n order to advance research and development in Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit (RFIC) technology, Advanced RFIC (aRfic) Pte Ltd. is investing $9 M in a new collaboration with Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore.
RFIC is a highly specialised segment of the semiconductor industry. It involves engineering design and development for which the work is patented. It is a segment that Singapore is increasingly pursuing to move the local industry up the value chain and is seen as the next step in the local industry’s growth.
As part of the aRfic investment, a new laboratory dedicated to the research of RFIC technology will be set up at the NTU’s School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
It will contain state-of-the-art equipment, including a world class 300 mm probe system that will facilitate the modeling, measurement and characterization of nano-RF devices as well as integrated circuits. The investment will also create 30 postgraduate scholarships worth $2000 per month for 24 months, with the selected students working on four key projects over two years.
Henry Liu, chairman, aRfic, commented, “This joint collaboration aims to further research on deep submicron nanometre devices as well as develop design software that helps predict device performance; strengthening the company’s R&D capabilities.
We are confident that this nine million dollar collaboration will harvest greater expertise in this high technological area and more as aRfic and NTU scale greater heights together.”