Institute for Applied Microelectronics. Information and Communication Systems

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1 Institute for Applied Microelectronics Information and Communication Systems

2 Introduction Gran Canaria Location: N, W Population: 838,397 (Dec. 2010) Total Canaries: 2,150,000 Surface: 1,560 square kilometers International Airport: 9,155,670 passengers in 2010 Average temperature: min. 18ºC / max. 30ºC University Las Palmas GC: 22,000 students November 2010

3 Introduction IUMA main building, Scientific and Technology Park, Univ. Las Palmas de GC

4 Introduction IUMA started its activities in the late 80s The first out of 6 research institutes at ULPGC 35 PhD, 11 MEng, 3 technicians, 10 PhD students, 26 MSc students, Eng temporal contracts per projects Areas of expertise in microelectronics, microsystems, signal processing, computer science and mathematics Strong presence in important international initiatives Access to the Canary Supercomputing Center (ATLANTE) More than 1.7 M in projects and grants (2010)

5 Introduction (since 2000) More than 80 R&D contracts More than 200 papers in international conferences More than 90 papers in international journals Contribution to the creation of 8 spin-offs MSc Degree & Doctoral Program (Excellence Top Q label)

6 IUMA organization Director Dr. Antonio Núñez Deputy Director Dr. José F. López Secretary Mr. Pedro Pérez Integrated Systems Design Dept. Information Technology Dept. Microelectronics Technology Dept. Communications Systems Dept. Industrial Systems and CAD Tools Dept. Microelectromechanical Systems Dept. Director: Dr. Roberto Sarmiento Director: Dr. Fernando de la Puente Director: Dr. Antonio Hernández Director: Dr. Roberto Esper-Chaín Director: Dr. Aurelio Vega Director: Dr. Juan Antonio Montiel

7 IUMA mission To promote, organize and co-ordinate applied research in the field of microelectronics science and technology, telecommunications and information systems To facilitate transferring the results of this research to national and international industry To conduct its own research programs, promoting collaborative alliances with public and private entities in Spain and abroad To educate research engineers with a broad knowledge in state-of-the-art electronic equipment, CAD tools, telecommunications, VLSI technologies & methodologies

8 IUMA vision To be part of the success of national and international initiatives in the information technology sector, by efficiently transferring our knowledge and experience to industry To lead a cultural and economical change in the Canary Islands by the creation of new technology spin-offs To have our engineers well positioned in national and international IT companies, enhancing our contact networks and opening new avenues to the realization of important advances To become an international reference in our fields of expertise

9 IUMA in the world

10 IUMA in the world / Integrated Sistems Design Division ESA / STEC, October 2010

11 IUMA in the world Where are our engineers?

12 Infrastructure & technology Network infrastructure - Network analyzer - 9 servers - 27 SUN stations - 96 PCs - Comm equipment for 10 GbE - Optical fiber -... Fabrication and circuit prototypes - Multilayer PCB facilities - Optical inspection system - Component pick & place equipment -... Technologies and CAD tools - CADENCE, Synopsys, CoWare, Mentor Graphics, Avant, Innoveda, Verisity, APLAC, Agilent, CoventorWare - Alcatel, AMS, TSMC and EUROPRACTICE portfolio - FPGA facilities: Xilinx, Altera, ARM - Mentor Graphics VStation for system emulation Microprobbing station for RFIC meas.

13 Infrastructure & technology Network infrastructure - Network analyzer - 9 servers - 27 SUN stations - 96 PCs - Comm equipment for 10 GbE - Optical fiber -... Fabrication and circuit prototypes - Multilayer PCB facilities - Optical inspection system - Component pick & place equipment -... Technologies and CAD tools - CADENCE, Synopsys, CoWare, Mentor Graphics, Avant, Innoveda, Verisity, APLAC, Agilent, CoventorWare - ST, austriamicrosystems, Alcatel, TSMC and EUROPRACTICE.. - FPGA facilities: Xilinx, Altera, ARM - Mentor Graphics VStation for system emulation Microprobbing station for RFIC meas.

