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DOUG LUNG / RF REPORT

10.24.2014 02:26 PM

New Microwave Circuit from Chalmers

University of Technology Operates at 140 GHz

Desire for higher data rates drives research into circuits for communications
at frequencies above 100 GHz
The desire for higher data rates is driving research into circuits for communications at frequencies above 100 GHz.
A Swedish group from Chalmers University of Technology and Ericsson has been successful in building data circuits
that can function at these frequencies.
We have designed circuits for signals at 140 Gigahertz, where we have a large bandwidth, said Herbert Zirath, a
professor in high speed electronics at Chalmers who is employed by Ericsson Research on a part-time basis. In
laboratory testing, we have achieved a transmission rate of 40 Gigabit data per second, which is twice as fast as
the previous world record at a comparable frequency.

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The circuits are made from the semiconductor indium phosphide and are so small a microscope is needed to
distinguish the details. Ericsson is interested in the circuits for use in transmitting signals to and from base stations
and cellular towers.

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The project is being funded by the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research. The next step for Zirath and his
team is to test the circuits outdoors. Zirath said his goal is to demonstrate wireless data transfer of 100 Gigabits
per second. I believe it is only a matter of a couple of years before our circuits will be used in practical
applications, he said.

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The researchers talked about their results at this week's Compound Semiconductor Integrated Circuits Symposium
in San Diego during the Breaking News Papers session.

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