Components and software for mobile devices Greater performance and functionality for mobile devices
Components and
software for mobile
devices
Greater performance and
functionality for mobile devices
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Initial cost expectation of devices has
become very demanding. Price erosion
continues to generate high stress on
component suppliers.
Increasing performance and number of
sensors integrated to the mobile
devices set major challenge for the
power consumption.
The market for mobile devices
continues to grow steadily
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VTT has over 20 years of experience
working with MEMS devices, wireless
communication systems, millimetre
wave and sensing technologies.
We are the trusted technology partner
for the world’s leading smart phone
companies as well as MEMS industry
leaders such as Nokia and Murata
Electronics.
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New RF components for 5G technology
Enhanced user experience with new
functionalities
New location based business on indoor
navigation
Increase device battery lifetime
Information security
Challenges
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Added functionality from new sensors
Hybrid technologies for non-planar surfaces
Multiband RF components and adaptive RF front-ends
Our solutions for mobile devices
Timing solutions
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Power management and consumption
Our solutions for mobile devices
Software testing and information security
Indoor navigation
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Antenna solutions see slide 18 for more details »
RF front-end R&D see slide 19 for more details »
Micro- and millimetre wave modules see slide 20 for more details »
RF components for 5G technology
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Next generation colour sensors see slide 21 for more details »
Novel imaging sensors beyond the visible light see slide 22 for more details »
Improved audio sensors see slide 24 for more details »
Gas sensors see slide 23 for more details »
Added functionality from new sensors
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Silicon timing circuits see slide 25 for more details »
Oscillator design see slide 27 for more details »
Timing solutions
BAW resonators see slide 26 for more details »
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3D hybrid integration of electronics see slide 28 for more details »
Hybrid technologies for non-planar surfaces
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Indoor navigation
Next generation gyroscopes see slide 31 for more details »
Pressure sensors for altitude measurement see slide 30 for more details »
Proximity sensors for localisation see slide 29 for more details »
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Wire-free inductive and NFC charging see slide 33 for more details »
Power management and smart consumption
Algorithms to optimise device power
consumption see slide 32 for more details »
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Software testing and information security
Security solutions for embedded systems see slide 34 for more details »
Security testing and analyses see slide 35 for more details »
Software test automation
see slide 33 for more details »
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Application areas
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Our development is specific to a certain
application area.
We have deep domain knowledge in areas
such as health and well-being, industrial
monitoring, and digital society.
We can offer a competitive edge by
combining our core technologies with
applications area expertise.
VTT – a multi-disciplinary technology developer
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VTT – intellectual property and commercialisation
VTT offers a reliable and direct channel for acquiring protected
technology.
We offer our customers access to a portfolio of more than 300
patent families.
There are various ways to exploit these off-the-shelf technologies
Exclusive or non-exclusive licensing
IP transfer as a sales transaction
IP transfer as part of an interlinked research project
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Technologies for greater performance
and functionality for mobile devices
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Value proposition: First class design and prototyping of small
antennae and antenna arrays for small devices.
Competitive edge: Miniaturisation, integration, manufacturing
processes.
Development phase: Several solutions implemented to customers.
IP status: Several patented solutions.
Offering: Design of small antennae and antenna arrays.
R&D infrastructure: 2 anechoic chambers, test equipment for
antenna and material parameter measurements, SW: HFSS, CST,
IE3D, WIPL-D, AWR and Matlab.
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Antenna solutions
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RF front-end components and modules
Value proposition: First class design and prototyping of small RF
front-end components and modules.
Competitive edge: Unique design and integration capability of
antennae, RF front-ends and DSP, which all must go hand-in-hand.
Development phase: Several customer projects done.
IP status: Several patented solutions.
Offering: Services from design and fabrication to characterisation Technologies: RF MEMS, ferroelectric varactors, BAW resonators, CMOS, InP GaAs,
SiGe, IPD, LTCC, bolometers, heterogeneous integration, TSV
Sub-systems: handsets, RFID, MMID, short range communication, sensing, imaging,
radars, point-to-point, test systems, low power wireless electronics
Circuits: receivers, transmitters, tuneable/switchable phase shifters, filters, tuners,
matching networks, amplifiers, switch networks
Components: antennas, switches, transistors, varactors, mixers, multipliers, inductors,
baluns
R&D infrastructure: Testing facilities at VTT and MilliLab.
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Micro and millimetre wave modules
Value proposition: First class design and prototyping of
microwave and millimetre wave modules.
Competitive edge: Substantial amount of experience in the field
of microwave and millimetre wave antennae, components, and
systems. The space related activities include ESA-projects.
