Wang et al., 2019 - Google Patents
Comparison of 10/20/40 GHz Quadrature VCOs for W-band FMCW Radar Systems in 90nm SiGe BiCMOS TechnologyWang et al., 2019
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- 4774779775267657965
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- Wang W
- Floyd B
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- 2019 IEEE BiCMOS and Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuits and Technology Symposium (BCICTS)
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This paper presents and compares quadrature voltage-controlled oscillators (QVCOs) operating at 10, 20, and 40 GHz for use within W-band frequency-modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar systems. The same circuit topology and a 90nm SiGe BiCMOS 9HP …
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