Objective
This project envisions
the wide-spread use of low-cost THz technology in our society, enabled by the
proposed micromachined heterogeneous integration platform, which provides an
unprecedented way to highly-integrated, volume-manufactuable, cost- and energy-efficient,
reconfigurable submillimeter-wave and terahertz (THz) systems. The proposed THz
integration platform is envisioned to initiate an important transition in
industrial microwave-systems manufacturing and is expected to finally enable
the large-scale commercialization of the heavily sought-after frequency space
between 100 GHz and 1 THz. In line with technology convergence of advancing
microwave semiconductor technology according to internal and external roadmaps,
the proposed THz microsystem platform is envisioned to accommodate multiple
generations of future THz products in different application fields. The
concrete business and lead application case is THz microsystems enabling
compact, low-cost point-to-point high-speed communication links in the
frequency space between 100 GHz and 500 GHz, to be deployed in a scenario of a
high-density small-cell base-station network providing ubiquitous high-speed
internet access to mobile communication devices in urban environment. The key
technology end-user driving the primary prototype development and demonstration
of a complete THz communication link is Ericsson. A secondary prototype
developed in M3TERA is on a multi-function adaptive THz sensor platform for
different millimeter-wave sensing applications in society, including food
quality control and food safety monitoring, medical diagnosis, and industrial
sensing. The key manufacturing partner in this industry-driven proposal is the
high-volume semiconductor and microsystems manufacturer IFAT, who also provides
system packaging concepts. Project management of this 3-years project with 7
participants in 4 EU countries is done by a professional company with an
exceptional career track in EU project management.
Coordinator
TECHNIKON
FORSCHUNGS- UND PLANUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH
Project
details
Total
cost:
EUR
4 255 743,75
EU
contribution:
EUR
3 742 961,25
Coordinated
in:
Topic(s):
Call for
proposal:
H2020-ICT-2014-1
Funding
scheme:
RIA
- Research and Innovation action
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