Department of Electrical Engineering

Center for Wireless Technology Eindhoven

We are creating a coherent, integrated approach to wireless systems, from the propagation of radio waves up to and including optical and wireless access networks. Our goal is to push boundaries and explore new applications of wireless technology.

Multidisciplinary, application-oriented research into wireless technologies

The CWTe is a collaboration of five research groups of the Electrical Engineering department of Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e): Electromagnetics (EM), Integrated Circuits (IC), Signal Processing Systems (SPS), Electronic Systems (ES) and Electro-optical Communication (ECO). We focus on four programs: Ultra-High Data-Rate Systems, Ultra-Low Power and Internet-of-Things Communication, Terahertz Technology, and Radio Astronomy.

News

February 9, 2023
Using 5G electronics in large-scale radar arrays
PhD Candidate Martijn de Kok explored the use of SiGe-based 5G mm-wave beamforming IC’s in a large-scale radar.
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May 4, 2022
Allowing blind people to see again with a wireless implant
Adedayo Omisakin worked on the wireless communication technology between a brain implant and a digital camera that can help blind people to see again.
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More news
Decreasing transmission power with antenna-based focused radiation power
March 16, 2022
THz activities organized in a dedicated center
July 9, 2021
Microscopy with millimeter waves
June 14, 2021
Smarter wireless transmission strategies enable higher data rates
December 17, 2020

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Overview of all the vacancies within the Electrical Engineering department

Our programs

Internet of Things Communication

Radio Astronomy

Terahertz Technology

Ultra-high Data-rate Systems

Colloquia and Symposia

An overview of all our Research Retreats, CWTe bi-monthly colloquia, Other Colloquia and Symposia.

Projects

Research project

MyWave: Energy efficient signal processing techniques for distributed massive MIMO systems

In this project the architecture and signal processing of distributed massive MIMO systems is explored. This project is based on the…

Smart antennas: creating fast 5G connections with databeams

Are you ready for the superfast 5G network? Watch this video to see the new, smart antennas TU/e develops to realize this massive increase in capacity. TU/e not only focuses on the development of antennas, electronics and algorithms, but also on creating measuring devices for lab- and field tests and viability studies in collaboration with industry. Making sure this smart network will be feasible, safe and affordable.

RELATED RESEARCH GROUPS

The CWTe is a collaboration of five research groups within the Electrical Engineering department of TU/e

Department of Electrical Engineering

Electromagnetics

Enable 'electromagnetic engineering' by developing new modeling strategies for analysis and synthesis of a range of applications, e.g.…

Department of Electrical Engineering

Electronic Systems

Our goal is to create constructive design trajectories for electronic systems that lead to high-quality, cost-effective systems with…

Department of Electrical Engineering

Electro-Optical Communication

We have a vision of a globe-spanning ubiquitous optical network, a sustainable and reliable communication infrastructure for users and…

Department of Electrical Engineering

Integrated Circuits

The research area of the group is advanced purely-analog and mixed-signal IC design (RF/IF/LF), applied to frontends, especially for…

Department of Electrical Engineering

Signal Processing Systems

Enabling the digital revolution through theories, algorithms, architectures and solutions for analyzing and interpreting signals, images,…

All-in-one for wireless communication

The CWTe integrates various laboratories designed for research on wireless antennas covering an area of 700 square meters: from near-field scanning (the testing of antennas in a small space), to the testing of new chips on wafers. The facilities include a fully shielded metal room in which the most sensitive electronics can be measured. In a system integration lab, chips can be linked to other components. In particular, the combination of the various laboratories and the clustering of the associated expertise in one place make the CWTe unique in Europe.

The CWTe laboratories are fitted with a traditional anechoic chamber of 28m² that facilitates antenna measurements from 500MHz till 40GHz. Next to classical far-field measurements it also supports planar near-field measurements of large connectorised antenna systems up till 90GHz.

upcoming events

  • 21 Mar

    Graduate School Event 2023

    March 21, 2023 3:00 PM / TU/e campus

  • 21 Mar
    Monitoring the critical newborn

    PhD defense Gabriele Varisco

    March 21, 2023 / TU/e Campus

  • 22 Mar
    Quantification of Nanomaterials with Spectrally-Resolved Super-Resolution Microscopy

    PhD defense Emmanouil Archontakis

    March 22, 2023 / TU/e Campus

  • 23 Mar
    Quantum Crystals or Selective-area heteroepitaxy platform for IV-Te nanowires

    PhD defense Alexander Gerardus Schellingerhout

    March 23, 2023 / TU/e Campus

  • 23 Mar
    Can we end fossil fuels?

