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A low-noise, and high-gain double-balanced mixer for 77 GHz automotive radar front-ends in SiGe bipolar technology

Perndl et al., 2004

Document ID
2043666279710295647
Author
Perndl W
Knapp H
Wurzer M
Aufinger K
Meister T
Bock T
Simburger W
Scholtz A
Publication year
Publication venue
2004 IEE Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFIC) Systems. Digest of Papers

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An active down-conversion mixer for automotive radar applications at 76 GHz to 81 GHz was realized in a 200 GHz f/sub T/SiGe bipolar technology. A conversion gain of more than 24 dB and a single-sideband noise figure of less than 14 dB is achieved. The 1 dB output …
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