RADSAGA
Resubmission
First meeting
Steffen MUELLER Alexander KOELPIN
Institute for Electronics Engineering (LTE) University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Outline
1.
Introducing LTE
2.
RadHard activities
3.
LTE’s potential role
LTE embedded in FAU
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Introducing LTE (Lehrstuhl für Technische Elektronik)
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Staff:
● 3 professors
● Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. habil. Robert Weigel (Head of Institute)
● Prof. Dr.-Ing. Georg Fischer
● PD Dr.-Ing. habil. Alexander Kölpin
● 4 external teaching professors:
● Dr. Frank Ohnhäuser (eesy-ic)
● Dr. Heindrich Milosiu (Fraunhofer IIS)
● Martin Allinger (eesy-ic)
● Prof. Dr.-Ing. Larissa Vietzorreck (TU Munich)
● 2 permanent guest scientists / joint lab actitivties
Introducing LTE
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Staff
● 2 groups
● Electronic Systems (PD Dr.-Ing. habil. Alexander Kölpin)
● Electronic Circuits (Dr.-Ing. Amelie Hagelauer)
● 50 internal PhD students
● 25 external PhD students
● 40 students (BSc/MSc)
● 6 technical staff members
● 3 secretarial staff members
Introducing LTE
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The cradle of …
● Fundamental research on MP3 audio codec under Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dieter Seitzer (former Head of Institute) together with Karlheinz Brandenburg and
Heinz Gerhäuser
“Home of MP3”
● 46 years of “Halbleiter-Schaltungstechnik”
a.k.a. “Tietze/Schenk”
international recognized literature on analog and digital circuit design
Introducing LTE
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Competencies:
“from chips to systems”
● Chip design (CMOS, RF, MEMS)
● Circuit technology (analog, mixed-signal, digital)
● Microwave technology (up to 170 GHz)
● Test and measurement
● Hardware related programming
● System theory
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Application areas:
● Information electronics ● Automotive electronics ● Industrial electronics ● Medical electronicsIntroducing LTE
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Research activities
● 80 running projects
● 3,7 Mio.€ third-party funds in 2014
● 17 PhD thesis finished in 2014
● ~60 student thesis per year
● ~120 international papers per year
● ~40 international talks per year
● ~10 patents per year
● Research clusters
● BMBF Medical Valley Erlangen (http://www.medical-valley-emn.de)
● Energy Campus Nuremberg (http://www.encn.de)
● German Research Foundation (DFG)
● Research group “BATS” (http://www.for-bats.de)
Introducing LTE
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Conference organization
● EuMW (European Microwave Conference) 2013
● GEMIC (German Microwave Conference) 2015
Introducing LTE
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Equipment and Labs
● 2500qm labs and offices
● Analog measurement setups incl. wafer prober up to 170 GHz
● Digital measurement setups incl. logic analyzer up to 4 GHz
● Wireless embedded systems lab (8x8 MIMO up to 6 GHz)
● PCB rapid prototyping
● SMD assembly and flip-chip bonding technology
● Electronic and computer labs
Outline
1.
Introducing LTE
2.
RadHard activities
RadHard Activities
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Design of radiation tolerant/hard electronics
● On system and module level hardening by design
● Usage of COTS components (costs, availability, flexibility)
● Experience with TID-effects: up to 1 Mrad, Co-60, ELDRS
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Design of reliable
communication and sensor systems
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Analysis of
redundancy and diversity
concepts on
hardware and software layer
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Methods for complex components, modules and system
test beds
RadHard Activities: FPGAs
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Evaluation of 3 different SRAM-based FPGA types
(different vendors and performance classes)
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Remote monitoring of elementary logic cells
(MUL, SR, PLL, BRAM, CRAM)
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2 fully-automated test beds
FPGA Test, Gen. 1
RadHard Activities: Memories
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Evaluation of 4 different technologies
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Data retention test incl. annealing
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2 automated test beds
RadHard Activities: ADC/DACs
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Evaluation of different ADCs/DACs
● 12/14/16/24-Bit ADCs
● 12/14/16-Bit DACs
● Single- & multiple-input devices
● Low- (<1 MSPS) and
High-Speed (>10MSPS) devices
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Generic interface (unisex socket)
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Anti-aliasing filter onboard
RadHard Activities: Galvanic isolation
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Unidirectional transmission of digital signals
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Multichannel architecture (up to 8 channels)
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Features:
● Data rate: 10 Mbits/s (per channel)
● Breakdown voltage: > 1500 V
● Dimensions: 50 x 50 mm (8 channels)
Modulation
Isolation
Demodulation
RadHard Activities: Linear Regulator
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Evaluation of 2 rapid prototyping designs
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Design A
● Pass-element: BJT ● Vin = 5V, Vout = 1.2 to 3.3V ● Iout,max. = 0.8A●
Design B
● Pass-element: MOSFET ● Vin = 5V, Vout = 1.2 to 3.3V ● Iout,max. = 3AOutline
1.
Introducing LTE
2.
RadHard activities
LTE’s potential role
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System design for radiation tolerant communication links
● Circuit design of basic building blocks
● Strategies for A/D partitioning
● Synergy with WP3.3 “Radiation tolerant communication links to be used for distributed systems and mixed-field radiation environments” ?
bringing former experience from NPP’s industry projects to accelerator use-cases
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Optional: various RF related topics, e.g.
● Proprietary wireless link for harsh environments
● Radar technology (6-port) for localization and/or high precision distance measurements
LTE’s potential role
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For RF topics:
● Cooperation with IHP Institute
● IHP holds knowledge for radhard process
● Prof. Dr.-Ing. Kissinger (= former PhD student of LTE)
http://www.ihp-microelectronics.com/en/research/rf-circuits/overview.html
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Maybe synergies with automotive industry?
TBD!
● FAU.INI (http://www.ini.fau.de)
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Education
● Circuit design hands-on lab training
(tools for system simulation, PCB design, rapid-prototyping)
● Temporarily hosting of PhD students at LTE
● Contributing to conference organization?
Contacts
● PD Dr.-Ing. habil. Alexander Kölpin
https://lte.techfak.uni-erlangen.de/en/person/alexander_koelpin/
● Dipl.-Ing. Steffen Müller
RADSAGA Resubmission
First meeting
