The International Microwave Symposium (IMS) 2024 is bringing together experts, innovators, and professionals from the microwave and RF industries. This premier gathering features a rich technical program, cutting-edge exhibitions, and valuable networking opportunities, setting the stage for a week of insightful discussions and groundbreaking advancements in microwave technology. The event has exciting features lined up for Wednesday i.e. 19th of June, promising engaging workshops, thought-provoking panels, and interactive sessions.
IMS Technical Sessions
- High-Efficiency and High-Linearity Power Amplifiers for Communication and Satellite Systems (Chair: Vittorio Camarchia, Politecnico di Torino; Co-Chair: Varish Diddi, Qualcomm)
- Advances in High-Precision Radar Sensing (Chair: Suresh Venkatesh, North Carolina State University; Co-Chair: Nils Pohl, Ruhr-Universität Bochum)
- Novel Microwave Packaging Structures and Applications up to Sub-THz Frequencies (Chair: Kamal Samanta, AMWT; Co-Chair: Nicholas Kolias, Raytheon)
- Airborne and Space Systems (Chair: Dennis Lewis, Boeing; Co-Chair: Glenn Hopkins, Georgia Tech)
- Advanced Integrated Passive Development with GaN and CMOS Technology (Chair: Ki Shin, Qorvo; Co-Chair: Pei-Ling Chi, NYCU)
- mm-Wave Variable Gain Amplifiers and Phase Shifters (Chair: Damla Dimlioglu, Cornell University; Co-Chair: Mohammad Ghadiri-Sadrabadi, Kyocera)
- Advances in Computational Techniques (Chair: Zhizhang David Chen, Dalhousie University; Co-Chair: Vladimir Okhmatovski, University of Manitoba)
- Novel Techniques for Power Amplifiers (Chair: Wing Shing Chan, CityU; Co-Chair: Anna Piacibello, Politecnico di Torino)
- Advances in Multichannel and Distributed Radar Systems (Chair: Christian Waldschmidt, Universität Ulm; Co-Chair: Walter Wall, HRL Laboratories)
- Additive Manufacturing Technologies and Applications (Chair: Dominique Baillargeat, Université de Limoges; Co-Chair: Debabani Choudhury, Intel)
- Mixed-Signal Circuits and Systems for Space and Communication Applications (Chair: Hermann Boss, Rohde & Schwarz; Co-Chair: Christian Carlowitz, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany)
- Emerging Design Methodologies for Next-Generation Low-Loss Couplers Enabling Highly Integrated Chipsets (Chair: Abhishek Sahu, Qorvo; Co-Chair: James Hwang, Cornell University)
- Power Amplifier Performance Improvement Techniques (Chair: José Carlos Pedro, Universidade de Aveiro; Co-Chair: Paul J Draxler, MaXentric Technologies)
- Design and Characterization of Novel Microwave/mm-Wave Structures (Chair: Costas D Sarris, University of Toronto; Co-Chair: Werner Thiel, ANSYS)
- Load Modulated GaN Power Amplifier Design Techniques (Chair: Yulong Zhao, Skyworks; Co-Chair: Chenyu Liang, Qorvo)
- Radar-Based Structures for Advanced Sensing Applications (Chair: Changzhan Gu, SJTU; Co-Chair: Kazuya Yamamoto, Mitsubishi Electric)
- Emerging Planar Filter Architectures and Design Methods (Chair: Xun Luo, UESTC; Co-Chair: Li Yang, Universidad de Alcalá)
- Integrated Passives for Innovative Front-Ends (Chair: Anthony Ghiotto, Université de Bordeaux; Co-Chair: Jason Soric, Raytheon)
- Digital Linearization Techniques for Wireless Transmitter Applications (Chair: Anding Zhu, University College Dublin; Co-Chair: Pere L Gilabert, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya)
- Modeling Techniques for Advanced Applications (Chair: Da Huang, MathWorks; Co-Chair: David R Jackson, University of Houston)
Industry Workshops
- Unlocking the Spectrum: Advancements in X-Band Radar, Electronic Defense, and Instrumentation with Analog Devices’ 20GSPS Apollo MxFE – This workshop delves deep into the unique capabilities of the 20GSPS Apollo MxFE designed to enable high-performance applications in X-Band Radar, Electronic Defense, and Instrumentation. Learn how to leverage the on-chip hardened DSP feature set to add significant performance and lower power. (Speakers: Robert Dandaraw, Judy Chui, Kate Berry, Analog Devices)
- How to Carry Out the Full Spectrum of on Wafer Tests – This talk will provide practical guidance on how to best carry out full over-temperature testing over multiple bands from 10 MHz all the way up to 1.1 THz using Wincal 5.0 software. It will discuss the benefits of a range of calibration techniques to optimize for test time and accuracy out and approaches to fully automate the data acquisition process. Recent techniques will be shown including Load pull to 170 GHz/220 GHz and modulated testing with the Vector Component Analyser also to 170 GHz. (Speakers: Gavin Fisher, FormFactor)
- Over-the-air mmWave Phased Array Distortion Analysis and Linearization Testing – Phased array antenna modules (PAAM) need to operate at the highest efficiency and still meet emissions and EVM requirements. This workshop will explain EVM impairments, techniques to diagnose root causes, and how to minimize the influence of test equipment, then review the fundamentals of linearization, how to estimate if DPD is recommended, and present linearization results with gap analysis. The device under test will be a PAAM with at least 64 elements Metrics include ACLR, EVM with and without demodulation, AMAM, AMPM, frequency response, and group delay. (Speakers: Fabricio Dourado, Rohde & Schwarz; Lei Xu, Fujikura)
Future G Summit
The day-long Future G Summit will feature four sessions throughout the day, each focusing on a different theme: Spectrum Co-Existence and Sustainability, Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTNs), Metaverse Technologies, and 6G Technologies. Each of the themed sessions will feature speakers from the industry describing some of the interdisciplinary concepts enabling these Future G systems. At the conclusion of each session, there will be an interactive panel comprising technical experts who will field questions from the audience and discuss some of the challenges for the realization of Future G networks. The summit will conclude by inviting all of its attendees down to the IMS exhibit floor to take part in the industry-hosted reception.
