Speaker
Mr
Denver Humphrey
(ARRALIS (IE))
Description
In this activity the main objective has been the development of 6 different MMIC chips to complete a 92-96GHz frequency band RADAR chipset. These chips included:-
1) High Power Amplifier (HPA)
2) Medium Power Amplifier (MPA)
3) Multipler
4) Mixer (Upconverter / Downconverter)
5) Low Noise Amplifier (LNA)
6) SPST Switch
Using these chips, the RADAR concept is based around an amplitude comparison monpulse system and uses IF frequencies which are compatible with existing lower frequency RADAR systems.
The MMICs were designed using WIN Semiconductor's PP10 technology with the project consisting of 3 fabrication runs and over which all 6 designs were completed. All measurements were performed at chip level and compared to the performance required for the proposed amplitude comparison monopulse RADAR system.
Primary authors
Mr
Barry Lunn
(ARRALIS (IE))
Mr
Denver Humphrey
(ARRALIS (IE))
Mr
Eamonn Boland
(ARRALIS (IE))
Mr
Mike Gleaves
(ARRALIS (IE))
Mr
Oscar Gomez
(ARRALIS (IE))
