Millimeter-Wave Receiver Concepts for 77 GHz Automotive Radar in Silicon-Germanium Technology

• Main Author: Kissinger, Dietmar (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2012.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Electrical and Computer Engineering,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Automotive engineering.; Electronics.; Microelectronics.; Electronic circuits.; Circuits and Systems.; Electronics and Microelectronics, Instrumentation.; Automotive Engineering.

The book presents the analysis and design of integrated automotive radar receivers in Silicon-Germanium technology, for use in complex multi-channel radar transceiver front-ends in the 77GHz frequency band. The main emphasis of the work is the realization of high-linearity and low-power modular rece...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Radar Fundamentals
• Silicon-Germanium Bipolar Technology
• Millimeter-Wave Receiver Concepts
• Differential 77-GHz High-Linearity Receiver Front-End
• Differential 77-GHz Current Re-Use Low-Noise Amplifier
• Millimeter-Wave Built-In Test Concepts
• Direct-Conversion Receiver Built-In Test Architecture
• Recursive 77-GHz Mixer Test Architecture
• Conclusion.