14 Infrastructure & technology IUMA traffic analyzer equipment and VSTATION for systems emulation

15 Infrastructure & technology IUMA IC testing facilities

16 Infrastructure & technology IUMA pick-and-place facilities for Printed Circuit Boards (PCB)

17 Infrastructure & technology IUMA pick-and-place facilities for Printed Circuit Boards (PCB)

18 Infrastructure & technology IUMA Microprobbing equipment for RF characterization

19 Research & Development I. Integrated Systems Design I.a. Integrated systems for multimedia applications I.b. Integrated systems for communication applications I.c. Integrated systems for space applications II. Information Technology II.a. Collaborative and semantic recommendation systems for multimedia content distribution CDN II.b. Social networks and web 2.0 II.c. Publicity in web applications directed to final users II.d. Augmented reality for mobile devices & Tourism II.e. Security in communications II.f. Programming languages and compilers (GCC)

20 Research & Development III. Industrial Systems and CAD III.a. Embedded systems and industrial systems III.b. Control systems for industrial applications III.c. Equipment integration III.d. Prototyping III.e. Eco-electronics III.f. MPSoC design methods and ESL IV. Computational Geometry IV.a. Mesh algorithms and triangle decomposition IV.b. Finite Element Methods (FEM) IV.c. 3D refinement/derefinement algorithms IV.d. Geometrical design and modeling of solids

21 Research & Development V. Microelectronics Technology V.a. Design, measurement, characterization and modeling of integrated components for RF applications V.b. Integrated circuits for GPS, WiFi, ultra wide band and digital terrestrial television VI. Microelectromechanical Systems VI.a. System and microsystem optimization VI.b. GPS/Galileo/GLONASS based systems and applications VI.c. Micro-switches VI.d. Microfluidics

22 Research & Development VII. Communication Systems VII.a. Access control systems VII.b. Networks security VII.c. Petri networks applied to communications and traffic VII.d. Security of Electronic banking VII.e. GPS fleet tracking and control

23 IUMA technology transfer Control and acquisition electronics for primary mirror in GRANTECAN telescope

24 IUMA technology transfer Core for ambient and mobile intelligent imaging applications (CAMELLIA IST ) Dev NXP Video Processors: Picasso -> Rembrandt -> Camellia -> Nexperia

25 IUMA technology transfer Low cost 32x32 crosspoint switch integrated systems for high speed communications

26 IUMA technology transfer Wireless technologies for small area networks with embedded security and safety WITNESS (MEDEA+ A109)

27 IUMA technology transfer GPS vehicle geolocalization

28 IUMA μ-systems Stand-Alone Fracture Monitoring BOARD CONNECTOR ATmega128 CLOCK S Atmega128 CONNECTOR IDT7204 AN2136C MM/SD-Card USB CONNECTOR SIGNAL AMPLIFIER MAX5451 WHEATSTONE BRIDGE ADXL210/321 STRAIN GAUGE CONNECTOR BOARD CONNECTOR BATTERY CABINET MAX197

29 IUMA μ-systems Stand-Alone Fracture Monitoring

30 IUMA MEMS Sensor Low Power MEMS Pressure Sensor

31 IUMA MEMS Sensor Low Power MEMS Pressure Sensor

32 IUMA μ-electronics & n-technology for μ-systems Integration Wireless & Battery-less Sensor 2P4M μm CMOS BATTLEWISE Proj. (TEC C02-01)

33 IUMA μ-electronics & n-technology for μ-systems Wireless & Battery-less Bio-Sensor μm Mixed Signal MEMS-CMOS How to integrate both systems? BATTLEWISE Proj. (TEC C02-01)

34 IUMA μ-electronics & n-technology for μ-systems Current Available Foundries and Technologies (EUROPRACTICE)

35 IUMA: μ-electronics & n-technology for μ-systems Current Available MEMS Foundries and Technologies (EUROPRACTICE)

36 IUMA: μ-electronics & n-technology for μ-systems TOP 20 MEMS Foundries

37 IUMA: μ-electronics & n-technology for μ-systems μ-systems: μ-electronics & n-technology

38 IUMA: μ-electronics & n-technology for μ-systems μ-systems: μ-electronics & n-technology Smart Phones on a Chip

39 Conclusions Challenge: integration of MEMS devices in µ-electronics SoC MOBILE Internet and Video as big market drivers Evolution of the µ-processor from PC and laptop towards mobile From SoC to MPSoC to Manycore From SiP to PoP to PiP MultiNode technology concurrence IUMA: full MEMS-Cap tools and tape-out flow coverage µε + ντ = μσ

40 Institute for Applied Microelectronics Information and Communication Systems Contact: Antonio Núñez, Director