The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee have signed an agreement for developing a 140GHz fully integrated transmitter and receiver module for 6G and beyond.
The agreement is signed under the Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF) scheme, which has been designed for providing funding support to domestic companies and institutions involved in technology design, development, commercialisation of telecommunication products and solutions to enable affordable broadband and mobile services in rural and remote areas.
The objective of this agreement is to develop a 140 GHz fully integrated transmitter and receiver module to enable applications for 6G and beyond. The novelty of this system lies in generation, transmission, and antenna integration of THz waves onto a single chip; leading to reduced system size, weight, and power consumption, hence making it suitable for use in portable devices such as smartphones, laptops, wearables etc. This chip shall support data rates of up to several gigabits per second, enabling high speed data transfer with a chip or between chips.
Commenting on the partnership, Dr Rajkumar Upadhyay, chief executive officer (CEO), C-DOT, said, “This technology developed on a single chip will lead to considerable reduction in system size, weight, and power consumption, hence making it suitable for use in 6G devices. It will pave the way for building home-grown 6G solutions/applications with ultra-low latency”.
He underscored the key role of indigenously designed and developed 6G technologies in fulfilling the overarching objective of Bharat 6G Mission.
C-DOT and IIT-Roorkee reiterated that the successful completion of this project shall contribute to the development of next generation ultra-fast, low-latency 6G networks further contributing to the drastic transformation of various industry sectors.