Speakers and Agenda
| Session 1: Spectrum Co-Existence and Sustainability |
| Spectrum Coexistence Activities for ITU’s WRC Agenda for Future G | Veena Rawat, Senior Spectrum Advisor, GSMA |
| Overcoming the 6G Spectrum Challenge | Edward Tiedemann, Qualcomm Fellow and SVP of Engineering, Qualcomm Technologies |
| Unlocking 6G Through Innovations in Spectrum Sharing Technologies | Michael Miller, Director of Engineering, Virginia Tech-Applied Research Corporation/NextG Alliance |
| Session 2: Non-Terrestrial Networks |
| Ushering In the Next Era of SATCOM: Ubiquitous Connectivity with Metasurface Antenna Technology | Ryan Stevenson, Senior Vice President and Chief Scientist, Kymeta Corporation |
| Introduction of NTT’s Research and Development of Elemental Technologies for Non-terrestrial Networks | Munehiro Matsui, Senior Research Engineer, NTT Access Network Service Systems Laboratories, NTT Corporation |
| Recent Advances in Standards-Based Direct to Device Satellite Communications | Kamran Etemad, Senior Technology Advisor, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) |
| Session 3: Metaverse Technologies |
| Spectrum Considerations for AR/VR | Alan Norman, Public Policy Director, Meta Platforms |
| Advances in Wi-Fi Technology and Spectrum Regulation Powering the Metaverse | Carlos Cordeiro, Intel Fellow & Wireless CTO, Client Computing Group, Intel Corporation |
| Networks for Metaverse | Tiberiu Grigoriu, Senior Director, Network Infrastructure Strategy and CTO, Nokia |
| Session 4: 6G Technologies |
| 6G Vision, Key Enablers and Timeline | Gary Xu, VP of Research, Samsung Research America |
| Wireless Digital Twin – A New System Design Paradigm via 3D Electro-Magnetic Field Neural Reconstruction | Qi Qu, System Architect/Director, Research Meta Reality Lab Research |
| Goals and Technologies for 6G | Martin Weiss, Director of FutureG Applied Research, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering |
Panel Sessions
Entrepreneurship 101 Panel Session
- A Collaboration between Young Professionals (YP), Women in Microwaves (WIM) and the StartUp Program (Panelists: Tristan El Bouyadi, Thintronics; Isar Mostafanezhad, Nalu Scientific; Ken Vanhille, Sandia National Laboratories (formerly with Nuvotronics)
Intersociety Panel Session
- Climate Change – A Global Grand Challenge: This panel session offers a chance to engage in conversation and exchange ideas about the significance and challenges in monitoring climate change and the potential of utilizing microwave technologies for remote sensing in various application (Panelists: Jean-Pierre Raskin, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium; Nils Weimann, University of Duisburg-Essen; Rabia Munsaf Khan, State University of New York; Suleka Chattopadhyay, IEEE Women in Engineering, Climate Change Committee; Peter Siegel, California Institute of Technology; David Kunkee, Aerospace Corporation; Al Gasiewski, University of Colorado)
StartUp Panel Session
- Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR): Learn about the SBIR/STTR programs from several agencies. During the Q&A session, you will have the opportunity to ask the hard questions. (Moderator: Quenton Bonds, NASA; Panelists: Ben Schrag, National Science Foundation; Dave McCarthy, Department of Energy; Mohamed Mounir Abdin, NASA)
Interactive Forum
- 57-GHz Low-Power Subharmonic Parametric Downconverter Exploiting Capacitance Nonlinearity in SiGe BiCMOS (P. Palacios, RWTH Aachen Univ.; M. Saeed, InCirT; R. Negra, RWTH Aachen Univ.)
- An X-Band Phase Noise Canceling Feedforward Amplifier in InP 250nm HBT Process (P. Shirmohammadi, Univ. of Virginia; S. Hanifi, Univ. of Virginia; S. M. Bowers, Univ. of Virginia)
- A D-Band Traveling-Wave Amplifier by Embedding GaN HEMTs as Current Probes in a SiC SIW (L. Li, Cornell Univ.; T. Li, Cornell Univ.; P. Fay, Univ. of Notre Dame; J. C. M. Hwang, Cornell Univ.)
- Noise-Adaptive Auto-Encoder for Modulation Recognition of RF Signal (J. Woo, Georgia Tech; K. Jung, Georgia Tech; S. Mukhopadhyay, Georgia Tech)
Extra Coverage
Build Your Own “Foxhole” Radio Receiver (Presented By: Professor David S. Ricketts, North Carolina State University)
Ever wanted to build one of the early radios by hand? Did you know you can do it without special parts, just a coil of wire, a pencil, a piece of metal and a paper towel tube? Join this hands-on experience where you will learn to build the ingenious radio receiver built by Lieutenant M. L. Rupert in the 1940s. The radio doesn’t use a local oscillator so as to avoid being detected and was popular in areas (foxholes) where you didn’t want to be detected. You will be able to build your own radio on-site and take it home or simply come by to learn how it operates and take a turn at tuning a radio with a pencil point – the parts are simple, but perhaps not the tuning!
This hands-on experience is created by Prof. David S. Ricketts and is part of his work on disseminating wireless education in a more exciting way. David S. Ricketts received a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Harvard University. He is currently a Full Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University.
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