SBIR Phase I: Power-Optimized Beamforming Front-End Technology for High-Capacity Millimeter-Wave Wireless Communications

这个小型企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目的更广泛的影响/商业潜力可以积极影响广泛的数据密集型无线通信应用。带宽的数量级增加可以为各种通信应用（包括5G蜂窝、无线基础设施和卫星通信）提供更快的连接速度。该项目将使网络运营商能够快速推出先进的5G无线电信网络。这项技术将使服务提供商能够为数百万得不到充分服务的用户部署具有成本效益的宽带连接，并弥合数字鸿沟。智能交通、在线医疗、教育、制造业和智慧城市计划等多个行业将受到积极影响。该小型企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目为下一代大容量MMW无线通信创建了新型MMW前端系统架构和RF集成电路系统技术的核心。该项目提供了一种独特的毫米波前端技术，与现有最先进的毫米波无线模块相比，具有根本不同的架构，可提供超高增益波束成形无线技术。此外，与传统的MMW前端技术相比，所提出的技术显着降低了功耗和RF损耗。该项目将研究和演示拟议的毫米波波束成形前端架构的性能，沿着波束成形器的关键构建模块，以适应高效和高容量的无线网络。与现有的毫米波无线解决方案相比，该技术支持通信速度的数量级改进，并支持许多高速通信应用。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The broader impact/commercial potential of this Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project can positively impact a wide range of data-intensive wireless communication applications. An order of magnitude increase in bandwidth can enable much faster connection speeds for various communication applications, including 5G cellular, wireless infrastructure, and satellite communications. This project will enable network operators to rapidly roll-out advanced 5G wireless telecommunication networks. This technology will enable service providers to deploy cost-effective broadband connectivity to millions of underserved users and bridge the digital divide. Multiple industry sectors ranging from smart transportation, online healthcare, education, manufacturing, and smart city initiatives will be positively impacted. This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project creates the core of a novel MMW front-end system architecture and RF Integrated Circuits system technology for the next generation of high-capacity MMW wireless communications. This project offers a unique MMW front-end technology, with a fundamentally different architecture compared to the existing state-of-the-art MMW wireless modules, that provides an ultra-high gain beam-forming wireless technology. In addition, the proposed technology significantly reduces the power consumption and RF losses compared to the conventional MMW front-end technologies. This project will investigate and demonstrate the performance of the proposed MMW beamforming front-end architecture, along with beamformer key building blocks for adaptation in highly efficient and high-capacity wireless networks. This technology supports an order of magnitude improvement in communication speeds compared to the existing MMW wireless solutions and enables many high-speed communication applications.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.