A 110-170 GHz transceiver in 130 nm SiGe BiCMOS technology for FMCW applications

Yu Yan; Tomas Bryllert; Vessen Vassilev; Sten E. Gunnarsson; Herbert Zirath

doi:10.1117/12.2318791

5 October 2018 A 110-170 GHz transceiver in 130 nm SiGe BiCMOS technology for FMCW applications

Yu Yan, Tomas Bryllert, Vessen Vassilev, Sten E. Gunnarsson, Herbert Zirath

Proceedings Volume 10800, Millimetre Wave and Terahertz Sensors and Technology XI; 108000I (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2318791
Event: SPIE Security + Defence, 2018, Berlin, Germany

Abstract

A 110-170 GHz transceiver is designed and fabricated in a 130 nm SiGe BiCMOS technology. The transceiver operates as an amplifier for transmitting and simultaneously as a fundamental mixer for receiving. In a measured frequency range of 120-160 GHz, a typical output power of 0 dBm is obtained with an input power of +3 dBm. As a fundamental mixer, a conversion gain of -9 dB is obtained at 130 GHz LO, and a noise figure of 19 dB is achieved. The transceiver is successfully demonstrated as a FMCW radar front-end for distance measurement. With a chirp rate of 1.6×10¹² Hz/s and a bandwidth of 14.4 GHz, a range resolution of 2.8 cm is demonstrated, and transmission test is shown on different objects.

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Yu Yan, Tomas Bryllert, Vessen Vassilev, Sten E. Gunnarsson, and Herbert Zirath "A 110-170 GHz transceiver in 130 nm SiGe BiCMOS technology for FMCW applications", Proc. SPIE 10800, Millimetre Wave and Terahertz Sensors and Technology XI, 108000I (5 October 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2318791

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