Nanostructured materials and RF-MEMS RFIC/MMIC technologies for highly adaptive and reliable RF systems

Project Information

NANOTEC

Grant agreement ID: 288531

Project closed

Start date 1 September 2011

End date 31 July 2015

Funded under

• Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies

Total cost € 9 710 823,00

EU contribution € 6 630 000,00

Coordinated by

THALES
France

Project description

Smart components and smart systems integration
Innovative and more reliable MEMS switches that would enable novel RF/mm-wave systems with lower cost and advanced functionalities.

RF communication and remote sensing (radar/radiometric) systems are facing the demands ofincreasing complexity/number of frequency bands, increased bandwidths and higher frequencies forhigher data throughput, while at the same time the power consumption, the form factor of the systems,and the overall system costs need to be reduced. Smart micro-/mm-wave systems will have to achieveself-reconfigurable operations for real-time efficient self-optimization of their performance. For suchadaptive systems, high-performance tuning components and strategies for buildingmonolithically integrated miniaturised reconfigurable RF circuits/front-ends are highly needed.The NANOTEC project aims to generate innovative approaches towards novel RF/mm-wave systemswith increased functionality and potentially lower cost addressing future needs of European industry.NANOTEC will develop 3 Demonstrators (1: 10-24 GHz reflect arrays for aerospace, 2: 94 GHz highsensitivity front-ends for passive imaging and 3: 140 GHz radar front-ends for active imaging) with advanced functionalities based on enabling technologies and via monolithic integration of highperformance RF-MEMS switches in GaN/SiGe IC foundry processes. NANOTEC will aim toimprove reliability of RF-MEMS by using NANO structured materials and to demonstrate addedvalueby employing the proposed GaN/SiGe MEMS-ICs for 10-140 GHz applications. Theemergence of European sources (SiGe/GaN MEMS-IC foundries) will play a key role towardsincreasing the availability of RF-MEMS TEChnology and related products (thus shortening the timeto-market). If successful, NANOTEC will also lead to improved safety/security thus creating novel business opportunities/jobs for existing/new companies in Europe. The NANOTEC consortiumconsists of 17 partners (7 countries) including European stakeholders in the field of communications,avionics, space and security.

Fields of science

• engineering and technology › environmental engineering › remote sensing
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › information engineering › telecommunications › radio technology › radar
• engineering and technology › nanotechnology › nano-materials

Programme(s)

• FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies

Topic(s)

• ICT-2011.3.2 - Smart components and smart systems integration

Call for proposal

FP7-ICT-2011-7
See other projects for this call

Funding Scheme

CP - Collaborative project (generic)

Coordinator

THALES

• EU contribution: € 1 311 422,00
• Address: 4 RUE DE LA VERRERIE ; 92190 MEUDON ; France
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Hauts-de-Seine
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Afshin ZIAEI (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

Participants (16)

AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: € 499 193,00
• Address: WILLY-MESSERSCHMITT-STRASSE 1 ; 82024 Taufkirchen
• Region: Bayern › Oberbayern › München, Landkreis
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Dieter Hofmann (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

UNIVERSITAET ULM

Germany

• EU contribution: € 528 072,00
• Address: HELMHOLTZSTRASSE 16 ; 89081 Ulm
• Region: Baden-Württemberg › Tübingen › Ulm, Stadtkreis
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Hermann Schumacher (Prof.)
• Total cost: No data

SILICON RADAR GMBH

Germany

• EU contribution: € 375 408,00
• Address: IM TECHNOLOGIEPARK 1 ; 15236 Frankfurt
• Region: Brandenburg › Brandenburg › Oder-Spree
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Anja Bölicke (Mrs.)
• Total cost: No data

IHP GMBH - LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE MICROELECTRONICS

Germany

• EU contribution: € 847 379,00
• Address: IM TECHNOLOGIEPARK 25 ; 15236 Frankfurt Oder
• Region: Brandenburg › Brandenburg › Oder-Spree
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Uwe George (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV

Germany

• EU contribution: € 367 516,00
• Address: HANSASTRASSE 27C ; 80686 Munchen
• Region: Bayern › Oberbayern › München, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Christoph Schulte (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

ALFA IMAGING SA

Spain

• EU contribution: € 282 072,00
• Address: CALLE GENERAL PARDINAS 91 1 D ; 28006 MADRID
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Naomi Alexander (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

THALES LAS FRANCE SAS

France

• EU contribution: € 40 614,00
• Address: AVENUE GAY LUSSAC 2 ; 78990 Elancourt
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Yvelines
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Paul Fournet (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

OMMIC SAS

France

• EU contribution: € 267 481,00
• Address: CHEMIN DU MOULIN 2 ; 94453 Limeil Brevannes
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Val-de-Marne
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Remi Aguer (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

COVENTOR SARL

France

• EU contribution: € 376 040,00
• Address: 1 RUE MARCEL PAUL ; 91300 MASSY
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Essonne
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Gerold Schropfer (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

ETHNIKO KAI KAPODISTRIAKO PANEPISTIMIO ATHINON

Greece

• EU contribution: € 120 000,00
• Address: 6 CHRISTOU LADA STR ; 10561 Athina
• Region: Αττική › Aττική › Κεντρικός Τομέας Αθηνών
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Efi Kafentzi (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

IDRYMA TECHNOLOGIAS KAI EREVNAS

Greece

• EU contribution: € 402 956,00
• Address: N PLASTIRA STR 100 ; 70013 Irakleio
• Region: Νησιά Αιγαίου › Κρήτη › Ηράκλειο
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Zinovia Papatheodorou (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

TOP-GAN SP ZOO

Poland

• EU contribution: € 112 500,00
• Address: UL. SOLEC 24 lok 90 ; 00-403 WARSZAWA
• Region: Makroregion województwo mazowieckie › Warszawski stołeczny › Miasto Warszawa
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Kamila Blusiewicz (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETAREDEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE

Romania

• EU contribution: € 264 675,00
• Address: EROU IANCU NICOLAE STREET 32B ; 077190 Voluntari
• Region: Macroregiunea Trei › Bucureşti-Ilfov › Ilfov
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Domnica Geambazi (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

SHT SMART HIGH-TECH AB

Sweden

• EU contribution: € 200 256,00
• Address: ARENDALS ALLE 3 ; 418 79 Goteborg
• Region: Södra Sverige › Västsverige › Västra Götalands län
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Lilei Ye (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

TOTALFORSVARETS FORSKNINGSINSTITUT

Sweden

• EU contribution: € 403 790,00
• Address: Gullfossgatan 6 ; 164 90 Stockholm
• Region: Östra Sverige › Stockholm › Stockholms län
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Heléne Hultgren (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

UPPSALA UNIVERSITET

Sweden

• EU contribution: € 230 626,00
• Address: VON KRAEMERS ALLE 4 ; 751 05 Uppsala
• Region: Östra Sverige › Östra Mellansverige › Uppsala län
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Marianne Asplund (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data