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

SBIR 第二阶段：用于高容量毫米波无线通信的功率优化波束成形前端技术

• 批准号: 2243835
• 负责人: Avish Kosari
• 金额: $ 100万
• 依托单位: SKYGIG, LLC
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Cooperative Agreement
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2023-08-15 至 2025-07-31
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=2243835&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: SBIR; Phase; II; Power; Optimized

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.

该小企业创新研究 (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位连接的各种高吞吐量无线通信的推动者。毫米波 (mmWave) 技术解决了毫米波无线电和网络的一些关键潜在挑战，对于广泛的 5G/6G 无线应用（包括固定和移动无线接入等）至关重要。作为 5G/6G 的构建模块，这种先进的无线技术将实现下一代网络的快速、稳健的部署。该项目将使网络运营商能够快速推出先进的 5G 无线通信网络，并使服务提供商能够为数百万服务不足的用户部署经济高效的宽带连接，从而弥合数字鸿沟。先进的无线技术将服务于 5G/6G 市场中广泛的无线相关应用。 该解决方案可能会影响多个行业领域，从智能交通和在线医疗保健到教育、智能城市计划以及制造和半导体行业。该小型企业创新研究 (SBIR) 第二阶段项目重点关注毫米波波束成形射频的开发和实施集成电路 (RFIC) 作为新型功率优化波束成形前端技术的核心。与传统毫米波前端技术相比，该技术独特地提供了超高增益波束成形与显着降低的功耗和射频损耗的结合。毫米波前端技术基于新颖的架构和高性能子系统。 该团队将研究并演示该波束赋形 RFIC 前端架构的性能，以适应高效和高容量的无线网络。作为固定无线接入 (FWA) 的无线解决方案，该技术可为网络和服务运营商及提供商显着节省成本并增加收入。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进行评估，被认为值得支持以及更广泛的影响审查标准。