Project description DEENESFRITPL Driving new electronic systems technologies With the rising demand for smart systems across both industrial and private sectors, it stands to reason that smart technology has found its place in the automotive industry. The promise of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and fully automated vehicles has created an opportunity for advancement and profits for innovators in smart systems and smart car radar sensors. The EU-funded Car2TERA project, taking advantage of this demand, will further advance smart automotive electronic system technology. To achieve that, it will develop novel sub-THz smart electronic systems by utilising silicon-germanium technology, micromachined silicon, and nanoelectronic technologies. Car2TERA will enforce a firm European position in the advanced, smart electronic sensor systems field. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective 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. Fields of science engineering and technologynanotechnologynano-materialstwo-dimensional nanostructuresgrapheneengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationstelecommunications networksdata networksengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringinformation engineeringtelecommunicationsradio technologyradarengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsnatural sciencesphysical scienceselectromagnetism and electronicssemiconductivity Keywords Terahertz sensor systems ADAS autonomous vehicles silicon-germanium SiGe sub-THz frequency bands OEM car radar micromachining MEMS MMIC Programme(s) H2020-EU.2.1.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Main Programme Topic(s) ICT-07-2018 - Electronic Smart Systems (ESS) Call for proposal H2020-ICT-2018-20 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-ICT-2018-2 Funding Scheme RIA - Research and Innovation action Coordinator TECHNIKON FORSCHUNGS- UND PLANUNGSGESELLSCHAFT MBH Net EU contribution € 313 125,00 Address BURGPLATZ 3A 9500 Villach Austria See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Südösterreich Kärnten Klagenfurt-Villach Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 313 125,00 Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by Net EU contribution Expand all Collapse all KUNGLIGA TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLAN Sweden Net EU contribution € 961 876,25 Address BRINELLVAGEN 8 100 44 Stockholm See on map Region Östra Sverige Stockholm Stockholms län Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 961 876,25 INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRIA AG Austria Net EU contribution € 746 125,00 Address SIEMENSSTRASSE 2 9500 Villach See on map Region Südösterreich Kärnten Klagenfurt-Villach Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 746 125,00 CHALMERS TEKNISKA HOGSKOLA AB Sweden Net EU contribution € 1 009 625,00 Address - 412 96 GOTEBORG See on map Region Södra Sverige Västsverige Västra Götalands län Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 1 009 625,00 ENT SPOLKA AKCYJNA Participation ended Poland Net EU contribution € 75 511,26 Address UL. ALEJA JANA CHRYSTIANA SZUCHA 8 LOK. 00 582 Warszawa See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Makroregion województwo mazowieckie Warszawski stołeczny Miasto Warszawa Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 75 511,26 ERICSSON TELECOMUNICAZIONI SPA Italy Net EU contribution € 184 062,50 Address VIA ANAGNINA 203 00118 Roma See on map Region Centro (IT) Lazio Roma Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 184 062,50 ANTERAL SL Spain Net EU contribution € 117 812,50 Address CALLE TAJONAR 22 31006 PAMPLONA NAVARRA See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Noreste Comunidad Foral de Navarra Navarra Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 117 812,50 MAGNA ELECTRONICS SWEDEN AB Sweden Net EU contribution € 383 375,00 Address WALLENTINSVAGEN 22 447 37 Vargarda See on map Region Södra Sverige Västsverige Västra Götalands län Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 383 375,00 ERICSSON AB Sweden Net EU contribution € 184 062,50 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) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 184 062,50 VIGO PHOTONICS SPOLKA AKCYJNA Poland Net EU contribution € 24 113,74 Address UL. POZNANSKA 129/133 05-850 OZAROW MAZOWIECKI See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Makroregion województwo mazowieckie Warszawski stołeczny Warszawski zachodni Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Total cost € 24 113,74
