SiGe BiCMOS phased-array antenna front-ends for extreme environment applications

Radar;RF circuits

Thrivikraman, Tushar K. ; Electrical and Computer Engineering

University:Georgia Institute of Technology

Department:Electrical and Computer Engineering

关键词: Radar;    RF circuits;   

Others  :  https://smartech.gatech.edu/bitstream/1853/37141/1/thrivikraman_tushar_k_201012_phd.pdf

美国|英语

来源: SMARTech Repository

【 摘 要 】

The objective of this research is to understand the design and performance of state-of-the-art silicon-germanium (SiGe) BiCMOS high-frequency circuits for phased- array radar and wireless communication systems operating in extreme environment conditions. This work investigates the performance of RF circuits over a wide- temperature and exposure to a radiation intensive environment. The design and characterization of a fully integrated transmit/receive (T/R) module and integra- tion onto a multi-element antenna array is presented. In addition, individual circuit blocks are characterized in these extreme environments.