CMOS SoC Waveform Generators for mm-wave Radars and Active Spectrometers (CMOS Wavegen)

Completed TRL 3 (started at 1, targeting 3)

Description

This is a CMOS chip that generates wideband waveforms for future radar and spectrometer system.

The waveform generator leverages CMOS technology to reduce size weight and power over conventional radar waveform generators.

Benefits

N/A

Details

Technology area	Sensors and Instruments > Remote Sensing Instruments and Sensors > Microwave, Millimeter Waves, and Submillimeter Waves
Program	Center Independent Research & Development: JPL IRAD (JPL IRAD)
Lead organization	Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
Start date	2015-10-01
End date	2016-09-01

Project contacts

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Fred Y Hadaegh — fred.y.hadaegh@jpl.nasa.gov
Adrian J Tang — adrian.j.tang@jpl.nasa.gov
Mau-chung Frank Chang

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