77 GHz radar transceiver with dual integrated antenna elements

A complete radar transceiver for 77 GHz with two integrated antenna elements is presented. Based on a previously published design [1], two of the transmit and receive channels of the transceiver are supplemented with integrated antenna elements. The antennas exhibit a well defined antenna pattern with an efficiency of better than 50%.

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