Program FFlexCom - High Frequency Flexible Bendable Electronics for Wireless Communication Systems

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Contributors

  • Tilo Meister - , Chair of Circuit Design and Network Theory (Author)
  • Frank Ellinger - , Chair of Circuit Design and Network Theory (Author)
  • Johann W. Bartha - , Chair of Semiconductors (Author)
  • Manfred Berroth - , University of Stuttgart (Author)
  • Joachim Burghartz - , University of Stuttgart (Author)
  • Martin Claus - , Chair of Electron Devices and Integrated Circuits (Author)
  • Lothar Frey - , Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Author)
  • Alessio Gagliardi - , Technical University of Munich (Author)
  • Marius Grundmann - , Technical University of Munich (Author)
  • Jan Hesselbarth - , University of Stuttgart (Author)
  • Hagen Klauk - , Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research (Author)
  • Karl Leo - , Chair of Opto-Electronics (Author)
  • Paolo Lugli - , Technical University of Munich (Author)
  • Stefan Mannsfeld - , Chair of Organic Devices, Chair of Organic Devices (Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering) (Author)
  • Yiannos Manoli - , University of Freiburg (Author)
  • Renato Negra - , Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research (Author)
  • Daniel Neumaier - , AMO GmbH (Author)
  • Ullrich Pfeiffer - , Bergische Universität Wuppertal (Author)
  • Thomas Riedl - , Bergische Universität Wuppertal (Author)
  • Susanne Scheinert - , Ilmenau University of Technology (Author)
  • Ullrich Scherf - , Bergische Universität Wuppertal (Author)
  • Andreas Thiede - , Paderborn University (Author)
  • Gerhard Troester - , ETH Zurich (Author)
  • Martin Vossiek - , Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Author)
  • Robert Weigel - , Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Author)
  • Christian Wenger - , Innovations for High Performance Microelectronics (Author)
  • Alavi Golzar - , University of Stuttgart (Author)
  • Markus Becherer - , Technical University of Munich (Author)
  • Carlos Alvarado - , Innovations for High Performance Microelectronics (Author)
  • Mohammed Darwish - , Technical University of Munich (Author)
  • Martin Ellinger - , Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Author)
  • Chun-Yu Fan - , RWTH Aachen University (Author)
  • Martin Fritsch - , Bergische Universität Wuppertal (Author)
  • Frank Grotjahn - , Paderborn University (Author)
  • Marco Gunia - , Chair of Circuit Design and Network Theory (Author)
  • Katherina Haase - , Chair of Organic Devices, Chair of Organic Devices (Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering) (Author)
  • Philipp Hillger - , Bergische Universität Wuppertal (Author)
  • Koichi Ishida - , Chair of Circuit Design and Network Theory (Author)
  • Michael Jank - , Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Author)
  • Stefan Knobelspies - , ETH Zurich (Author)
  • Matthias Kuhl - , University of Freiburg (Author)
  • Grzegorz Lupina - , Innovations for High Performance Microelectronics (Author)
  • Shabnam Mohammadi Naghadeh - (Author)
  • Niko Muenzenrieder - , ETH Zurich (Author)
  • Sefa Oezbek - , University of Stuttgart (Author)
  • Mahsa Rasteh - , University of Stuttgart (Author)
  • Giovanni A. Salvatore - , ETH Zurich (Author)
  • Daniel Schruefer - , Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg (Author)
  • Carsten Strobel - , Institute of Semiconductors and Microsystems (Author)
  • Manuel Theisen - , Bergische Universität Wuppertal (Author)
  • Christian Tückmantel - , Bergische Universität Wuppertal (Author)
  • Holger von Wenckstern - , Leipzig University (Author)
  • Zhenxing Wang - , AMO GmbH (Author)
  • Zhipeng Zhang - , ETH Zurich (Author)

Abstract

Today, electronics are implemented on rigid substrates. However, many objects in daily-life are not rigid — they are bendable, stretchable and even foldable. Examples are paper, tapes, our body, our skin and textiles. Until today there is a big gap between electronics and bendable daily-life items. Concerning this matter, the DFG Priority Program FFlexCom aims at paving the way for a novel research area: Wireless communication systems fully integrated on an ultra-thin, bendable and flexible piece of plastic or paper. The Program encompasses 13 projects led by 25 professors. By flexibility we refer to mechanical flexibility, which can come in flavors of bendability, foldability and, stretchability. In the last years the speed of flexible devices has massively been improved. However, to enable functional flexible systems and operation frequencies up to the sub-GHz range, the speed of flexible devices must still be increased by several orders of magnitude requiring novel system and circuit architectures, component concepts, technologies and materials.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIEEE International Conference on Microwaves, Antennas, Communications and Electronic Systems (COMCAS)
Pages633-638
Number of pages6
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2017
Peer-reviewedYes

Conference

Title2017 IEEE International Conference on Microwaves, Antennas, Communications and Electronic Systems
Abbreviated titleIEEE COMCAS 2017
Duration13 - 15 November 2017
LocationDavid Intercontinental Hotel
CityTel-Aviv
CountryIsrael

External IDs

Scopus 85045831357
ORCID /0000-0001-6429-0105/work/129851041
ORCID /0000-0001-9692-2808/work/142238887

Keywords

Research priority areas of TU Dresden