Differential Amplifier Based on Cherry-Hooper Topology for UWB M-sequence Radars

The paper describes the basic measurement of PCB assembled differential amplifier for UWB M-sequence radar. The amplifier structure is based on Cherry-Hooper differential amplifier topology. This amplifier was designed and manufactured in AMS 0.35 µm SiGe BiCMOS technology. The amplifier has been wires bonded and assembled directly on the PCB. Proposed structure was designed for 13 GHz bandwidth with 15 dB single-ended gain. The scattering and dynamic parameters, as well as the signal from radar, were measured. Power consumption is 135 mA from −3.3 V power supply and the amplifier was primarily designed for UWB directional coupler for M-sequence radar applications.

[1]  E. M. Cherry,et al.  The Design of Wide-Band Transistor Feedback Amplifiers , 1963 .

[2]  Jürgen Sachs,et al.  ULTRA-WIDEBAND PRINCIPLES FOR SURFACE PENETRATING RADAR , 2002 .

[3]  Michael Vogt,et al.  An M-sequence reflection measurement system , 2017, 2017 IEEE Asia Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC).

[4]  Robert G. Meyer,et al.  Analysis and Design of Analog Integrated Circuits , 1993 .

[5]  E. M. Staderini,et al.  UWB radars in medicine , 2002 .

[6]  A. Konczykowska,et al.  InP DHBT transimpedance amplifiers with automatic offset compensation for 100 Gbit/s optical communications , 2010, The 5th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference.

[7]  H. Nosaka,et al.  An over-67-GHz-bandwidth 2 Vppd linear differential amplifier with gain control in 0.25-µm InP DHBT technology , 2016, 2016 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS).

[8]  Ram M. Narayanan,et al.  A Portable Real-Time Digital Noise Radar System for Through-the-Wall Imaging , 2012, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing.

[9]  W. Marsden.  I and J , 2012 .

[10]  D. Kissinger,et al.  A DC-90 GHz 4-Vpp differential linear driver in a 0.13 μm SiGe:C BiCMOS technology for optical modulators , 2017, 2017 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS).

[11]  Jürgen Sachs,et al.  Handbook of Ultra-Wideband Short-Range Sensing: Theory, Sensors, Applications , 2012 .

[12]  Cheong Boon Soh,et al.  Wireless Sensing of Human Respiratory Parameters by Low-Power Ultrawideband Impulse Radio Radar , 2011, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement.

[13]  J.W. Haslett,et al.  Analysis and design of HBT Cherry-Hooper amplifiers with emitter-follower feedback for optical communications , 2004, IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits.

[14]  M. Amin.  Through-the-Wall Radar Imaging , 2011 .

[15]  Tim Moran,et al.  A quad 25Gb/s 270mW TIA in 0.13µm BiCMOS with <0.15dB crosstalk penalty , 2013, 2013 IEEE International Solid-State Circuits Conference Digest of Technical Papers.

[16]  Jri Lee,et al.  A Fully-Integrated 77-GHz FMCW Radar Transceiver in 65-nm CMOS Technology , 2010, IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits.

[17]  Dusan Kocur,et al.  Experimental comparison of two uwb radar systems for through-wall tracking application , 2012 .