A 19GHz DRO downconverter MMIC for 77GHz automotive radar frontends in a SiGe bipolar production technology

Proceedings of the IEEE Bipolar/BiCMOS Circuits and Technology Meeting

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 117-120

  Forstner, H P ^a   Wohlmuth, H D ^b   Knapp, H ^a   Gamsjager C ^a   Bock J ^a   Meister, T ^a   Aufinger, K ^a  

^a INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG   (Germany)

^b FREQUENTIS AG   (Austria)

Author keywords

77GHz; ACC; Automotive radar; DRO; FMCW; Low noise; Mixer; downconverter; SiGe

Indexed keywords

MICROWAVE CIRCUITS; MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; PHASE NOISE; RADAR; SEMICONDUCTING GERMANIUM COMPOUNDS; SILICON ALLOYS; TECHNOLOGY;

77GHZ; ACC; AUTOMOTIVE RADAR; DRO; FMCW; LOW NOISE; MIXER; SIGE;

MIXERS (MACHINERY);

EID: 57949106087     PISSN: 10889299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/BIPOL.2008.4662726     Document Type: Conference Paper

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