TARANTO

High-Performance 5G-mmW-Transceiver mit MIMO- und Beam-Steering-Funktionalität auf Basis einer neuen zukunftsweisenden BiCMOS-Technologie

High-performance 5G mmW transceiver with MIMO and beam steering functionality based on new advanced BiCMOS technology

(Third Party Funds Group – Sub project)

Title of the overall project: High-Performance 5G-mmW-Transceiver mit MIMO- und Beam-Steering-Funktionalität auf Basis einer neuen zukunftsweisenden BiCMOS-Technologie

Project start: 01/04/2017
Acronym: TARANTO
Funders Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF)

Abstract

TARANTO is a research project funded by the European Commission together with the national governments of the member states in the ECSEL initiative, which started in April 2017. Here, research is being conducted at several research levels on the development and integration of a new generation of SiGe BiCMOS technology platforms.

The Chair of Technical Electronics (LTE) is significantly involved in two research scenarios: the development of a 5G repeater system and a communication link at 140 GHz. In collaboration with partners Infineon, Nokia, IMEC, the University of Wuppertal (BUW), the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), and the Institute for Innovative Microelectronics (IHP), LTE focuses on the design and efficient and innovative implementation of high frequency integrated circuits.

Since wireless systems of the new mobile radio standard 5G experience high path losses, techniques for antenna beam focusing and steering are used in this process. The 5G repeater developed at LTE covers the scenario of 5G connectivity in urban environments as well as wireless coverage of rural regions. Hybrid integration will be used to develop a repeater system with flexible beam steering, high degree of integration and improved signal quality at high data rates.

The communication link for 140 GHz aims to provide wireless connectivity at high data rates, since several GHz of bandwidth are available. Dieses System soll für Hochgeschwindigkeits-Datenübertragung innerhalb von Gebäuden Verwendung finden und im WLAN bzw. bei Data-Kiosk-Anwendungen genutzt werden. Im Zusammenhang mit Fortschritten in Technologien, Designmethodiken und hybrider Integration, soll hier ein Multi-Gigabit System mit flexibler Strahlschwenkung über 10m Reichweite entstehen.

You can find more information at https://www.elektronikforschung.de/projekte/taranto or https://www.ecsel.eu/projects/taranto.

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