Workshops

Workshop at IEEE IMOC 2015

Workshop chairs

Prof. Frank Ellinger, Technische Universität Dresden, and
Dr. Dudek, German Research Foundation (DFG)

Title

High Frequency Flexible Bendable Electronics for Wireless Communication Systems

Abstract

In the past, electronic devices have mainly been advanced regarding performance, power consumption and costs. A further interesting property of future electronics is mechanical flexibility which can come together with advantageous features such as bendability, stretchability, light weight, ultra-thinness, transparency, large area integration and easy recyclability. These properties can be achieved by modern TOLAE (thin film organic and large area electronics) technologies. Cut-off frequencies up to 140 MHz and bending radii down to 3 mm were reported for TOLAE devices such as transistors. These recent achievements indicate a novel promising research area: Wireless communication systems fully integrated on ultra-thin, bendable and flexible substrates such as plastic or even paper. Hence, conventional rigid circuit boards would not be required any more. However, to enable functional flexible systems and sufficiently high operation frequencies for wireless communications, the speed of flexible TOLAE devices and circuits must be massively increased. The FFlexCom programme of the German Research Foundation wants to pave the way for the first circuits and systems for wireless communications, which are fully integrated in TOLAE technologies. In this workshop, corresponding talks are given.

Schedule

Total 200 min

* including time for discussions, typically 5 min for the talks

 CVs

 “FFlexCom DFG priority program: One example for funding of basic science in electrical engineering”

Dr.-Ing. Damian Dudek 

Received the doctoral degree in electrical engineering from the University of Wuppertal, Germany in 2009 in the framework with the University of Bochum, Germany supervised by Prof. Engemann and Prof. Awakowicz in the DFG-Research Training Group (GRK 1051) “Non-Equilibrium Phenomena in Low-Temperature Plasmas”. He worked as a Postdoctoral scientist for two years in the Nanophotonics group of Prof. Sotomayor-Torres at the Catalan Institute of Nanotechnology (ICN) in Barcelona, Spain. He performed his research work for his diploma thesis under the DAAD grant in the group of Prof. Rodríguez González-Elipe at the institute of materials science (ICMS) in Sevilla, Spain. Since 2010, he is the program officer for electrical engineering at the German Research Foundation, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG).

“Radio Frequency Electronics on Plastic – Revolution by Flexible Solution”

Prof. Dr. sc. techn. habil. Dipl. Betriebswissenschaften F. Ellinger

Was born in Friedrichshafen, Germany, in April 1972. In electrical engineering (EE), he graduated in 1996 from the University of Ulm, Germany. He received the Master in Business and Administration (MBA), and the PhD degree in EE from the ETH Zürich, Switzerland, in 2001. For his habilitation thesis he obtained the Venia Legendi (university teaching degree) in high frequency circuit design from the ETH in 2004. Since August 2006 he is full professor and head of the chair for circuit design and network theory at the Dresden University of Technology, Germany. From 2001-2006, he has been head of the RFIC design group of the Electronics Laboratory at the ETH, and project leader of the IBM/ETH Competence Center for Advanced Silicon Electronics at IBM Research in Rüschlikon. Frank Ellinger is the coordinator of the BMBF cluster FAST with more than 80 Partner (most of them from industry) and the DFG priority programm FFlexCom. He published more than 300 refereed scientific papers. For his works he received several awards including the IEEE MTT-S Outstanding Young Engineer Award, the ETH Medal, the Denzler Award of the Swiss Federal Association of Electrical Engineers, twice the Rohde&Schwarz/Agilent/Gerotron EEEfCOM Innovation Award, and an ETH PhD Award.

“Nanoscale Organic Transistors for Integrated Circuits”

Dr. Hagen Klauk

(S’97–M’99) received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Pennsylvania State University in 1999. From 2000 to 2005 he was with Infineon Technologies. In 2005 he joined the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research.

