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2.13 MEuros equipment over 10 years – over 120 yearly users from 4 corners of the globe

W allonia El ectronics & Co mmunications Me asurements. Welcome to multiparametric characterizations from molecules to signals in a 350 m² state-of-the art measuring facility for devices, sensors, circuits and systems.

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2.13 MEuros equipment over 10 years – over 120 yearly users from 4 corners of the globe

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  1. Wallonia Electronics&Communications Measurements Welcome to multiparametric characterizations from molecules to signals in a 350 m² state-of-the art measuring facility for devices, sensors, circuits and systems 2.13 MEuros equipment over 10 years – over 120 yearly users from 4 corners of the globe open to research, PhD/Master studies, industry http://www.uclouvain.be/welcome info-welcome@uclouvain.be UCL-ICTM-ELEN 1

  2. WELCOME @ UCL 3 Sectors: - Medical sciences (Medecine Faculty and University Hospital on Brussels site) - Humanities and Social Sciences - Sciences et Technologies (SST) 4 Faculties (teaching) Faculty of Sciences Polytechnic School of Louvain Faculty of Architecture, Architectural Engineering and Urban Planning Faculty of Biological, Agricultural and Environmental Engineering 6 Institutes (research) Information and Communications, Electronics and Applied Mathematics(ICTEAM) Institute of Condensed Matter and Nanosciences Institute Mathematics and Physics Institute of Mechanics, Materials and Civil engineering Institute of Life Sciences Earth and Life Institute

  3. WELCOME @ UCL • Sector of Sciences et Technologies • Institute ICTEAM - Information and Communication Technologies, Electronics and AppliedMathematics • - Technological Platform WELCOME • « WalloniaElectronics and Communications Measurements » • - Pôle ELEN - Electrical Engineering • - Pôle INMA - Mathematical Engineering • - Pôle INGI - Computing Science Engineering • -

  4. WELCOME @ UCL • results from expertise in electrical measurement of electron devices, circuits and systems of communications since ’70s • through the activities of the former • Microelectronics Lab. (UCL/ELEC/DICE) • Microwave Lab. (UCL/ELEC/EMIC) • Communications and Remote Sensing Lab. (UCL/ELEC/TELE) now within ICTEAM • collaboration extending now to other Institutes: IMCN, iMMC, ELI, IREC, … PT: Winfab, LAS&O, CTMA,CSR, CRC, …

  5. Materials, electron devices and sensors, from DC to 110 GHz, in the temperature range 4K-500K • Coaxial setups, on-wafer probe stations and VNAs • multi-port (up to 4 accesses) and multi-parametric characterization of passive and active devices (IV, CV, temperature-microwave, electro-mechanical, and magneto-electrical sweeps, …), in small-signal and nonlinear regime Analog/digital circuits and systems-in-package (µcontrollers, smart cards, RFIDs, FPGAs) using ultra low current probes, logical analyzers, analog waveform and digital pattern generators, digital oscilloscopes, vector signal generators with I/Q or digital modulation ... RF hardware, protocols and channels for wireless and ultra-wideband communications using Vector Network Analyzers, broadband antennas, channel sounders, in a free-space, multi-path or anechoic environment. Overview of measuring facilities UCL-ICTM-ELEN

  6. Technicalspecifications New implementation since 2009 Maxwell Building #3 • 350 m² of characterization surfaces • controlledambienttemperature, 22°C @+/- 1.5 °C • Static-dissipative floorconnected to groundeach 40 m² • Clean, dry, oil-free compressed air • Technical N2 , Vacuum, Water • Securedaccess via UCL badge Ground floor of MAXWELL building, wing A0, ICTEAM, UCL

  7. MEMS 300°C RF on wafer RF materials climatic room bio room Analog/digital circuits/systems meeting corner anechoic chamber

  8. WELCOME to Research Electrical characterization from molecules to signals • Unique in Wallonia (multidisciplinary) • Support of numerous funding actions: • Académie Louvain: FSR, ARC • Wallonia (DGO6) funding actions ( “Marshall Plan”, “Pôles de compétitivité”, …), • Research Science Foundation (FRS-FNRS) • IAP programs • Flemish Government (IWT) • More than 20 ongoing EC FP7 programs and NoEs, several COST actions from ESF, … • ….

