07.31.15
STMicroelectronics‘ advanced BiCMOS55 SiGe1 technology has been selected by the European E3NETWORK R&D initiative for developing energy-efficient, high-capacity transmission systems in next-generation mobile networks.
Skyrocketing mobile-data usage requires networks to support greater capacity and higher data rates. This places new challenges on the backhaul infrastructure, accelerating the transition to advanced network architectures, such as Heterogeneous Network and Cloud RAN (Radio Access Network), and higher frequency bands (such as the E-band2), where more spectrum is available to support faster data-rate channels.
To build these super-efficient mobile networks, equipment manufacturers need high-performance electronic components that combine large-scale chip integration, reduced power consumption, and optimized cost. The E3NETWORK project leverages the integration and power advantages of ST’s BiCMOS55 SiGe technology delivering Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors (HBT) with Ft up to 320GHz in 55nm lithography.
An EU project within the Seventh Framework program, E3NETWORK (“Energy efficient E-band transceiver for backhaul of the future networks”) brings together a consortium of companies including CEIT (Spain), Fraunhofer (Germany), Alcatel Lucent (Italy), CEA (France), INXYS (Spain), OTE (Greece), SiR (Germany), Sivers IMA (Sweden), and STMicroelectronics (Italy).
Skyrocketing mobile-data usage requires networks to support greater capacity and higher data rates. This places new challenges on the backhaul infrastructure, accelerating the transition to advanced network architectures, such as Heterogeneous Network and Cloud RAN (Radio Access Network), and higher frequency bands (such as the E-band2), where more spectrum is available to support faster data-rate channels.
To build these super-efficient mobile networks, equipment manufacturers need high-performance electronic components that combine large-scale chip integration, reduced power consumption, and optimized cost. The E3NETWORK project leverages the integration and power advantages of ST’s BiCMOS55 SiGe technology delivering Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors (HBT) with Ft up to 320GHz in 55nm lithography.
An EU project within the Seventh Framework program, E3NETWORK (“Energy efficient E-band transceiver for backhaul of the future networks”) brings together a consortium of companies including CEIT (Spain), Fraunhofer (Germany), Alcatel Lucent (Italy), CEA (France), INXYS (Spain), OTE (Greece), SiR (Germany), Sivers IMA (Sweden), and STMicroelectronics (Italy).