“Bridging The High-Frequency Limits of Thin-Film Transistors using a Subharmonic Circuit Approach”

Ullrich Pfeiffer

Received the Ph.D. in physics from the University of Heidelberg, Germany, in 1999. Till 2006 he was with the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center where his research involved RF circuit design and packaging for 60GHz communication. Since 2008 he holds the High-frequency and Communication Technology chair at the University of Wuppertal, Germany. His current research activities include the design of silicon integrated circuits for THz imaging applications. Among other awards, he is the recipient of the 2007 European Young Investigator Award, the co-recipient of the 2004 and 2006 Lewis Winner Award, as well as the 2012 Jan Van Vessem Award at the ISSCC Conference. He is am IEEE SSCS Distinguished lecturer, has authored and co- authored 100+ publications, and has been the co-inventor of 10+ US and international issued patents, relating to RF, millimeter-wave, terahertz communication/imaging circuits and sensors.

“Organic Permeable Base Transistors and their Optimization for Flexible Active Radar Backscatter Tags” 

Dr. Daniel Kasemann

Doctor of Science (Dr. rer. nat., Physics), is leader of the “New Devices” group at the IAPP (Institut fu?r Angewandte Photophysik), Technische Universita?t Dresden at the Chair of Prof. Karl Leo. He studied Physics at the Technische Universita?t Dresden where he also received his Ph.D. in 2011 for research on singlet-triplet-annihilation in OLEDs under extremely high current densities. Since 2013 he is heading the research on novel organic transistor concepts at the IAPP.

“Alternating Contact Thin-Film Transistors-A New Short-Channel Architecture for RF Application”

Dr. Michael P.M. Jank

Is heading a joint research group on large area and printable thin-film electronics at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Systems and Device Technology IISB in Erlangen and the University of Erlangen (FAU). The group is developing materials, processing techniques, and thin-film devices in the fields of conventional PVD/CVD techniques as well as novel solution based approaches. Dr. Jank holds lectureships for Nanoelectronics and Printed Electronics from the FAU. He is reviewer for international scientific journals like ACS Nano or IEEE Electron Devices Letters and contributes to scientific and industrial working groups on semiconductor memory devices and nanomaterials.

“Advanced Fabrication of Organic Semiconductor Films for Maximum Electrical Performance” 

Prof. Stefan Mannsfeld 

Is head of the Chair for Organic Devices in the Center for Advancing Electronics Dresden (cfAED) at the Dresden University of Technology as Professor for Organic Electronic Devices. He obtained his PhD in 2004 from the Dresden University of Technology (Germany) after which he was a postdoctoral scholar at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University. In 2009, he joined the Materials Science Department of the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource as a Staff Scientist, and in the Stanford Center Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Science. His expertise lies in the field of Organic Electronics in which he (co)authored more than 80 peer-reviewed journal publications. For his research accomplishments in Organic Electronics, he received the 2011 William E. and Diane M. Spicer Young Investigator Award.

“Textile Loop Antenna and TFT Channel-Select Circuit for Fully Bendable TFT Receivers”

Dr. Tilo Meister

Received the Diploma degree in electrical engineering and the Ph.D. (Dr. Ing.) degree from the Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany, in 2006 and 2012, respectively.
He is currently a Researcher with the Chair for Circuit Design and Network Theory in Dresden. His research interests include circuit design for more-than-Moore technologies and flexible electronics.