  9. WELCOME to Education • Master students in Electrical, Physics, Chemistry or Material Science Engineering & Nanotechnology • mini-projects for specialized courses • LELEC 2541 : On-wafer meas. of advanced SOI CMOS transistors • LELEC 2700+2580 – RF/Microwaves: Design, fabrication and measurement of a passive or active circuit • LELEC 2560: Micro-nanofabrication: Design, fabrication and measurement of a MEMS sensor • LELEC 2796: Wireless Comms: From channel sounding to performance simulation • LELEC 2760: Secure Electronic Circuits and Systems • … • Master theses • Think tank for hundreds of students in PhD Schools MUSICS – Multimedia, Silicon, Communication and Security MAIN – Materials, Interfaces and Nanostructures

  10. WELCOME to Industry • Companiesinvolved in fundedprojects • Belgium: Thales Alenia SpaceEtca, it4ip, Solvay, Nanocyl, RFIdea, Eccosorb, See, OnSemi, Bea-Ber, IcomsDetection, Anpi, Nomics, … • France: SOITEC, UMR CNRS Thalès (Palaiseau), Alstom, Thales Alenia Space Toulouse (+CNES), ST Microelectronics, … • AGC-Flat Glass Europe, Arcelor Mittal, EADS, Melexis, … • USA: IBM, RFMD, TowerJazz • Japan: OKI • … • Creation of spin-offs • CISSOID:development of integrated circuits on SOI technology • E-PEAS:Ultra-low-power autonomous wireless micro-systems • ACOMS: Antennas for logistics • INCIZE: Electronic Semiconductor Characterization tool • more to come…

  11. WELCOME to Industry WELCOME to Society • Trainings open to R&D engineers from industry • Sub-contracts /consultancy/service offers • AUDI, Cissoid, CSR, Dow Corning, Icoms, Jema, Melexis, • nSilition, Qinetiq, SEE, Thalès Alenia Space, Total, Delfmems, … • Participation to thematic open days/meetings • Journées des Rhétos (yearly) • WSL meetings • P2P on Science and Education 2011 Tour • Week-end de l’Europe – Talents de demain (May 2012) • Workstays for undergraduatestudents

  12. New infrastructure since 2009 Office area for technical staff Office area for technical staff Electrical Training Laboratory Electro-Mecanical (Mechatronics) Training Laboratory Integration and shared use of available resources: cleanrooms, high tech measuring equipment, and training labs Ground floor of MAXWELL building, UCL/ICTEAM

  13. = key parts of a complete chain of expertises and skills in electronics and communications available at UCL Starting from design using up-to-date home-made models and industrial CAD tools (Abaqus, Comsol, Cadence, Synopsys, Mentor, HFSS, Agilent ADS/Momentum, Zeeland/IE3D, ...) Going through fabrication of devices, circuits and systems Towards experimental assessment of performances and retroaction to optimized design/fabrication • Coaxial setups, on-wafer probe stations and VNAs • multi-port (up to 4 accesses) and multi-parametric characterization of passive and active devices (IV, CV, temperature-microwave, electro-mechanical, and magneto-electrical sweeps, …), in small-signal and nonlinear re fabrication of devices and circuits Analog/digital circuits and systems-in-package (µcontrollers, smart cards, RFIDs, FPGAs) using ultra low current probes, logical analyzers, analog waveform and digital pattern generators, digital oscilloscopes, vector signal generators with I/Q or digital modulation ... RF hardware, protocols and channels for wireless and ultra-wideband communications using Vector Network Analyzers, broadband antennas, channel sounders, in a free-space, multi-path or anechoic environment. & ex: design, simulation and verification from systems to silicon in industrial CMOS and MEMS process technologies Metal detector (BAC11) Gas detector (Ms Thesis) Portable breath monitoring UCL-ICTM-ELEN

  14. Benefits of infrastructure Optimize management/sharing of resources access rules planification of investments (“whishing list”) commonfundingstrategy Increase visibility when applying for regional, national and international fundings, with respect to industry, equipmentsuppliers Officially acknowledge existing expertise Emphasize and promote fruitful interactions between technical staff, Master/PhD students, teachers/professors, and industry feedback to up-to-date content of Ms courses

  15. WELCOME statistics

  16. to discover … http://www.uclouvain.be/welcome info-welcome@uclouvain.be

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