Funder:  The Royal Society
PI:  Dr Haijun Fan
Period: 31^st January 2022-31^st January 2023

Research Scope: In 5G NR infrastructures and satellite-terrestrial terminals, the mm-wave integrated front-end module (FEM) plays a vital role in the ‘last gate’ in the transmitter and the ‘first gate’ in the receiver apart from antenna arrays. The mm-wave FEM consists of a power amplifier (PA), switch, and low-noise power amplifier (LNA). In the Space and 5G ecosystem, it is imperative to synthesize the mm-wave FEM capable of providing wideband operations to support both Space and mm-wave 5G bands fully. This project will propose an innovative mm-wave FEM with a wideband capability, covering the mm-wave frequency bands of 5G NR (24.25GHz-27.5GHz) and terrestrial-to-satellite uplink (27.5GHz-32GHz). The proposed FEM will effectively shrink the dimensions and costs of the converged system.