Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics IAF
Once again, researchers from Fraunhofer IAF have been awarded at the European Microwave Week (EuMW) in Utrecht for their scientific contribution.
Patrick Umbach received the EuMIC 2025 Young Engineer Prize for his paper, entitled “Resistive D-Band Mixers with Monolithic Integrated Broadband IF Balun and LO Amplifier”. In his work, he investigates circuit concepts for wideband frequency conversion, presents a symmetry-improved transistor layout, and leverages new VNA-based measurement techniques for accurate linear and nonlinear mixer evaluation.
Dr. Philipp Neininger was awarded the EuMC Best Poster Prize for his paper „An Integrated W-Band Dual-Polarization Receiver Front-End Featuring Ultra-Low Noise Figure “. This paper describes the architectural considerations, building blocks and the assembly of an integrated receive front-end module for 81 and 86 GHz that significantly increases the data rate for future satellite communications.