Speaker
Dr
DENVER HUMPHREY
(ARRALIS)
Description
The contract was to develop a Transmit (TX) and Receive (RX) 94GHz radar front end module using devices that Arralis had previously developed under ESA Contract No. 4000112479/14/NL/GLC. This involved putting the devices into modules, designing an 'in-line' microstrip to waveguide transition and developing additional multi-function MMICs or 'core chips' to make the module assembly easier.
In addition, as the previous LNA had been designed on a MMIC process optimised for power (and not noise), an additional LNA MMIC was designed using a different foundry process, to improve the overall noise figure of the receiver module.
Short Speaker Information
Denver Humphrey graduated from The Queen’s University of Belfast in 1996 with a doctorate in high frequency electronics and more specifically in RF circuit design. He has worked in the RF sector since 1997 specialising in power amplifier design, MMIC design and in antenna design for mobile communications low power RADAR.
At Arralis he is currently involved in the design and testing of high power W-band products for space applications.
| CONTRACT FRAME (ARTES, ITI, TRP, GSTP, NPI, ...) | GSTP |
|---|---|
| BUDGET (k€) | 400 |
| ENTITIES (Including country) | ARRALIS LTD, IRELAND |
| Proposed Duration | 30' |
Primary author
Dr
DENVER HUMPHREY
(ARRALIS)
