POWERFLEX – Smart, Heterogeneous Technological Platform Extending the Power and Frequency Limits of Flexible Nanoelectronics

Description
The project “Smart, Heterogeneous Technological Platform Extending the Power and Frequency Limits of Flexible Nanoelectronics” (POWERFLEX) proposes a disruptive solution for high power and frequency conformal antennae based on novel flexible GaN power amplifier, Carbonnano-tube based low noise amplifier and flexible RFMEM Stechnologiesand their 2D monolithic integration.

Goal
A new idea of cooling the amplifier with a flexible organic based thermal platform will be implemented. POWERFLEX will deliver one Ka band (flexible) demonstrator delivering 40dBm power that will be validated in the military laboratories of THALES. POWERFLEX in essence will inaugurate a new filed in flexible electronics, namely that of power flexible (nano) electronics and will boost the competitiveness of the European SATCOM ecosystem.

Lead Partner
THALES

Partners involved
IDRYMA TECHNOLOGIAS KAI EREVNAS, BERLINER NANOTEST UND DESIGN GMBH, CIRCUITS INTEGRATED HELLAS IKE, UPPSALA UNIVERSITET, ETHNIKO KAI KAPODISTRIAKO PANEPISTIMIO ATHINON, INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETAREDEZVOLTARE PENTRU MICROTEHNOLOGIE, THALES SIX GTS FRANCE SAS, PRISMA ILEKTRONIKA ABEE, TAIPRO ENGINEERING SA,

Duration
01 December 2022 – 30 November 2025

Funding
€ 3,458,087.24

More information
https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportunities/projects-details/44181033/101102565/EDF
https://defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/system/files/2022-07/Factsheet_EDF21_POWERFLEX.pdf