Grant: Alliance Grants
Institut national de la recherche scientifique
$150,282.00
Broadband Integrated Noise Measurement System for New Generations of Millimeter Wave Wireless Communications and Radars_x000d_ _x000d_ _x000d_
FY 2020-21
Summary
The millimeter-wave (mm-wave) technology has the potential to revolutionize wireless communications, radar and imaging systems. Wireless data traffic is projected to increase 10,000 times within the next 20 years. Radar and imaging systems with high accuracy are mandatory for industry, self-driving cars, medicine, security, and so on. Therefore, the solution is to move up in frequency, into an unused non-traditional spectrum, the mm-waves, where enormous bandwidths are available.
Advanced noise measurements are required for such systems in order to design efficient transceivers having increased sensitivity, high dynamic range, and the optimum signal to noise ratio (function of the required bandwidth and modulation techniques).
The proposed project is a novel implementation of mm-wave noise measurements using integrated circuit technologies. The project will take advantage of our research team's strong expertise in both mm-wave circuit and system design and collaboration with a long-date, experienced, industrial partner, Focus Microwaves, a well-established Canadian company in the microwave/mm-wave domain, a world leader in load-pull, harmonic load-pull, and noise measurement solutions.
Research efforts will be oriented towards the design of new broadband mm-wave noise measurement system architectures, prototype fabrication using integrated planar technologies (employing innovative mm-wave components, such as multi-port interferometers), and specific performance measurements of test benches.
The new knowledge that will emerge from this project and the training of highly qualified personnel associated to the different stages of this work will certainly contribute to enhance Canada's global competitiveness in this high-technology sector.
Program
Alliance Grants
Location
Quebec, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
544833-2019
Name nom
Tatu, Serioja
Department département
Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Centre - Montréal
Organization id
56
Institution établissement
Institut national de la recherche scientifique
Province en
Québec
Province fr
Québec
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2020
Competition year année de concours
2019
Award amount
150282
Program id
ALLRP
Program name en
Alliance Grants
Program name fr
Subventions Alliance
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
96
Committee name en
RPP Internal Decision Cttee
Committee name fr
Cté de décision interne - PPR
Area of application code
513
Area of application group en
Manufacturing processes and products
Area of application group fr
Procédés et produits industriels
Area of application en
Electrical and electronic machinery and equipment (including computer hardware)
Area of application fr
Machinerie et équipement électriques et électroniques (y compris matériel informatique)
Research subject code
2520
Research subject group en
Electrical and electronic engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie électrique et électronique
Research subject en
Microwave and millimeterwave devices, circuits and technologies
Research subject fr
Dispositifs, circuits et technologie hyperfréquences et d'ondes millimétriques
Installment
inst:2 - 2
Partie
1
Nb partie
2
Application title
Broadband Integrated Noise Measurement System for New Generations of Millimeter Wave Wireless Communications and Radars_x000d_
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Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
The millimeter-wave (mm-wave) technology has the potential to revolutionize wireless communications, radar and imaging systems. Wireless data traffic is projected to increase 10,000 times within the next 20 years. Radar and imaging systems with high accuracy are mandatory for industry, self-driving cars, medicine, security, and so on. Therefore, the solution is to move up in frequency, into an unused non-traditional spectrum, the mm-waves, where enormous bandwidths are available.
Advanced noise measurements are required for such systems in order to design efficient transceivers having increased sensitivity, high dynamic range, and the optimum signal to noise ratio (function of the required bandwidth and modulation techniques).
The proposed project is a novel implementation of mm-wave noise measurements using integrated circuit technologies. The project will take advantage of our research team's strong expertise in both mm-wave circuit and system design and collaboration with a long-date, experienced, industrial partner, Focus Microwaves, a well-established Canadian company in the microwave/mm-wave domain, a world leader in load-pull, harmonic load-pull, and noise measurement solutions.
Research efforts will be oriented towards the design of new broadband mm-wave noise measurement system architectures, prototype fabrication using integrated planar technologies (employing innovative mm-wave components, such as multi-port interferometers), and specific performance measurements of test benches.
The new knowledge that will emerge from this project and the training of highly qualified personnel associated to the different stages of this work will certainly contribute to enhance Canada's global competitiveness in this high-technology sector.
