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  07 February 2021 06:00PM
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<a href="/m/258991" target="_blank">Organic Antenna-in-Package Designs for Millimeter Wave Applications</a>
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&lt;p&gt;There is an increasing demand for low-cost millimeter-wave (mmWave) systems that operate in the 60, 77 GHz, and recently 28 GHz bands for Gbps data rate communication and imaging applications. Typical applications in the 60 GHz band demanding Gbps data rates include wireless gigabit Ethernet and wireless uncompressed high-definition video. Large available spectrums, short wavelengths, and the ability to operate in dusty and foggy conditions have made mmWave frequencies at 77 and 94 GHz attractive for radar and imaging applications. Significant momentum has started to build around the 5G wireless communication technologies. The objectives for developing 5G cellular networks include higher capacity, higher data rate, lower end-to-end latency, massive device connectivity, reduced cost and consistent Quality of Experience provisioning. For 5G radio access infrastructure such as base stations, a key enabling technology is mmWave beam-forming at 28 GHz; this band has emerged as&amp;nbsp; one of the main bands being deployed for this new mode of mobile communications.. Many of the above-mentioned mmWave systems require phased arrays.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Recent advances in silicon technologies have enabled single chip solutions, making these technologies more commercially attractive. However, for the mmWave market to flourish, not only are low-cost device solutions required, but also low-cost antenna and packaging solutions. The short wavelength at mmWave frequencies allows antennas to be embedded within a package or integrated on a chip. Antenna-in-package (AiP) solutions have been recognized to have advantages over antenna-on-chip solutions in bandwidth, radiation efficiency, and low cost due to RFIC die area usage and design flexibility. The realization of robust, radiation-efficient, and broadband mmWave antennas within a multilayer organic (MLO) substrate is difficult due to assembly, material selection, and manufacturing tolerance challenges.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;When designing mmWave AiP for practical applications, one has to consider trade-offs among antenna performance (such as bandwidth, radiation patterns, gains, coupling between antenna elements for array applications, and port isolation for dual-polarized antennas), integration with RF transceivers, packages size that relates to array size, package substrate properties (such as electrical properties and thermo-mechanical compatibility), flexibility of interconnects (antenna feed line and routine, power suppliers, and signal controls), and package material, manufacture and assembly cost. Therefore, the process requires codesign of AiP, RFIC, application board, and even heat sink for relatively large phased arrays.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;This talk will discuss the challenges and some solutions related to AiP designs based on 18 years of mmWave research at IBM. More specifically, the talk will cover three design examples. First, a switched beam AiP design at 60 GHz for mobile devices or a dangle for laptop applications. The antenna beam can be pointed to either the broadside direction or end-fire direction. Second, a 64-element dual-polarized AiP design for 94 GHz imaging and communication applications is discussed. The antenna array design enables the tiling of multiple AiP modules to form larger antenna arrays. Finally, a 64-element dual-polarized AiP design at 28 GHz for 5G applications is presented.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It is expected that these AiP design technologies for mmWave phased-array applications will not only impact mmWave 5G mobile communication systems, but also open new opportunities and advance development for imaging and other adaptive multi-function systems.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Event number (access code): 130 354 8948&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sunday, February 7, 2021 6:00 pm, Eastern Standard Time (New York, GMT-05:00)&lt;/p&gt;
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  Dr Dioxian Liu </td>
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  10 February 2021 06:00PM
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<a href="/m/257408" target="_blank">NJ COAST SECTION PLANNING MEETING Feb 2021 ONLINE</a>
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&lt;p&gt;NJ COAST SECTION PLANNING MEETING February 2021 - ONLINE&lt;/p&gt;
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  15 February 2021 01:00PM
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<a href="/m/259126" target="_blank">Achieving High Power and Spectral Efficiencies in Wireless Communications –  From Theory to Practice</a>
