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ARFTG-103 Keynote: Approaches to Industrialize and Characterize Near-THz Communication Systems
by Yves Baeyens | Principal Scientist ASIC’s, Nokia / Bell-Labs, USA

In the past few years, we have seen the proliferation of mm-Wave radios thanks to the global effort to make ultra-high capacity 5G a reality. Such systems benefit not only from RFIC innovations, but also from advances in packaging, material engineering and co-design of various elements to produce scalable and manufacturable products. Near-THz is poised to offer even higher peak capacity for a new generation of 6G wireless access and backhaul networks. This talk focuses on the path to make near-THz systems manufacturable at scale and suitable for mass deployment. In the talk we will present various RFICs and interposer technologies operating at E-Band, D-Band and beyond. We will also discuss the challenges and solutions to characterize sub-THz integrated systems capable of achieving tens of Gb/s with high spectral efficiency.