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

小型企业创新研究(SBIR)第二阶段项目的更广泛影响/商业潜力是开发一种平台技术，作为下一代宽带多千兆连接的各种高吞吐量无线通信的使能器。毫米波(毫米波)技术解决了毫米波无线电和网络的一些关键潜在挑战，对于范围广泛的5G/6G无线应用至关重要，包括固定和移动无线接入等。作为5G/6G的构建块，这一先进的无线技术将使下一代网络能够快速而强大地铺设。该项目将使网络运营商能够迅速推出先进的5G无线电信网络，并将使服务提供商能够为数百万服务不足的用户部署具有成本效益的宽带连接，弥合数字鸿沟。先进的无线技术将为5G/6G市场中的一系列无线相关应用提供服务。该解决方案可能会影响从智能交通和在线医疗到教育、智慧城市倡议以及制造业和半导体行业的多个行业。这个小企业创新研究(SBIR)第二阶段项目专注于毫米波波束成形射频集成电路(RFIC)的开发和实施，作为一种新颖的、功率优化的波束成形前端技术的核心。与传统的毫米波前端技术相比，这项技术独一无二地提供了超高增益波束成形的组合，显著降低了功耗和射频损耗。毫米波前端技术基于一种新的架构以及高性能子系统。该团队将调查和演示这种波束成形RFIC前端架构的性能，以适应高效和大容量的无线网络。作为固定无线接入(FWA)的无线解决方案，这项技术为网络和服务运营商和提供商提供了显著的成本节约和收入提升。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力优势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 II project is to develop a platform technology as an enabler of a wide range of high-throughput wireless communications for the next generation of broadband multigigabit connectivity. The millimeter-wave (mmWave) technology solves some of the key underlying challenges of mmWave radios and networks and is pivotal to a wide set of 5G/6G wireless applications, including fixed and mobile wireless access, among others. As a building block of 5G/6G, this advanced wireless technology will enable rapid and robust roll-out of the next generation network. This project will enable network operators to rapidly roll-out advanced 5G wireless telecommunication networks and will allow service providers to deploy cost-effective broadband connectivity to millions of underserved users, bridging the digital divide. The advanced wireless technology will serve a wide set of wireless related applications in the 5G/6G market. The solution may impact multiple industry sectors ranging from smart transportation and online healthcare to education, smart city initiatives, and manufacturing and semiconductor industries.This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II project focuses on the development and implementation of the mmWave beamforming Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit (RFIC) as the core of a novel, power-optimized, beamforming, front-end technology. This technology uniquely provides a combination of ultra-high gain beamforming with significantly reduced power consumption and RF losses when compared to the conventional mmWave front-end technologies. The mmWave front-end technology is based on a novel architecture along with high-performance sub-systems. The team will investigate and demonstrate the performance of this beamforming RFIC front-end architecture for adaptation in highly efficient and high-capacity wireless networks. Integrated as a wireless solution for Fixed Wireless Access (FWA), this technology offers significant cost savings and revenue boost for network and service operators and providers.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.