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5G_GaN2

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Advanced RF Transceivers for 5G base stations based on GaN Technology.
TA new generation of communications infrastructure is currently in development. The fifth generation (5G) communications technologies will provide internet access to a wide range of applications: from billions of low data rate sen... TA new generation of communications infrastructure is currently in development. The fifth generation (5G) communications technologies will provide internet access to a wide range of applications: from billions of low data rate sensors to high resolution video streaming. The 5G network is designed to scale across these different use cases and will use different radio access technologies for each use case. To support very high data rates 5G will use wide bandwidth spectrum allocation at mm-wave frequencies. The offered bandwidth at the mm-wave frequencies (above 24 GHz) is more than 10 times as large as that in the lower bands (sub 6 GHz). However, the move to mm-waves comes at a cost – increased path loss. This makes it extremely challenging to provide coverage at mm-wave frequencies. A partial remedy is to use beamforming to direct the radio energy to a specific user. For some deployment scenarios beamforming is not enough and the output power must also be increased. A major challenge is to bring affordable, high-performance mm-wave active antenna arrays into production. There is currently a market pull for this systems. The main objectives of the 5G_GaN2 proposal are substantial lowering the cost, power consumption and increase the output power of mm-wave active antenna systems. Advanced Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology will be used to get maximum output power and energy efficiency. High-volume and low-cost packaging and integration techniques developed for digital applications (CMOS) will be used. The capabilities of the developed technology will be shown in a set demonstrators. The application driven demonstrators will be used to guide the technology development towards maximum impact and exploitation in the post project phase. The consortium spans the complete value chain: from wafer suppliers, semiconductor fabrication and system integrators. In addition, key universities and research institutes guarantees academic excellence throughout the project. ver más
31/05/2022
UMS
21M€
Perfil tecnológico estimado
Duración del proyecto: 48 meses Fecha Inicio: 2018-05-17
Fecha Fin: 2022-05-31

Línea de financiación: concedida

El organismo H2020 notifico la concesión del proyecto el día 2022-05-31
Línea de financiación objetivo El proyecto se financió a través de la siguiente ayuda:
ECSEL-2017-2: RIA
Cerrada hace 7 años
Presupuesto El presupuesto total del proyecto asciende a 21M€
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Perfil tecnológico TRL 4-5