Keynote Address

Prof Kevin Morris delivered the keynote address during the EuMIC 2021 closing session on ‘Efficient, Broadband and Linear Radio Frequency Amplifier Architectures’. Below is the abstract for Kevin’s work:

“As communications systems have evolved to provide ever higher data rates this has resulted in the need for amplifiers that operate over wider bandwidths with signals with increasing peak to average power ratios. This creates significant challenges with power consumption. Gallium Nitride (GaN) devices have enabled the design of broadband, linear and efficient power amplifiers. GaN devices with their higher breakdown voltages and higher input and output impedances expand the design space to make use of more efficient and wideband amplifier classes. This talk will explore how broadband amplifier designs can be combined with linearisation techniques to create amplifiers that can meet both the linearity and efficiency requirements for future systems. The talk will also look at how device technology is developing with the move to emerging GaN on diamond technology.”

 

Tom Brazil Award winner

Congratulations to PhD student Sarmad Ozan who received the Tom Brazil Award for his submission to the Student Essay Competition. The competition was open to students pursuing a research degree in RF, microwave, or mmWave electronics. Titled “Role of Microwaves in Contributing to the Realisation of a more Sustainable World”, entries were asked to explore how microwaves can contribute to reducing carbon footprints and what future activities will be important and why, including applicable aspects of their own research work.

 

‌Workshop Presentation

Finally, Dr Tommaso Cappello contributed to a workshop on spectrum and power efficient RF amplified technology.

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It was great to see CSN Group members sharing their research activities with face-to-face audiences again following the COVID-19 pandemic. Thank you to the event organisers for coordinating the conference.