Stretch Processing Radar RFIC System Analysis and Front-end Design

Abstract

Current 0.13 u m SiGe BiCMOS technology allows for most of the components for an X- band radar to be fabricated on a single IC. This paper discusses system design and analysis of a stretch processing radar. The design uses a single ADC, no matched lters, and wide- band waveforms. Chapters include an in-depth analysis of stretch processing, LNA design concepts, and test software design for the IC.