A multi-channel Rx for 76.5GHz automotive radar applications with 55dB IF channel-to-channel isolation

European Microwave Week 2009, EuMW 2009: Science, Progress and Quality at Radiofrequencies, Conference Proceedings - 4th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference, EuMIC 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 192-195

  Trotta, S ^a   Dehlink, B ^a   Reuter, R ^a   Yin, Y ^a   John, J ^b   Kirchgessner, J ^b   Morgan, D ^b   Welch, P ^b   Lin, J J ^b   Knappenberger, B ^b   To, I ^b   Huang, M ^b  

^a Freescale Halbleiter Deutschland GmbH   (Germany)

^b FREESCALE SEMICONDUCTOR INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Automotive radar; Beam forming; mm wave; Multi channel; Receiver

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE RADAR; AUTOMOTIVE RADAR APPLICATIONS; CHANNEL ISOLATION; CONVERSION GAIN; INPUT SIGNAL; LARGE-SIGNALS; MM-WAVE; MULTI-CHANNEL; MULTI-CHANNEL RECEIVERS; NOISE DENSITY; ON CHIPS; SIGE BICMOS; SINGLE-ENDED;

BICMOS TECHNOLOGY; INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION; MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS; MILLIMETER WAVES; RADAR; RADAR EQUIPMENT; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON;

MICROWAVES;

EID: 72449122759     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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