A K-Band FMCW Frequency Synthesizer Using Q-Boosted Switched Inductor VCO in SiGe BiCMOS for 77 GHz Radar Applications

In this article, a fractional-N phase-locked loop (PLL) with integrated chirp generation circuit block for a 76~81 GHz frequency-modulated continuous-wave (FMCW) radar system is presented. Thanks to the switched inductor voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) topology, the linearity, phase noise, chirp...

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Main Authors: Zhe Chen, Debin Hou, Ji-Xin Chen, Pinpin Yan, Lei Bao, Zheying Hong, Yuanye Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Electronics
Subjects:
VCO
PLL
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/9/11/1933