Offering: Design of millimetre wave components, circuits, and
sub-systems. Experience includes technologies such as CMOS,
SiGe, GaAs, InP, and RF MEMS.
R&D infrastructure: MilliLab; Measurement capabilities span
from 30 GHz to 300 GHz, in addition to specialised measurement
capabilities up to 2 THz.
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Next generation colour sensors
Value proposition: High-resolution colour measurement to facilitate
colour or lighting-based applications.
Competitive edge: Order-of-magnitude improvement in colour
resolution over present RGB colour sensors based on electrically
tunable optical MEMS filter mounted over a photodetector.
Development phase: Technology platform is ready for
industrialisation following a performance and fabrication cost
optimisation for a selected product concept.
IP status: Several patents, design and manufacturing know-how.
Offering: Custom and application specific designs, prototyping,
production services, licensing, technology transfer.
R&D infrastructure: VTT´s Micronova Cleanroom.
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Novel imaging sensors beyond the visible light
Value proposition: Novel low-cost, miniaturised imaging sensors
that combines VTT’s MEMS device and material solutions.
Competitive edge: Electrically tuneable Fabry-Perot filter
technology for wavelength selective imaging. State-of-art thermopile
technology. Expertise for several bolometer materials (a-Si, NbN,
MoSiN, MoSi)
Development phase: Several of the relevant technology building
blocks are ready for industrialisation.
IP status: Design and manufacturing know-how. Several patents on
relevant technology building blocks.
Offering: Custom and application specific designs, prototyping.
R&D infrastructure: VTT´s Micronova Cleanroom.
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Gas sensors
Value proposition: Low-cost MEMS solutions for gas sensing.
Competitive edge: Several gas sensor technology platforms
and their combinations are available for optimised product
designs.
Development phase: Prototypes for several new products
including gas sensors for mobile consumer devices. 17 years of
experience in MEMS wafers production for Industrial CO2
sensors.
IP status: Several patents, design and manufacturing know-how.
Offering: Custom and application specific designs, prototyping,
production services, licensing, technology transfer.
R&D infrastructure: VTT´s Micronova Cleanroom
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Improved audio transducers
Value proposition: Increased performance and decreased
complexity of MEMS microphones and loudspeakers using thin-film
piezoelectric transducers.
Competitive edge: High-quality AlN, or Sc-doped AlN sputtered thin
films integrated with MEMS structures. Stress control solutions for
thin membranes.
Development phase: Characterised baseline test structures.
Prototypes for ultrasonic transducers and microphones.
IP status: Comprehensive design and manufacturing know-how.
Offering: Custom and application specific designs, prototyping,
production services, licensing, technology transfer.
R&D infrastructure: VTT’s Micronova Cleanroom.
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Silicon timing circuits
Value proposition: Low-phase noise/jitter, small foot-print oscillator
at a low cost.
Competitive edge: Performance similar to quartz-based TCXO
products but at a smaller footprint and thinner form factor. Silicon
MEMS technology enables new integration concepts. Cost
advantage in high volumes.
Development phase: Technology platform is ready for
industrialisation following a performance and fabrication cost
optimisation for a selected product concept.
IP status: 9 patens or patent applications.
Offering: Custom and application specific designs, prototyping,
production services, licensing, technology transfer.
R&D infrastructure: VTT´s Micronova Cleanroom.
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BAW resonators
Value proposition: Low-phase noise/jitter, small foot-print oscillator
at a low cost for oscillator frequencies in the range 100 MHz … 5
Hz.
Competitive edge: Application-specific BAW resonator designs
based on 20 years of expertise in the technology.
Development phase: Technology platform is ready for
industrialisation following a performance and fabrication cost
optimisation for a selected product concept.
IP status: Proprietary knowhow in designing BAW resonators.
Several patents for BAW resonators for filter applications.
Offering: Custom and application specific designs, prototyping,
technology transfer.
R&D infrastructure: VTT´s Micronova Cleanroom.
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Value proposition: Customised oscillator designs for timing circuits
exploiting MEMS or BAW resonators.
Competitive edge: Proprietary design expertise and references.
Readiness to offer customisation and IP transfer.
Development phase: Existing VTT oscillator designs can be
modified into custom-specific oscillator designs based on customer
specifications. Supported processes include CMOS and SiGe from
350nm to 65nm offered by AMS, STM, TSMC, and UMC.
IP status: Proprietary oscillator designs with characterisation results
for MEMS resonators and BAW resonators.
Offering: Custom and application specific designs, prototyping,
characterization, IP sales
R&D infrastructure: Mentor, Spice.
