Descripción del proyecto
Fomento de nuevas tecnologías de sistemas electrónicos
Con el aumento de la demanda de sistemas inteligentes, tanto en el sector industrial como en el privado, es lógico pensar que la tecnología inteligente haya encontrado ya su lugar en el sector automovilístico. El potencial de los sistemas avanzados de asistencia a la conducción y los vehículos totalmente automatizados ha creado una oportunidad de lograr progresos y beneficios para los innovadores en sistemas inteligentes y sensores de radar para coches inteligentes. El proyecto financiado con fondos europeos Car2TERA aprovechará esta demanda para seguir avanzando en la tecnología de sistemas electrónicos automotrices inteligentes. Para lograrlo, se desarrollarán nuevos sistemas electrónicos inteligentes por debajo de los terahercios mediante el empleo de la tecnología de silicio-germanio, silicio micromecanizado y tecnologías nanoelectrónicas. Car2TERA fortalecerá la posición europea en el campo de los sistemas de sensores electrónicos avanzados e inteligentes.
Objetivo
The objective of Car2TERA is to develop emerging sub-THz (150-330 GHz) smart electronic systems based on latest semiconductor, microsystem and nanoelectronics technologies, and to implement TRL-4 demonstrators in two high-potential application scenarios: (1) a new class of compact, high-resolution, electronic-beam-steering short-range car radar sensors, with the primary application being in-cabin passenger monitoring (currently fastest growing car sensor market) for individually and real-time adjusted crash mitigation measures; (2) short-distance, high data-rate THz-over-plastic data links for telecommunication radio-access and backbone networks facilitating the data growth demanded by 5G and IoT.
Car2TERA combines, for the first time, the results of recent achievements in semiconductor, micro- and nanoelectronics scientific projects, including the Graphene Flagship, an ERC and several EU collaboration projects, with the following emerging THz technologies: (1) 600-GHz-fmax SiGe monolithic-microwave integrated circuits (MMICs); (2) silicon micromachining for system integration, packaging and phased-array antenna front-end; (3) integrated MEMS reconfigurability; and (4) large-bandwidth, high-linearity graphene MMICs; (4) advanced signal processing including OFDM radar signals and AI sensor fusion.
The consortium: Veoneer, world’s largest car safety equipment manufacturer; Ericsson, world leading in telecommunication systems; Infineon, world’s largest manufacturer of SiGe radar chip sets; the academic partners Chalmers and KTH, leading in MMIC design and micromachining/THz MEMS; and three SMEs leading in sub-THz technologies and 2D-materials.
With European car module manufacturers holding a market share of 79% on car radars, and European semiconductor manufacturers 90% on SiGe car-radar chip sets, this project aims at extending Europe’s success story on advanced, smart electronic sensor systems into the sub-THz frequency spectrum and into new emerging applications.
Ámbito científico
- engineering and technologynanotechnologynano-materialstwo-dimensional nanostructuresgraphene
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationstelecommunications networksdata networks
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationsradio technologyradar
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors
- natural sciencesphysical scienceselectromagnetism and electronicssemiconductivity
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Programa(s)
Convocatoria de propuestas
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H2020-ICT-2018-2
Régimen de financiación
RIA - Research and Innovation actionCoordinador
9500 Villach
Austria
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