMCaS.2013.6563550

Filename

6563550