A 79GHz Phase-Modulated 4GHz-BW CW Radar TX in 28nm CMOS

A 79GHz Phase-Modulated 4GHz-BW CW Radar TX in 28nm CMOS ■

Vito Giannini, Vito Giannini, Davide Guermandi, Davide Guermandi, Qixian Shi, Qixian Shi, Kristof Vaesen, Kristof Vaesen, Bertrand Parvais, Bertrand Parvais, Wim Van Thillo, Wim Van Thillo, A Bourdoux, A Bourdoux, Charlotte Soens, Charlotte Soens, J. Craninckx, J. Craninckx, Piet Wambacq, Piet Wambacq

Abstract ■

In this paper we demonstrates a 79GHz phase-modulated CW radar transmitter in 28nm CMOS. The circuit architecture uses digital pseudo-random noise modulation at a 4GHz RF bandwidth for a low-power implementation with 10.4% power efficiency.