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A SiGe-based wideband 220–310-GHz subharmonic receiver front-end for high resolution radar applications

Ahmed et al., 2017

Document ID
18007759135372639167
Author
Ahmed F
Furqan M
Aufinger K
Stelzer A
Publication year
Publication venue
2017 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS)

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This paper presents a J-Band (220-325 GHz) subharmonic receiver front-end implemented in a 130 nm SiGe BiCMOS technology. The receiver chip includes integrated LO amplifiers and wideband Marchand baluns at the RF and LO ports for single-ended measurements …
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