An improved highly-linear low-power down-conversion micromixer for 77 GHz automotive radar in SiGe technology

IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium Digest

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 1834-1837

  Wang, Li ^a,b   Kraemer, Rolf ^a,b   Borngraeber, Johannes ^a  

^a IHP   (Germany)

^b BRANDENBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

77 GHz; Automotive radar; BiCMOS; Down conversion; Gilbert mixers; Micromixer; SiGe

Indexed keywords

BICMOS TECHNOLOGY; ELECTRIC POWER UTILIZATION; FREQUENCY BANDS; NOISE FIGURE; RADAR SYSTEMS; TRANSISTORS;

CONVERSION GAIN; CURRENT INJECTION; DOWN CONVERSION; GILBERT MIXERS; MICROMIXER;

MICROWAVE DEVICES;

EID: 34250358709     PISSN: 0149645X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/MWSYM.2006.249752     Document Type: Conference Paper

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