A low-power 60-GHz integrated sixport receiver front-end in a 130-nm BiCMOS technology

Matthias Voelkel, Marco Dietz, Robert Weigel, Amelie Hagelauer, DIetmar Kissinger

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Abstract

In this paper a 60 GHz monolithic low-power sixport receiver front-end for high precision industrial radar systems is presented. The measurement principle is based on the passive superposition and power detection of two incident millimeter-wave signals. The integrated receiver has been designed using a 0.13 μm SiGe BiCMOS process from IHP (SG13G2) and includes a low noise amplifier (LNA), the passive sixport structure and four detectors. The signal processing in the baseband is done with an ADC-board designed with components from Texas Instruments and a Cyclone IV FPGA board. The integrated receiver circuit has a size of 1320 pm × 950 pm and a low power consumption of 73 mW from a 3.3 V power supply.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2017 12th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference, EuMIC 2017
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages73-76
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9782874870484
DOIs
StatePublished - 19 Dec 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event12th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference, EuMIC 2017 - Nuremburg, Germany
Duration: 9 Oct 201712 Oct 2017

Publication series

Name2017 12th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference, EuMIC 2017
Volume2017-January

Conference

Conference12th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference, EuMIC 2017
Country/TerritoryGermany
CityNuremburg
Period9/10/1712/10/17

Keywords

  • SiGe BiCMOS
  • industrial radar
  • interferometer
  • low power
  • phase measurement
  • sixport

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