Workshop chairs

Dr. Stepen Lucvszvn (Imperial College London)

Title

Terahertz Science and Application

Abstract

The terahertz (THz) frequency range (ca. 0.1 to 10 THz) is still considered to be a largely unexplored part of the electromagnetic spectrum. This ‘THz gap’ between conventional electronics and optics offers the potential for increased research funding and commercial exploitation, along with an urgent need for developing traceable standards in metrology. There are many ubiquitous applications that could be created to enhance our modern day living, resulting in a huge impact for society and economic growth. In telecommunication, wireless links often represent a bottleneck, due to the lack of available bandwidth. Frequency bands above 100 GHz offer a unique opportunity to overcome this limitation. Along with the continual push by the semiconductor industry to increase the upper frequency limits of Si and SiGe devices, dedicated THz science and engineering is helping to integrate devices with novel functional materials and innovative micro/nano-fabrication technologies. An increasing demand for surveillance of objects and individuals in restricted zones (e.g. airports, stations, large public events, etc.) has recently brought the terahertz range into focus. This is due to the non-ionizing nature of THz radiation and its ability to penetrate through non-metallic construction/packaging materials and clothes. Moreover, its short wavelength can achieve high spatial resolution imaging. Again, novel engineering approaches in conjunction with advanced functional materials and micro/nano-fabrication technologies represent key areas of innovation.

Schedule

Total 95 min

* including time for discussions, typically 5 min for the talks

“Secure Thermal Infrared ‘THz Torch’ Communications”

Dr. Stepan Lucvszvn

Stepan Lucyszyn is Director of the Centre for Terahertz Science and Engineering, at Imperial College London. After working in industry, as a satellite systems engineer for maritime and military communications, he spent 12 years researching microwave and millimetre-wave RFIC/MMICs. He co-edited the book ‘RFIC and MMIC Design and Technology’, published by the IEE (now IET) in 2001. Since 2001, Dr Lucyszyn has worked on RF MEMS. He edited the book ‘Advanced RF MEMS’, published by Cambridge University Press in 2010. Dr Lucyszyn first starting working on millimetre-wave electronics and terahertz technologies in 1992 and 1996, respectively. More recently, he has concentrated his activities on emerging millimetre-wave photonic crystal and thermal infrared ‘THz Torch’ technologies. Dr Lucyszyn has authored 175 papers and 12 book chapters. He served as Editor-in-Chief for the International Journal of Electronics (TandF, 2002-05) and Associate Editor for the Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems (IEEE/ASME, 2005-09). Dr Lucyszyn was the Chairman of the 41st European Microwave Conference, held in Manchester (UK, 2011) and will Co-chair the 11th European Microwave Integrated Circuits Conference, to be held in London (UK, 2016). He was an IEEE Distinguished Microwave Lecturer (DML) for 2010-12, Emeritus DML for 2013 and appointed a EuMA European Microwave Lecturer (EML) for 2013-present. Dr Lucyszyn is Fellow of the Institute of Physics (UK, 2005), Institution of Engineering and Technology (UK, 2005), The Electromagnetics Academy (USA, 2008) and Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (USA, 2014). He co-founded the Imperial College London spin-out company Drayson Wireless Ltd, est. Apr. 2014.

“Fabrication and Properties of Graphene-Oxide Multilayer Structures and Devices”

Dr. Peter Petrov

Dr Peter K Petrov joined the Department of Materials at Imperial College London in February 2007. He moved to Imperial from the London South Bank University where, for almost a decade, he worked as Senior Research Scientist. Prior to his appointment at LSBU he worked in the Chalmers University of Technology (Gothenburg, Sweden). Dr Petrov was awarded MSc (Physics and Engineering) and PhD (Technical Sciences) from St Petersburg State Electrotechnical University (LETI), St Petersburg, Russia. Dr Petrov runs the Thin Film Technology Laboratory located in the Dept. of Materials, which as a part of the London Centre for Nanotechnology provides both UCL and IC with facilities for nano-scale thin film deposition, device patterning and electrical characterisation. Dr Petrov has more than 20 years’ experience in development of smart materials based thin films multilayer structures and devices; more than 70 high impact factor scientific papers, and five patent applications, which are now granted patents (two patents were transferred to Ericsson AB). He is regularly invited to deliver lectures to national and international fora and industrial partners (Ericsson AB, Murata Manufacturing Co., etc.). His most recent achievements, include: development of a method for the fabrication of ferroelectrics based multilayers with atomically sharp interfaces; experimental confirmation of the negative capacitance in ferroelectrics based multilayers at room temperature; fabrication of ultra-thin (10nm) Barium-Strontium Titanate layers with enormous tunability and antipolar switching behaviour; development of a method for nanolithography and fabrication of light manipulating devices and development of a method for deposition of ultra-thin layers on irregular surfaces that could be used for energy harvesting and bio sensing. In February 2011, Dr PK Petrov was awarded Level 3 Certificate in Occupational Health and Safety from the National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health. Since May 2011, he is also the Dept. of Materials’ Safety Officer and Laser Safety Adviser.

