A closed-loop pulsed power control circuit for UWB 24 GHz automotive radar transmitter

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1672-1675

  Yumin, Lu ^a   Gresham, Ian ^a   Jenkins, Alan ^a  

^a M/A COM   (United States)

Author keywords

Automotive radar; Directional coupler; HBT; Power control; SiGe

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE RADARS; PULSED SIGNALS; TEMPERATURE STABILITY;

AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING; CLOSED LOOP CONTROL SYSTEMS; DIRECTIONAL COUPLERS; HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; MICROWAVE AMPLIFIERS; POWER CONTROL; RADAR; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; TRANSMITTERS;

NETWORKS (CIRCUITS);

EID: 34249798646     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2006.249680     Document Type: Conference Paper

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