Contact : Mehmet Kaynak kaynak@ihp-microelectronics.com

IMT Bucharest is a non-budgetary public research unit supervised by the Romanian Ministry of Education, Research and Innovation. The field of activity of IMT-Bucharest covers: micro and nano-fabrication technologies, microsystems including MOEMS and RF-MEMS. IMT coordinated or participated in 16 FP6 projects (IPs, STREPs, NoEs, RTNs) in the fiels of RF-MEMS, photonics, micro-nanotechnologies, microfluidics and is involved in 5 new FP7projects.

IMT will be involved in the design and characterization of optical system and RF antenna.

The laboratory of Micromachined microwave and millimeter wave circuits: has unique expertise in the field of Membrane supported millimeter wave circuits This topics started at IMT in 1996.The lab has coordinated one of the first European projects in the MEMS/Microwave topics, “Micromachined circuits for microwave and millimeter wave applications”- “MEMSWAVE” (FP4, 1998-2001) nominated for the Descartes Prize 2002. The team was involved in the FP6 European NoE in RF MEMS AMICOM, -“Advanced MEMS for RF and Millimeter Wave Communications”(2004-2007) developing Yagi-Uga and folded slot membrane supported antennas for mm wave circuits, millimetre wave receivers, components for millimetre wave identification systems and acoustic devices for GHz applications based on micromachining and nano-processing of GaN/Si. The lab is now coordinating the FP7 project MIMOMEMS “European Centre of Excellence in Microwave, Millimetre Wave and Optical Devices, based on Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems for Advanced Communication Systems and Sensors” (project started in May 2008) and is participating at the FP7 STREP “MEMS 4 MMIC (coordinator IMST, Camp Linfort, Germany). The scientists from this group have published an important number of high quality papers in the topics of membrane supported millimeter wave circuits.

The laboratory has strong competence and expertise in the development of a new generation of circuits for millimetre wave communications based on the semiconductor micromachining and nanoprocessing materials. IMT will play a key role in the design, simulation and optimisation antennas, antennas array, and RF-switches for the millimeter wave range.

Commercial simulation tools (IE3D, Fidelity, Coventor), measurements facilities up to 110 GHz (VNA with wafer probe station, frequency synthesizer and spectrum analyzer), nanolithography equipments, AFM, mask manufacturing facilities are available and, consequently, IMT will contribute to mask manufacturing, measurement and characterization of developped circuits.

Resources: Commercial simulation tools (IE3D, Fidelity, Coventor), DC characterization Karl Suss EP4, Anritsu VNA and on wafer probe station (Karl Suss) up to 65 GHz (extension to 110 GHz in 2008 is financed from an EU project), VEGA 5136 LM SEM from TESCAN and ELPHY Plus  Nanolithography equipment from RAITH GmbH, access to AFM, mask manufacturing.

Dr. Alexandru Müller (alexandru.muller@imt.ro) graduated the University of Bucharest, Faculty of Physics in 1972; PhD degree in Semiconductor Physics in 1990. As a senior scientist at IMT-Bucharest, his main research areas are micromechanics on silicon and GaAs, design and manufacturing of microwave circuits supported on thin dielectric membranes, membrane supported millimetre wave filters, antennae and receiver modules. Dr. Müller coordinated the FP4 Project “MEMSWAVE for the DESCARTES prize of the EC. He also has coordinates bilateral cooperation projects with: LAAS-CNRS Toulouse, FORTH-IESL-MRG Heraklion, ITC-IRST Trento and the Romanian team in “AMICOM” FP6 NoE in RF-MEMS. (2004-2007). Now he is coordinating the FP7 Project MIMOMEMS.  He is the author of more than 105 papers published in journals and Conference Proceedings and also co-author in 6 books.

Dr. Dan Neculoiu (dan.neculoiu@imt.ro) graduated the Polytechnical Institute of Bucharest, Faculty of Electronics in 1985; PhD degree in 1997.  As a senior scientist at IMT-Bucharest, his main research areas are the electromagnetic simulations for the design and modelling of microwave circuits, membrane supported millimetre wave filters, antennae and receiver modules. He participated in the FP4 Project “MEMSWAVE” and in FP6 NoE in RF-MEMS “AMICOM”.. Now he is the head of the Romanian team in the FP7 project MEMS-4-MMIC. He is the author of more than 100 papers published in journals and Conference Proceedings in the area of RF-MEMS. Dr Dan Neculoiu is also full professor at the “Politehnica” University Bucharest

Dr. Mircea Dragoman (mircead@imt.ro) received the M.Sc in electronics from Polytechnical Institute of Bucharest, Romania in 1980 and the PhD degree in 1991. He is a principal researcher at IMT-Bucharest. He was a visiting professor with Univ. Duisburg, Mannheim, Frankfurt and Darmstadt, Germany, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy, Univ. Saint-Etienne and Toulouse,France. He is the author 146 papers (in journals and proceedings of conferences) in the area of microwave, millimeter-wave, terahertz, RF-MEMS, and nanoelectronics. He is the co-author of the following books: Advanced Optoelectronic Devices (Springer, 1999), Optical Characterization of Solids (Springer, 2002), Quantum – Classical Analogies (Springer, 2003) and Nanoelectronics (Artech House, 2006). His current research interests are nanodevices based CNs and graphene, RF-MEMS and terahertz electronics. He is the recipient of the 1991 Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship, and the 1999 Romanian Academy Prize “Gh. Cartianu”.  He has participated at following EU projects MEMSWAVE (nominated for Descartes prize) and AMICOM.

Dr. Gheorghe Ioan Sajin (gsajin@imt.ro) received the M.Sc in electronics and telecommunication from Polytechnical Institute of Bucharest, Romania in 1972 and the PhD degree in 1990. He is senior scientist in IMT Bucharest and his main research areas are microwave electronics (design and measurements of devices, circuits and systems), especially in the field of non-reciprocal ferrite devices. Also, he is highly qualified in biological effects of electromagnetic radiation. He was involved in more than 40 internal research projects, in bilateral cooperation with the “Tor Vergata” University Rome and managed a NATO SfP Project. He is author of more than 65 papers published in scientific reviews and conference proceedings in the domain of high frequency electronics. Dr. Sajin is member of IEEE-MTT Society and of the European Microwave Association. Also, he is associate professor of the “Politechnica” University Bucharest.