SENSEIVER

FP7 PEOPLE > SENSEIVER
Low-cost and energy-efficient LTCC sensor/IR-UWB transceiver solutions for sustainable healthy environment
project reference: 289481

This multi-site network has been formed in order to provide excellent training opportunities to young researchers in the field of wireless sensors and transceivers for application in environmental parameters monitoring.

Start Date >> 12/01/2011
End date >> 11/30/2015
Duration >> 48 Months
Actual cost >> 3.01 M€
Participating countries >> SERBIA, AUSTRIA, PORTUGAL, POLAND, ROMANIA, GERMANY

Project Description
This Initial Training Network (ITN), with the acronym SENSEIVER (Low-cost and energy-efficient LTCC sensor/IR-UWB transceiver solutions for sustainable healthy environment), is composed of five academic/research participants, two industrial partners (SMEs) and three associated partners. The main goal of the network is to improve career perspectives of early-stage and experienced researchers from involved organizations, to structure initial research training at the EU level and to spread knowledge and skills in the field of new sensors, materials, transceivers and data acquisition systems.

As its objectives, the SENSEIVER ITN will reinforce the relevant technical bases by providing remarkable training opportunities to young researchers in the following fields:

1. development of innovative and cost-effective sensors and their fabrication in LTCC (Low-Temperature Co-fired Ceramics) technology,
2. synthesis of new sensitive materials as coating layers for unique LTCC microsensors platforms,
3. development of highly energy-efficient UWB (ultra wideband) transmitters technologically compatible with designed LTCC sensors, and
4. design of intelligent systems for acquisition, processing and displaying data relevant to soil, air and water quality.

Project Partners:

• University of Novi Sad (UNS), Faculty of Technical Sciences (FTS), Serbia
• Vienna University of Technology (TUW), Institute of Sensor and Actuator Systems, Department of Applied Electronic Materials, Austria
• INESC TEC – INESC Technology and Science | Associate Laboratory, Portugal
• Instytut Technologii Elektronowej (ITE), Poland
• "Gheorghe Asachi" Technical University of Iasi (TUI), Romania
• TES Electronic Solutions GmbH (TES), Germany
• North Point Ltd. (NP), Serbia

Associated partners:

• Ministry of Science and Technological Development, Serbia
• Foundation for promoting advanced research “New Wave Science Mates”, Romania
• Municipal Waterworks and Sewer Enterprise in Kraków Joint Stock Company, Poland

Institute of Electron Technology (ITE), Poland

General description
The Institute of Electron Technology (ITE) is a major Polish research centre with the primary focus on semiconductor micro- and nanotechnology, currently employing 296 people (9 professors, 13 associate professors and 43 PhDs). Department of Microelectronics, located in Kraków, with 12 full-time researchers, specializes in advanced ceramic materials for electronic applications.

Role
ITE will focus on the development of new materials for the needs of the project, specifically, LTCC green tapes with high permeability and permittivity. ESRs/ER will be provided with easy access to equipment encompassing all parts of the LTCC process, from material preparation to test & measurement of completed structures, allowing them to develop a holistic understanding of the technology.

Key competences and facilities
The Department of Microelectronics in Kraków possesses a fully equipped state-of-art LTCC line. Equipment for SMT and high temperature thick-film process is also available. Current research areas include: development of high permittivity and high permeability LTCC materials, development of LTCC microsystems for RF and medical applications. Also, the research staff has relevant experience from other research projects, related to development of thick-film sensor materials and materials using carbon nanotubes in polymer matrix.

The project is funded by the European Comission as part of the FP7 Marie Curie program (FP7-PEOPLE-2011-ITN, contract no. 289481).

For more information, please see the project website and CORDIS website.

responsible person: MSc K. Zaraska

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