The combined high performance specifications that the chipset offers, as seen in Figure 3, are important when used to build a radar sensor actuator where every dB in improved receiver sensitivity and detection range matters. Many IC-based radar systems are transmitter (phase noise) and receiver noise limited, resulting in limited overall receiver signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs). This generally results in a radar system limitation in detecting smaller objects or targets while in the presence or near larger objects. In practical radar applications, busy or cluttered, target scenarios including ground clutter exist, which all cumulatively increase system phase noise and can desensitize the radar receiver.