    EnergyDays

    Join us for a debate on the future of fossil fuels chaired by Heleen de Coninck.

  • 23 Mar
    Understanding the divergence of prostate cancer genomics among patients

    PhD defense

    March 23, 2023 / TU/e Campus

  • 23 Mar
    Discrete-to-continuum limits of evolutionary equations via generalized gradient flows

    PhD defense Anastasiia Hraivoronska

    March 23, 2023 / TU/e Campus

  • 24 Mar
    Unraveling the physics of the hygro-expansion of paper

    PhD defense Nicolaas Hendrikus Vonk

    March 24, 2023 / TU/e Campus

  • 24 Mar
    [Translate to English:]

    Inaugural lecture prof.dr. Michel Chaudron

    March 24, 2023 4:00 PM / Blauwe Zaal

  • 24 Mar
    28 Mar
    March 13, 2023
    Departmental Webinar series for TU/e Faculty and Staff

    JoVE in Teaching and Practical Training

    March 24, 2023 / Online

  • 24 Mar
    Membrane‐assisted direct dehydrogenation technology for light olefins production

    PhD defense Camilla Brencio

    March 24, 2023 / TU/e Campus

  • 27 Mar
    AI for the real world

    Women in Data Science Eindhoven 2023

    After a succesfull in-person event last year, Women in Data Science (WiDS) Eindhoven will return on Monday 27 March 2023.

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    Partnering with CWTe

    The synergy of fundamental science and industrial application could generate substantial gains for partners collaborating within the Center for Wireless Technology. Such a collaborative approach ensures that the scientific research keeps a focus on the various technological, economic and regulatory demands that influence the application framework. The outcome is a virtuous circle whereby science and application reinforce and enhance each other. There are three levels of CWTe participation.

    Meet some of our Researchers

    Full Professor

    Peter Baltus

    Associate Professor

    Vojkan Vidojkovic

    Full Professor

    Bart Smolders

    Assistant Professor

    Simon Rommel

    Assistant Professor

    Hamdi Joudeh

    Associate Professor

    Alex Alvarado

    Assistant Professor

    Manil Dev Gomony

    Assistant Professor

    Sander Bronckers

    Associate Professor

    Dook van Mechelen

    Full Professor

    Marion Matters-Kammerer

    Full Professor

    Mark Bentum

    Associate Professor

    Eduward Tangdiongga

    Associate Professor

    Ulf Johannsen

    TU/e Fellow

    Wim van Houtum

    Full Professor

    Jean-Paul Linnartz

    Assistant Professor

    George Exarchakos

    Associate Professor

    Pieter Harpe

    University Researcher

    Lucien Breems

    Assistant Professor

    Dusan Milosevic

    Full Professor

    Martijn van Beurden

    Full Professor

    Domine Leenaerts

    Full Professor

    Sonia Heemstra

    Assistant Professor

    Alexios Balatsoukas Stimming

    Listening to signals coming from space

    “The thirty million from Minister Van Engelshoven guarantees that we can participate in building an international project that we ourselves initiated,” says Mark Bentum, TU/e professor of Radio Science. Last week in her science letter to the Lower House, the Minister of Education, Culture and Science (OCW) stated her intention to invest in the construction of the world's largest radio telescope. What makes this telescope so special, what purpose is it being built to serve and what role will the Netherlands be playing? Read more

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    Recent Publications

    Our most recent peer reviewed publications

    For international students

    With the launch of the MOOC Microwave Engineering and Antennas in 2020 the new 'MicroMasters Wireless Technologies' program was introduced. This program consists of two online master courses, the second  RF and millimeter-Wave Circuit Design has been launched in 2021.

    The MicroMasters provide international students the opportunity to gain expertise in the fast developing area of 5G and 6G wireless communications. In addition, they can obtain 15 educational credits (ECTS). These credits can be used in the future when students start their Master at TU/e in Electrical Engineering. The development of the MicroMasters is funded/supported by the BOOST program of TU/e.

    TU/e is the first University in The Netherlands to offer this opportunity to international top talent.

    NXP scholarship on Millimeter Wave Wireless Technology

    Within this scholarship program, master students with a specialization in the areas of Microwave Engineering, RF Electronics, Data Converters, Antennas and Signal Processing for millimeter wave wireless communications and radar systems are supported.

    It is with pleasure that we announce that once again, for the 2022 scholarship round, there are 10 available scholarships for first year master’s students.

    Who can apply: bachelor students in Electrical Engineering from Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) or University of Twente (UT).

    Application: before the 3rd of July 2022 at RFscholarship@tue.nl

    Find out what does the NXP scholarship entail and more about the criteria and process

     

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