Radio Frequency Circuit Architectures

未来的微波和毫米波通信系统以及车辆雷达系统将依赖于相控阵天线和实现这些功能的微电子芯片。该计划将在射频(RF)集成电路架构领域创造新的颠覆性技术。未来5年，创新将集中在四个相关领域：i)混频锁环频率合成架构，ii)集成相控阵接收机和雷达架构，iii)适用于5G蜂窝网络的高密度集成线性移相器，以及iv)用于相控阵卫星天线的电路。我打算将这个研究项目发展到这样一个程度，即早期演示可以吸引来自行业和其他地方的项目资金。

Future microwave and millimetre-wave communications systems and vehicle radar systems will depend on phased array antennae and the microelectronic chips that enable these. This program will create novel and disruptive technologies in the field of radio frequency (RF) integrated circuit architectures. Over the next 5 years, innovation will focus on four related areas: i) alias lock loop frequency synthesis architectures, ii) integrated phased array receivers and radar architectures, iii) high density integrated linear phase shifters suitable for 5G cellular networks, and iv) circuits for phased array satellite antennae. It is my intention to develop this research program to the point where early demonstrations can attract project funding from industry and elsewhere.