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On September 1, 2024, the Institute of Electrical Smart City Systems (ESCS), directed by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Norman Franchi, and the Institute of Electrical Engineering (LTE), provisionally led by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Georg Fischer (previously headed by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. habil. Robert Weigel), merged to form the new Institute of Intelligent Electronics and Systems (LITES). LITES has about 90 staff members.
The joint forces and close collaboration of both teams in the newly formed institute, LITES, enhance our collective expertise in electronics, IC design, communications, radar, and sensing technologies, paving the way for groundbreaking advancements.
At the Institute LITES, we focus on:
- Circuit design, RF microwaves, communications, transmit/receive techniques, radar, semiconductor technologies, microsystem technologies, antennas, digital signal processing (DSP), artificial intelligence (AI), and software for microelectronic systems.
- Designing, modeling, and prototyping of active/passive components and modules for RF/analog/mixed-signal integrated circuits (IC) and systems.
- Creating and prototyping solutions that encompass chip, SoC, and system design, algorithms, DSP, and FPGA-based prototyping on software-defined radio (SDR) platforms, as well as IC, ASIC, and PCB design, packaging, tape-outs, and testing and verification in our labs.
- Physical Layer (PHY) and Medium Access Control (MAC) design, algorithms, and DSP implementation for advanced wireless and wired communications systems from DC to THz spectrum.
- Developing cutting-edge solutions for 5G/6G communications systems, with a strong emphasis on resilience, trustworthiness, and security.
- Radio channel sounding, characterization, and modeling.
LITES’s laboratories are equipped with modern facilities for the design, simulation, implementation, and experimental characterization of electronic circuits and systems operating at frequencies exceeding 500 GHz. Advanced high-tech processes are employed in collaboration with our partners to implement algorithms. At LITES, junior scientists, emerging academics, and students can enjoy an outstanding research environment.
Supported by a vast network of research institutions and industry partners, we are poised to tackle the future challenges of electronics, communications, and sensing systems innovation.