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
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February 2013
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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
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February 2013
WELCOME @ UCL
Sector of Sciences et Technologies
Institute ICTEAM - Information and Communication
Technologies, Electronics and Applied Mathematics
- Technological Platform WELCOME
« Wallonia Electronics and Communications
Measurements »
- Pôle ELEN - Electrical Engineering
- Pôle INMA - Mathematical Engineering
- Pôle INGI - Computing Science Engineering
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February 2013
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, …
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February 2013
Overview of measuring facilities
• 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, electromechanical, 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.
UCL-ICTM-ELEN
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February 2013
NewTechnical
implementation
since 2009
specifications
Maxwell Building #3
• 350 m² of characterization surfaces
• controlled ambient temperature, 22°C @+/- 1.5 °C
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Static-dissipative floor connected to ground each 40 m²
Clean, dry, oil-free compressed air
Technical N2 , Vacuum, Water
Secured access via UCL badge
Ground floor of MAXWELL building, wing A0, ICTEAM, UCL
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February 2013
MEMS
bio
room
RF on wafer
300°C
climatic
room
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Analog/digital
circuits/systems
RF materials
meeting
corner
February 2013
anechoic
chamber
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, …
– ….
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February 2013
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
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February 2013
WELCOME to Industry
• Companies involved in funded projects
– Belgium: Thales Alenia Space Etca, it4ip, Solvay, Nanocyl, RFIdea,
Eccosorb, See, OnSemi, Bea-Ber, Icoms Detection, 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
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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…
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February 2013
WELCOME to Industry
• 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, …
WELCOME to Society
• 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)
• Work stays for undergraduate students
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February 2013
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:
Ground
floor measuring
of MAXWELL
building, UCL/ICTEAM
cleanrooms,
high tech
equipment,
and training labs
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February 2013
&
= 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, ...)
ex: design, simulation and
verification
from systems to silicon
in industrial CMOS and MEMS
process technologies
• Going through fabrication of devices, circuits and systems
Metal detector (BAC11)
Gas detector (Ms Thesis)
Portable breath monitoring
• Towards experimental assessment of performances
and retroaction to optimized design/fabrication
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February 2013
Benefits of infrastructure
• Optimize management/sharing of resources
– access rules
– planification of investments (“whishing list”)
– common funding strategy
• Increase visibility
– when applying for regional, national and international fundings,
– with respect to industry, equipment suppliers
• 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
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February 2013
WELCOME statistics
Welcome users in 2012
Academic; 9; 7%
Purchases of
equipments
2012
497.961,82 €
293.507,29 €
Students; 13; 10%
2002-2012
2.113.619,14 €
Technical staff;
10; 7%
Booking
External; 12; 9%
2011
Number
Hours
Researchers;
91; 67%
Total = 135
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2 Labram HR
3 K2400
4 LCR_4284
5 PM8
PNAX 70
6 GHz
7 K2636
8 ENA
February 2013
Prober
Raman
SourceMeter 4 unités
Impedance Analyzer
Prober Microwave
VNA
Source Meter
VNA RF
to discover …
http://www.uclouvain.be/welcome
info-welcome@uclouvain.be
WELCOME Presentation
February 2013