An integrated SiGe-BiCMOS low noise transmitter chip with a frequency divider chain for 77 GHz applications

Proceedings of the 1st European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference, EuMIC 2006

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 194-197

  Ghazinour, Akbar ^a   Wennekers, Peter ^a   Reuter, Ralf ^a   Yi, Yin ^a   Li, Hao ^a   Böhm, Thomas ^a   Jahn, Danny ^a  

^a FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR INC   (United States)

Author keywords

77 GHz; 77 GHz FMCW radar system; Frequency divider; SiGe BiCMOS; Transmitter; VCO

Indexed keywords

BICMOS TECHNOLOGY; FREQUENCY DIVIDING CIRCUITS; RADAR SYSTEMS; SILICON COMPOUNDS;

77 GHZ FMCW RADAR SYSTEM; FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTORS;

TRANSMITTERS;

EID: 41549128054     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/EMICC.2006.282785     Document Type: Conference Paper

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