Infineon Technologies Austria AG · PDF file · 2014-02-17 Chalmers and industrial...
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ContactCentre Director Jan Grahn, [email protected] Board Chairman: Peter Olanders, Ericsson [email protected]
www.chalmers.se/ghzChalmers and industrial
partnership for novel high-frequency technologies
GigaHertz CentreCentre Partners
Chalmers University of TechnologySP Technical Research Institute of Sweden Comheat Microwave AB Ericsson ABInfineon Technologies Austria AGLow Noise Factory ABMitsubishi Electric CorporationNational InstrumentsNXP Semiconductors BVOmnisys Instruments AB Ruag Space ABSaab ABUnited Monolithic SemiconductorsWasa Millimeter Wave AB
GHz Centre is part of the VINN Excellence Program 2007-2016 partly sponsored by Swedish Govermental Agency for Innovation Systems (VINNOVA).
GHz Centre is hosted by Chalmers University of Technology, Göteborg, Sweden.
www.chalmers.se/ghz
COMHEAT
www.lownoisefactory.com
LOW NOISE FACTORYLOW NOISE FACTORY
GaN OscillatorsApplication targets: Wireless communication and radar systems, sensors, and instrumentation Project leader: Dan Kuylenstierna, ChalmersPartners: Chalmers, Ericsson, Ruag Space
• Design of low-phase noise oscillators and VCOs • Phase noise characterization and modeling• Baseband noise characterization and modeling of GaN
HEMTs
Energy Efficient MIMO TransmittersApplication targets: Wireless communication and radar systemsProject leader: Christian Fager, ChalmersPartners: Chalmers, Ericsson, Infineon, National Instruments, NXP, Saab
• Design of multiband/multistandard efficient transmitter modules
• Circuit/system co-design using advanced characterization and modeling
• Signal design and system level optimization
Application targets: Wireless communication, radars, GaN MMICProject leader: Mattias Thorsell, ChalmersPartners: Chalmers, SP, Comheat Microwave, Ericsson, Infineon, Mitsubishi, NXP, Saab, United Monolithic Semiconductors
• Advanced nonlinear characterization techniques• Optimization of GaN HEMT fabrication for specific
applications • Multifunctional GaN MMIC front-ends
GigaHertz Centre
A joint research venture between Chalmers and industry partners with a mission to bring scientific advances faster to industrial exploitation.
Carries out research and innovation in high-frequency technologies for future wireless communication infrastructure, radar systems and terrestrial and space-born instrumentation for radio astronomy and earth observation.
Research areas
• Cryogenic low noise amplifiers and THz Schottky receivers
• Low phase noise oscillators and wideband VCOs• Energy efficient MIMO transmitters• Wideband and robust multifunctional GaN transceivers
• Engages 75 researches at Chalmers and company partners
• Budget of 9 Million Euro during Stage 3 (2012-2014)• International collaboration
Invites new partners for Stage 4 (2015-2016)
THz Space ComponentsApplication targets: Space-born and terrestrial sensors, scientific instrumentationProject leader: Peter Sobis, Omnisys Instruments ABPartners: Chalmers, SP, Low Noise Factory, Omnisys Instruments, Wasa Millimeter Wave
• Ultra-low noise amplifiers based on InP HEMT MMICs up to 200 GHz
• Integrated Schottky diode radiometer modules up to 600 GHz
• THz HEMT and Schottky diode MMIC frontiers
Advanced Characterization and Modeling for Technology Optimization of Multifunctional Circuits