Millimeter-Wave Transceivers for Wireless Communication, Radar, and Sensing : (Invited Paper)

Due to growing demand for higher data rates in wireless communication, high resolution requirement in radars, and emerging sensing applications, mm-wave frequency bands have become very attractive in recent years. Architectures and circuits of mm-wave transceivers are described and comparison of process technologies for mm-wave IC design is presented. Critical mm-wave circuit blocks and example implementations such as 60 GHz phased array, 28 GHz front-end, 79 GHz PMCW radar and 145 GHz FMCW radar are discussed and future trends are identified.