Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics IAF
Mobile data communication, available at all locations, has become an indispensable prerequisite for digitalised societies. The 6th generation of mobile communications technology, expected from 2030, will offer »super high definition video« (8k), »super immersive multimedia«" (holograms) and »super precise positioning«. These developments will only be possible with a highly efficient infrastructure for data communication. This infrastructure is essentially based on the use of state-of-the-art semiconductor technologies and highly developed transmission technology in the stationary and increasingly also mobile telecommunications networks.
Gallium nitride is ideally suited as a material for these applications because its output power, bandwidth and power efficiency are superior to silicon technology. The aim of the project is to develop hardware components for the 6G standard and to prove their suitability for use under 6G conditions by demonstrating dedicated transmission experiments. Within the project, multi-antenna systems and electrically swivelling antennas will be developed as central components of 6G.