STRADA431

24 GHz Transceiver MMIC for Automotive Radar Sensor

Data brief

Applications
24 to 24.25 GHz automotive radar applications.

Features
 AEC-Q100 qualified
 Single-channel transmitter with
differential output Pout: 13 dBm
 On-chip low phase noise VCO
 Three single-ended RX channels
 Low noise figure NFssb: 11 dB
 High programmable conversion gain up to
60 dB
 IF variable gain function Table 1. Device summary
 IF switchable bandpass filters Order code
Package
 Rail-to-rail single-ended IF output
Tray Tape and reel
 Programmable VC0 driver output at 750 MHz
and 1.5 MHz or 23 kHz QFN-40L STRADA431 STRADA431-TR

 On-chip power and temperature sensors

 3.3 V supply voltage
 4-pin SPI for chip configuration
 QFN 6x6 mm2 and 40 leads - wettable flanks

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Description STRADA431

1 Description

STRADA431 is a single-chip transceiver for automotive radar able of covering the frequency
band from 24 to 24.25 GHz in order to be compliant with ISM band applications.
STRADA431 can be operated by a single power supply at 3.3 V thanks to integrated LDOs.
The device consists of:
 One differential RF transmitter
 Three single-ended RF receivers
and it is full configurable via SPI.
The transmitter part is based on:
 On-chip voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) controlled by an external fine tuning voltage
(VTUNEF pin) and a coarse digital control driven via SPI;
 Two stages of Power amplifier (PA) digitally-controlled;
 Two output signals, proportional to VCO output frequency:
– DIV_OUT pin with 2 possible frequency ranges: 1.5 MHz or 23 kHz dividing RF
signal by 2 14 or 2 20
– HV _DIV_OUT with a frequency around 750 MHz dividing RF signal by 25.
The transmitter delivers a typical output power of 13 dBm to the antenna.
Each receiver chain consists of:
 A high linearity down converter
 A VGA with 16 steps of programmable gain and band-pass filter with possibility to
center the cut-off frequencies (High Pass filter = 60 kHz; Low Pass filter = 500 kHz or
1 MHz configurable via SPI).
 IF analog output
STRADA431 includes monitoring functions for compliancy to ISO-26262 Road Vehicles
Functional Safety: junction temperature sensor, transmitted output power detector and
complete Rx chain via Test-Tone.
Test-Tone can be used also for band pass filter calibration.

Table 2. Main parameters

Note/Test
Symbol Parameter Min Typ Max Unit
condition

Vcc Supply voltage 3.3 V

All blocks active at
Current
ICCTot max gain with 3 270 mA
consumption
Receivers powered
POUT Output power 13 dBm

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Table 2. Main parameters (continued)

Note/Test
Symbol Parameter Min Typ Max Unit
condition

VCO frequency =
24.15 GHz; Offset
freq = 100 kHz for
PN Phase noise minimum digital -75 dBc/Hz
control word
achieve desidered
VCO frequency
VGA at max gain at
Maximum
CGMax 200 kHz IF 60 dB
Conversion gain
frequency
VGA at max gain at
Minimum
CGMin 200 kHz IF 43 dB
Conversion gain
frequency
At 300 kHz IF
NF Noise Figure frequency; VGA at 11 dB
max gain
Input 1 dB max conversion
P1dBmaxG compression point gain at 200 kHz IF -47 dBm
at maximum gain frequency
Input 1 dB min conversion
P1dBminG compression point gain at 200 kHz IF -30 dBm
at minimum gain frequency
High Pass filter
IFHP3dB 3 dB cut-off 60 kHz
frequency
Low Pass filter
2 programmable
IFLP3dB 3 dB cut-off 0.5 1 MHz
cut off frequency
frequency

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STRADA431 Revision history

2 Revision history

Table 3. Document revision history

Date Revision Changes

19-Feb-2016 1 Initial release.

Updated : Features on page 1, change of low noise
15-Mar-2017 2
value and change of high conversion gain value.
Added Chapter 1: Description and Table 2: Main
15-Nov-2018 3 parameters.
Minor text changes.
09-May-2019 4 Typing errors.

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