A 6-15 GHz ultra-wideband signal generator with 82 % continuous tuning range for FMCW radar

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Abstract

This paper describes an ultra-wideband signal generator for FMCW radar application. The system is based on a charge pump phase-locked loop architecture and features a continuous tuning range from 6 GHz to 15 GHz combined with low in-band phase noise of -80 dBc/Hz and -105 dBc/Hz in average at 1 MHz offset to the carrier. The system utilizes a hybrid structure where the voltage controlled oscillator was fabricated using 130 nm SiGe BiCMOS technology and the lower frequency components are off-the-shelf. An FPGA enables different waveform generation in the frequency domain. The synthesizer is suitable to operate as an ultra-wideband, low phase noise, low cost and small signal generator for frequency domain waveform generation like frequency chirps for FMCW primary radar with ultra high range resolution. Core components power consumption amounts to 340 mW and the size of the system is 6 cm × 7 cm.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
TitelPRIME 2019 - 15th Conference on Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics, Proceedings
Herausgeber (Verlag)Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Seiten93-96
Seitenumfang4
ISBN (elektronisch)9781728135496
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Juli 2019
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Konferenz

Titel15th Conference on Ph.D. Research in Microelectronics and Electronics
KurztitelPRIME 2019
Veranstaltungsnummer15
Dauer15 - 18 Juli 2019
BekanntheitsgradInternationale Veranstaltung
OrtEPFL - CO-Coupole
StadtLausanne
LandSchweiz

Schlagworte

Schlagwörter

  • charge pump phase-locked loop, FMCW primary radar, FPGA, frequency chirp, frequency synthesizer, local oscillator, low phase noise, ultra-wideband signal generator, voltage controlled oscillator, waveform generation