“Terahertz Frequency Measurement and Applications”

Prof. Thomas W. Crowe

Dr. Crowe received the B.S. (Physics) from Montclair State College (1980), and the M.S.E.E. degree (1982), and the Ph.D. from UVa (1986). He joined the faculty as Research Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering in 1986, and was promoted to Research Professor in 1997. He served as the Director of the Semiconductor Device Laboratory from 1987 through 2003. He has authored over fifty referred publications and well over one hundred conference proceedings papers. He has also presented numerous invited talks throughout the US and Europe. While at UVa Dr. Crowe was a PI on $25M of sponsored research from NSF, NASA, JPL, NRAO, and the U.S. Army and Air Force, as well as private industry. As Founder and CEO of Virginia Diodes, Inc., Dr. Crowe is striving to bring terahertz technology into the market-place. VDI is a thriving a small business that has played a critical role in the emergence of a practical terahertz technology base. VDI supplies terahertz devices, components and subsystems to a growing customer base totaling several hundred companies, research laboratories and universities throughout the world. VDI has successfully delivered LO sources for radio-astronomical receivers operating as high as 2.7THz. The main focus of VDI product development is now advanced test and measurement equipment for the frequency range from 50GHz through 1.5THz and development of new custom products for emerging applications, such as communications, spectroscopy, imaging and radar systems.

“Terahertz Frequency Measurement and Applications”

Suren Singh

Suren Singh received his BSEE from University of Durban-Westville, Durban South Africa in 1985. He completed a Graduate Diploma at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg South Africa in December 1992. He then went on to complete his MSEE at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg in 1995. Suren has been with the Hewlett-Packard Company, Agilent Technologies and now Keysight Technologies since 1986. His experience at Keysigth includes application engineering, product design, manufacturing and test process development for microwave hybrid microcircuits. He currently holds the position of an application specialist business manager focused on the terahertz measurement solutions. In addition he is responsible for the metrology products for performance network analyzers, including both calibration and verification.

“Laser Ablation and Polymer Photolithography for Terahertz Passive Circuits”

Prof. Michael J. Lancaster

Michael J. Lancaster (SM’2004) was born in England in 1958. He was educated at Bath University, UK, where he graduated with a degree in Physics in 1980. His career continued at Bath, where he was awarded a PhD in 1984 for research into non-linear underwater acoustics. After leaving Bath University where he graduated, he joined the surface acoustic wave (SAW) group at the Department of Engineering Science at Oxford University as a Research Fellow. The research was in the design of new, novel SAW devices, including RF filters and filter banks. In 1987 he became a Lecturer at The University of Birmingham in the Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, lecturing in electromagnetic theory and microwave engineering. Shortly after he joined the department he began the study of the science and applications of high temperature superconductors, working mainly at microwave frequencies. He was promoted to head the Emerging Device Technology Research Centre in 2000 was head of the department of Electronic, Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2003-2006. His present personal research interests include microwave filters and antennas, as well as the high frequency properties and applications of a number of novel and diverse materials. Professor Lancaster is Fellow of the IET and UK Institute of Physics. He is a Chartered Engineer and Chartered Physicist. He has served on the MTT IMS technical committee. Professor Lancaster has published two books and over 170 papers in refereed journals.