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Oscillator design
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Value proposition: Elastic, robust, and waterproof
encapsulation of electronic systems for non-planar surfaces.
Competitive edge: Integration of printed and discrete
electronics inside conformable 2D and 3D plastic structures.
Development phase: Proof of concept for different system and
product designs.
IP status: Proprietary know-how.
Offering: Feasibility studies, application prototypes.
R&D infrastructure: Design, simulation, prototyping and testing
facilities.
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3D hybrid integration of electronics
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Proximity sensors for localisation
Value proposition: Measurement of the distance, e.g.1 cm to 5 m,
of an object from a mobile device.
Competitive edge: Large range of distance measurement (e.g.1
cm to 5 m) at small power level. Measurement is implemented using
an ultrasonic MEMS transducer with a footprint of 1 mm2. The
technique is superior to other solutions in measuring range, power
consumption, and cost.
Development phase: Transducers available for application
development.
IP status: Manufacturing and design know-how.
Offering: Custom and application specific designs, prototyping.
R&D infrastructure: VTT´s Micronova Cleanroom.
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Pressure sensors for altitude measurement
Value proposition: State of the art technology for barometric
pressure sensors for consumer applications.
Competitive edge: High performance, low cost technology based
on standard manufacturing steps for silicon surface micromachining.
Development phase: Prototypes, demonstrators, readiness for pilot
production and technology transfer.
IP status: Patented technology, manufacturing and design know-
how.
Offering: Custom and application specific designs, prototyping,
production services, integration with various readout circuits other
sensors, licensing, technology transfer.
R&D infrastructure: VTT´s Micronova Cleanroom.
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Next generation gyroscopes
Value proposition: Increased performance and lower cost for
MEMS gyroscopes using piezoelectric transducers to replace
electrostatic (capacitive) coupling.
Competitive edge: High-quality AlN, or Sc-doped AlN thin films
integrated with MEMS structures.
Development phase: Characterised baseline test structures for
solidly piezoelectric MEMS resonators including novel gyroscope
designs.
IP status: Vast know-how in piezoelectrical MEMS resonators.
Offering: Custom and application specific designs, prototyping,
production services.
R&D infrastructure: VTT´s Micronova Cleanroom.
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Power-saving timer alignment
Value proposition: Extended operation time for sensors connected
to a smart phone, based on periodical data submission.
Competitive edge: VTT-developed algorithm that groups several
timers together, minimising communication needs.
Development phase: Proof of concept for research prototype.
IP status: Proprietary know-how.
Offering: Algorithm optimisation for specific applications.
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Value proposition: Convenient wire-free charging of
portable devices.
Competitive edge: Compliance of charging system with
NFC standard, being adopted by the leading smart phone
vendors.
Development phase: Proof of concept for NFC-compliant
charging system for portable devices.
IP status: FI20135834.
Offering: Feasibility studies, application demonstrators.
R&D infrastructure: Design, simulation, prototyping and
testing facilities.
Wireless charging and data transfer
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Software testing tools and automation
Value proposition: Increase testing coverage and shorten the
testing time.
Competitive edge: Holistic approach and model based testing.
Development phase: Proven methods by several customers.
IP status: OSMO Model Based Testing tool, RCA tool, GUIDriver
Graphical User Interface Testing tool, Qosmet and Moset QoS
measurement tools.
Offering: Holistic test automation development service, utilising
VTT’s model based testing, data fusion, management, analysing
and visualisation tools and methods. Testing services with support
of LTE eNb Wrap-around testing environment.
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Security solutions for embedded systems
Value proposition: Trustworthy platforms for embedded systems.
Competitive edge: Research and implementation experience of
security in embedded communication devices and systems.
Development phase: Several confidential customer projects done.
Offering: Design of customer specific security solutions for
embedded systems: OnBoard Credentials Platform Design and Implementation.
On board platform for management of passwords and certificates in mobile
terminal.
Secured and trusted environments for ubiquitous and embedded systems.
Software and infrastructure for authentication, authorisation and cryptography in
networked embedded systems.
Security and privacy solutions for Internet of Things (IoT).
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Security testing and analyses
Value proposition: Ensure and verify information security in
product design process.
Competitive edge: Holistic approach and competence for
security testing and analyses.
Development phase: Continuous activity in contract projects in
the various topics of cyber security.
Offering: Various information security testing and analysis
services: System penetration testing
Robustness testing
Source code analysis
Analysis of programming habits, assistance for secure programming
guidelines
Architectural security analysis of systems
Usability analysis in relation to information security issues
Security testing automation
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Mr Aarne Oja
Business Development Manager
VTT Technical Research Centre of
Finland
Tel. +358 40 510 2487
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