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&lt;p&gt;Tutorial by Dr. Rui Dinis, Distinguished speaker of Vehicular Technology Society.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The evolution from 4G (4th Generation) to 5G (5th Generation) wireless systems is driven by the expected huge&lt;br /&gt;growth in user bit rates (a 10 to 100 times increase) and overall required bit rates (about 1000 increase). This means&lt;br /&gt;a substantial spectral efficiency increase, which must be achieved while maintaining or even improving the power&lt;br /&gt;efficiency. To accomplish this one needs to employ new transmission techniques, with the most promising ones&lt;br /&gt;being the use of mm-Wave (millimeter Wave) bands and massive MIMO (Multiple-Input and Multiple-Output)&lt;br /&gt;schemes.&lt;br /&gt;The adoption of mm-Wave transmission is mainly due to the huge bands available. Moreover, the small wavelength&lt;br /&gt;means small antennas, allowing small-sized transmitter and receivers with very high number antenna elements and,&lt;br /&gt;therefore, enabling massive MIMO implementations. However, these frequencies present considerable challenges&lt;br /&gt;both in terms of propagation (high propagation free-space path losses, small diffraction effects and almost total&lt;br /&gt;absorption losses due to obstacles) and implementation (namely at the power amplification level). Therefore the&lt;br /&gt;design of mm-Wave communications with high power and spectral efficiencies presents a considerable challenge.&lt;br /&gt;In this tutorial we start by making an overview on the constraints on power and spectral efficiencies and techniques&lt;br /&gt;to improve them. Then we present quasi-linear amplification techniques based on multiple strongly nonlinear&lt;br /&gt;amplifiers that allow a highly efficient amplification. Finally, we consider the path and challenges that we faced for&lt;br /&gt;the practical implementation of those amplification schemes, from patents to a potential product.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Rui Dinis received the Ph.D. degree from IST, Technical University of Lisbon,&lt;br /&gt;Portugal, in 2001 and the Habilitation in Telecommunications from FCT, Nova&lt;br /&gt;University of Lisbon (UNL), in 2010. From 2001 to 2008 he was a Professor at IST.&lt;br /&gt;Currently he is an associated professor at FCT-UNL. During 2003 he was an invited&lt;br /&gt;professor at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. He was a researcher at CAPS-IST,&lt;br /&gt;from 1992 to 2005 and a researcher at ISR (Institute for Systems and Robotics) from&lt;br /&gt;2005 to 2008. Since 2009 he is a researcher at IT (Instituto de Telecomunica&amp;ccedil;&amp;otilde;es).&lt;br /&gt;Rui Dinis is an IEEE VTS Distinguished Lecturer and is or was editor at IEEE&lt;br /&gt;Transactions on Communications, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications,&lt;br /&gt;IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, IEEE Open Journal on Communications&lt;br /&gt;and Hindawi ISRN Communications and Networking.&lt;br /&gt;He was part of the organizing committee or track (co)-chair of several IEEE&lt;br /&gt;conferences (ICT&amp;rsquo;2014, VTC&amp;rsquo;2017 (Fall), VTC&amp;rsquo;2018 (Spring), ISWCS&amp;rsquo;2018,&lt;br /&gt;VTC&amp;rsquo;2019 (Spring), VTC&amp;rsquo;2020 (Spring), VTC&amp;rsquo;2020 (Fall), GLOBECOM&amp;rsquo;2020,&lt;br /&gt;VTC&amp;rsquo;2021 (Spring), GLOBECOM&amp;rsquo;2021). He is also a member of several technical committees of IEEE&lt;br /&gt;Communications Society (SPCC, RCC, WC and CT).&lt;br /&gt;Rui Dinis has been actively involved in several international research projects in the broadband wireless&lt;br /&gt;communications area. He has over 20 PhD students (current and past), published 5 books, over 100 journal papers&lt;br /&gt;and book chapters and over 400 conference papers (of which 5 received best papers&amp;rsquo; awards), and has 20 patents&lt;br /&gt;(attributed or pending).&lt;br /&gt;He was involved in pioneer projects on the use of mm-waves for broadband wireless communications and his main&lt;br /&gt;research activities are on modulation and transmitter design, nonlinear effects on digital communications and&lt;br /&gt;receiver design (detection, equalization, channel estimation and carrier synchronization), with emphasis on&lt;br /&gt;frequency-domain implementations, namely for MIMO systems and/or OFDM and SC-FDE modulations. He is&lt;br /&gt;also working on cross-layer design and optimization involving PHY, MAC and LLC issues, as well as indoor&lt;br /&gt;positioning techniques.&lt;/p&gt;
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  Dr. Rui Dinis</td>
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  25 February 2021 12:00PM
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<a href="/m/260272" target="_blank">IEEE NJ Coast Women In Engineering Girl Day Zoom Event </a>
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&lt;p&gt;IEEE NJ Coast Women In Engineering Girl Day Zoom Event&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;t pg-1m0 pg-1x2 pg-1h3 pg-1y2 pg-1ff1 pg-1fs0 pg-1fc0 pg-1sc0 pg-1ls0 pg-1ws0&quot;&gt;Meet 6 Female Engineers, and Learn Why They Chose to be an Engineer and What They Do.&lt;/div&gt;
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  Erin Bongo    and <br /> 
    Kristi McCoy</td>
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Date	Event Title	Speaker(s)
07 February 2021 06:00PM	Organic Antenna-in-Package Designs for Millimeter Wave Applications	Dr Dioxian Liu
10 February 2021 06:00PM	NJ COAST SECTION PLANNING MEETING Feb 2021 ONLINE
15 February 2021 01:00PM	Achieving High Power and Spectral Efficiencies in Wireless Communications – From Theory to Practice	Dr. Rui Dinis
25 February 2021 12:00PM	IEEE NJ Coast Women In Engineering Girl Day Zoom Event	Erin Bongo and Kristi McCoy