Transceiver Front-End Circuits for THz MIMO Radar (C03)

• Subject Area: Electronic Semiconductors, Components and Circuits, Integrated Systems, Sensor Technology, Theoretical Electrical Engineering
• Term: since 2017
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 287022738

C03 designs SiGe THz circuits for an FMCW MIMO radar system, aiming for precise material localization and characterization in line with the MARIE vision. C03’s objective is a demonstrator with sub-degree and sub-millimeter precision for radar-based measurements at around 450 GHz, with a 100 GHz tuning range. C03 investigates scalable array approaches with optimized antenna positions to increase array size and resolution by combining multiple transceiver MMICs. Additionally, C03 plans to integrate a vector modulator for various MIMO and phased-array techniques and explores distributed MIMO to use multiple MIMO radar sensors on the MARIE drone, enhancing detection accuracy.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 196: Mobile Material Characterization and Localization by Electromagnetic Sensing
• Applicant Institution: Universität Duisburg-Essen
• Project Head: Professor Dr.-Ing. Nils Pohl