Title :
SiGe 77GHz Automotive Radar Technology
Author :
Huang, W.M. ; John, J.P. ; Braithwaite, S. ; Kirchgessner, J. ; Lim, I.S. ; Morgan, D. ; Park, Y.B. ; Shams, S. ; To, I. ; Welch, P. ; Reuter, R. ; Li, H. ; Ghazinour, A. ; Wennekers, P. ; Yin, Y.
Author_Institution :
Technol. Solutions Organ., Freescale Semicond. Inc., Tempe, AZ
Abstract :
Recent advancements in SiGe device development enable the realization of 77GHz automotive long range radar systems using relatively low-cost silicon technology. This paper will discuss technology requirements for the radar design and present examples of receiver and transmitter circuit implementations.
Keywords :
BiCMOS integrated circuits; Ge-Si alloys; MIMIC; radar receivers; radar transmitters; road vehicle radar; 77 GHz; BiCMOS integrated circuits; MIMIC; SiGe; automotive radar; radar receivers; radar transmitters; Automotive engineering; BiCMOS integrated circuits; Germanium silicon alloys; Heterojunction bipolar transistors; Integrated circuit technology; Radar applications; Semiconductor device packaging; Silicon germanium; Transceivers; Transmitters;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2007. ISCAS 2007. IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0920-9
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0921-7
DOI :
10.1109/ISCAS.2007.378362
