UWB experience..

Strictly Confidential Background and Market Founded at the end of 2002 in Bologna,Italy Design Team operates since 1992, now eWings Capital Stock Privately Held Double Digit Growth rate yearly

Strictly Confidential Mission: we aim to..  provide highly skilled support in the development of electronic products for various segments (railway transportation, military, consumer, professional, automotive and space)  provide design & technical services for communication network developments based on both new and mature standards  design and produce (using external manufacturers) components, modules and equipment to address small & medium volume production markets  invest in our technical resources

Strictly Confidential The world we care... Space and satellite Industrial and consumer Military, Navigation and transportation Fixed point Comms Market segments

Strictly Confidential Railways Transp. System Sottosistema di terra (SST) Link di trasmissione terra bordo Sottosistema di bordo antenne (SSB) C-Band Wireless transportation Signaling Security exchage information Application and System study Design of equipments and antennas Test capabilities for antennas and modules

Strictly Confidential Turn-key solutions Wireless interphone between helmets Hundreds of meters coverage Interoperability with mobile phones using Bluetooth TM Noise canceller Protocoll Stack W Network Helmet Noise canceller Protocoll Stack W Network Helmet Noise canceller Protocoll Stack W Network Helmet Bluetooth TH Group communication Professional automotive F1 Racing telemetry modules High interference rejection Tunable frequency, bandwidths and modul params depending on racing circuit.

Strictly Confidential Avionics.. Software Radio Baseband modem C-Band TX/RX Flying modules Application: Air Traffic Control FAA NEXCON Approval Mo/Demodulation Modes: AM-DSB (8.33,25 kHz Ch Spacing)ACARS, D8PSK (VDL2, VDL3)GFSK (VDL4) C-Band Transmitter and Receivers Mo/Demodulation Modes Bit rate 10Mb/s, MSK Modul Sensitivity -93 dBm Tx power 30 dBm Filter Modules L-Band IFF Filters for airborne military applications UHF and VHF digitally tunable Filters for military aircraft communication equipments, military ground mobile radios

Strictly Confidential RFIC Expertise Design and testing of custom RFICs and MMICs Analog/Mixed Design High Speed Logic Design Technologies: SiGe-BiCMOS,CMOS and Silicon GaAs MESFET's, p-HEMT's, GaAs HBT's ASIC design: Components for 10 Gigabit fiber optic applications BiCMOS SiGe(consumer) VCOs,DCOs at various frequencies BiCMOS,CMOS (consumer) Integrated High Frequency PLL’s BiCMOS SiGe(consumer) UWB Transmitters CMOS 130nm, 90nm (defense,consumer) X-band MMIC LNAs P-HEMTs (space) L-band RFIC chipsets for airborne communication equipment GaAs (defense) 6-18 GHz flat gain TWA GaAs (defense) DVB-H LNA SiGe Low Noise tech (Consumer)

Strictly Confidential  Multi Band - OFDM (IEEE a) High Bit Rate,Short Range Ad hoc high speed networks between peripherals/multimedia  Single Band (Pulsed) UWB (IEEE a) Low average transmitted power Medium/Low Bit Rate TH-UWB Short pulses User separation with TDMA Discontinous transmission with low duty cycle UWB standards DS-UWB Short Pulses User separation with CDMA High duty cycle Typical of ASIC applications

Strictly Confidential Pulsed UWB applications Communications Short/medium Range Communications Links Radar Ground penetrating radars Through wall radars Imaging and ranging Intelligent Sensors Telemetry Motion Detectors Intelligent Transport Systems Next generation RFIDs Other Medical Applications Indoor localization (GPS assisted)

Strictly Confidential on-going UWB projects.. Pulsed UWB Transmitter for Military/Professional applications Medium Bit rate Long Communication Links (>100m) Ranging/Localization in indoor/urban environments Through Wall Imaging capability to be considered Robust against jamming/detection Ultra Low power Pulsed UWB Transmitter for Intelligent Sensors applications High Bit Rate short communication links (>1Mbit/sec, 2-3m) Ultra Low power requirements TDMA techniques to share the same physical channel avoiding collisions

Strictly Confidential UWB TX is the right solution  Ultra low power UWB TX developed in 3.1-5GHz band  1Mbit/sec short range link (2-3meters range)  Power consumption scalable with Bit Rate exploiting duty cycle (TX On/OFF with pulse) Ultra Low power Intelligent Sensors Main Transmitter Constraints Unbalanced comm link Bit Rate (typical of sensors apps) Very Low power consumption (<400uWatt at 1Mbit/sec) High immunity to multipath due to harsh environment Automotive temperature specs

Strictly Confidential Ultra Low power Intelligent Sensors  90nm CMOS technology chosen for high integration with digital sections  Supported modulation ppm,BPSK as to IEEE °  High stability with temperature to avoid frequency calibration  Istantaneous power consumption 6mW  Average power consumption for 1Mbit/sec 400uW TX UWB in CMOS 90nm tech

Strictly Confidential UWB for military/security apps Main Transmitter Constraints Low/medium BitRate (hundreds of Kbits) High immunity to multipath Robustness against jamming Wide coverage for data communication >100m Availability of precise location information -> DATA and LOCALIZATION Pulsed TH UWB  UWB TX developed in 3.1-5GHz band: large bandwidth provide good time resolution for localization  BPSK,ppm modulation as in IEEE a  Power consumption of the transmitter is not a critical factor  Emissions are critical due to probability of being detected

Strictly Confidential UWB for military/security apps Design Issues CMOS 90nm technology chosen for integration with high speed logic necessary for UWB receiver Low emissions and high output power with 1V supply -> Fully Differential design Integrated output matching (no ext components) Digital calibration bits to cover process spread and operating temperature variations (-30°C,+85°C) ETSI compliant pulse against process and temperature Final TX size:0.3mm 2 1.2V,2.5V power supplies Anchor #1 Anchor #2 Anchor #3 Anchor #4

Strictly Confidential Further developments..  Application of UWB for localization application in indoor/urban sites for public transportations  Study of localization techniques and algorithms for localization/through wall imaging for public safety and military applications  …