“Design of Silicon Integrated Circuits for THz Imaging Applications”

Dr. Ullrich Pfeiffer

Received the Ph.D. in physics from the University of Heidelberg, Germany, in 1999. Till 2006 he was with the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center where his research involved RF circuit design and packaging for 60GHz communication. Since 2008 he holds the High-frequency and Communication Technology chair at the University of Wuppertal, Germany. His current research activities include the design of silicon integrated circuits for THz imaging applications. Among other awards, he is the recipient of the 2007 European Young Investigator Award, the co-recipient of the 2004 and 2006 Lewis Winner Award, as well as the 2012 Jan Van Vessem Award at the ISSCC Conference. He is am IEEE SSCS Distinguished lecturer, has authored and co- authored 100+ publications, and has been the co-inventor of 10+ US and international issued patents, relating to RF, millimeter-wave, terahertz communication/imaging circuits and sensors.

“International Institute of Terahertz in Brazil”

Prof. Adaildo D’assunção 

He graduated in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN) in 1974 (best student in whole course). Completed the master’s and doctorate in electrical engineering at the State University of Campinas (Unicamp) in 1977 and 1981, respectively. From 1975 to 1976 he worked with radar systems and telemetry in the Barreira do Inferno Launch Center (CLBI) in Natal, RN. From 1985 to 1987 he held a post-doctoral internship at the State University of North Dakota (NDSU) in the United States. Since 1976 is a professor at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, and was promoted to full professor in 2000. Currently, develops teaching and research activities in frequency selective surfaces, antennas, propagation, ceramic materials, metamaterials, EBG devices without communications wire, millimeter wave and terahertz. From 2007 to 2010, coordinated by the Brazilian side, the CAPES-COFECUB program between Telecom ParisTech, formerly ENST (Paris), and the UFRN (Christmas). He is currently the coordinator of the National Institute for Wireless Communications (INCT-CSF) and the assistant coordinator, the Brazilian side, the BRAFITEC program between the UFRN (Christmas), the UFSC (Florianópolis) and the ENSEEIHT-INP (Toulouse). Member of the Brazilian Society of Microwave and Optoelectronics (SBMO), the Society of Theory and Microwave Techniques (MTT-S) and the Society of Antennas and Propagation (AP-S), since 1982. From 2000 to 2002 presided the Brazilian Society of Microwave and Optoelectronics. In 2011, he coordinated the SBMO / IEEE MTT-S International Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference (IMOC 2011)

“International Institute of Terahertz in Brazil”

Prof. Marcos T. de Melo

Prof. Marcos T. de Melo, has completed undergraduate degree in Physics from the Federal University of Pernambuco-UFPE, Brazil, in 1983. Continuing his studies at the same university he received the M.Sc. degree also in Physics in 1992, where his dissertation focused on Microwave Absorption on Superconducting Samples. In 1997, he received the Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Birmingham University, England, where his thesis focused on High Temperature Superconducting Devices. In 1999, he joined the Department of Electronic and Systems, UFPE. During 2012-2013 he’s taken a 1-year sabbatical at Imperial College London, Electrical and Electronic Engineer Dep. He has more than 100 published works, among Journal papers, Conference papers, book and book chapters. At the moment he is organizing, as the General Chair, the 2015 SBMO/IEEE MTT-S International Microwave and Optoelectronic Conference. His present research interests include the design and fabrication of coplanar structures in microwave frequencies, like resonator, power divider, filter, delay line, instantaneous frequency measurement systems, superconducting transmission line, power line communication, measurement of dielectric properties of novel materials for microwave applications, micromachined technique and also terahertz device applications.

Round Table

Theme: “International Collaboration on Terahertz”

Duration: 25min

Round table members:

Stepen Lucvszvn (Workshop Chair, UK), Michael Lancaster(UK), Ullrich Pfeiffer (Germany), Peter Petrov (UK), Thomas W. Crowe (USA) and Marcos T. de Melo (Imoc2015 Chair, Brazil)