Project description Microsystems and Smart Miniaturised Systems Show the project objective Hide the project objective FLEXWIN proposes a significant advance towards smart RF microsystems by combining 1.) an RFMEMS switch process monolithically integrated with a Si/SiGe BiCMOS process, 2.) highly reconfigurable mm-wave building blocks, able to be used over a broad frequency range and for different applications, 3.) a new RF-system design paradigm built around the concepts of reusability, multifunctionality and reconfigurability and 4.) environmental sensing and control built into multifunctional RF ICs with digital control.As a first demonstrator of the proposed highly innovative FLEXWIN technology platform, a smart reflectarray architecture for broadband communication links will be realized. In fact, the core FLEXWIN ICs will be used as intelligent pixels providing spatial power combining with full individual amplitude and phase settings of each pixel in transmit and receive mode controlled by a serial bus. Together with the monolithic integration of the environmental sensors on the very same IC, it dramatically reduces the antennas control system complexity providing significant advances in RF frontend adaptability.The validity of the design paradigm will be further explored in two reconfigurable IC demonstrators using the RF MEMS SiGe BiCMOS technology and deliberately spaced in the radio spectrum: reconfigurable "commodity" building blocks up to 5 GHz, addressing mobile and wireless data applications, and for the 30-64 GHz range, addressing point-to-point, and emerging wireless LAN applications.Overall FLEXWIN will demonstrate enhanced and smart capabilities of mm-wave systems due to built-in intelligence allowing convenient and flexible control of important parameters, and the use in harsh environments due to built-in sensing and autonomous parameter adjustment in each module. Further, it will establish reconfigurable multi-functional millimetre-wave ICs as an off-the-shelf commodity which will ease mm-wave system implementation and shorten the time-to-market. Fields of science engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationsradio technology Programme(s) FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies Topic(s) ICT-2009.3.9 - Microsystems and smart miniaturised systems Call for proposal FP7-ICT-2009-5 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP - Collaborative project (generic) Coordinator AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE GMBH EU contribution € 507 156,00 Address WILLY-MESSERSCHMITT-STRASSE 1 82024 Taufkirchen Germany See on map Region Bayern Oberbayern München, Landkreis Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Dieter Hofmann (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITAET ULM Germany EU contribution € 724 680,00 Address HELMHOLTZSTRASSE 16 89081 Ulm See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Tübingen Ulm, Stadtkreis Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Hermann Schumacher (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data IHP GMBH - LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE MICROELECTRONICS Germany EU contribution € 861 636,00 Address IM TECHNOLOGIEPARK 25 15236 Frankfurt Oder See on map Region Brandenburg Brandenburg Oder-Spree Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Uwe George (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITA DELLA CALABRIA Italy EU contribution € 339 354,00 Address VIA PIETRO BUCCI 7/11/B 87036 Arcavacata Di Rende See on map Region Sud Calabria Cosenza Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Lidia Malizia (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data MIPOT SPA Italy EU contribution € 274 000,00 Address VIA CORONA 34071 CORMONS See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact RADOJKO STAREC (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data ERICSSON AB Sweden EU contribution € 60 000,00 Address TORSHAMNSGATAN 23 164 80 Stockholm See on map Region Östra Sverige Stockholm Stockholms län Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Peter Olanders (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF KENT United Kingdom EU contribution € 183 821,00 Address THE REGISTRY CANTERBURY CT2 7NZ Canterbury, Kent See on map Region South East (England) Kent East Kent Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Jane Benstead (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF SURREY Participation ended United Kingdom EU contribution € 149 353,00 Address Stag Hill GU2 7XH Guildford See on map Region South East (England) Surrey, East and West Sussex West Surrey Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Sue Angulatta (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
