FirstTo6G outcomes

This page presents the main outcomes of the FirstTo6G project.

Public events Presentations at conferences Scientific publications Video Project documents SNS publications
 

Public events

Events for the scientific community and our stakeholders.
  • Joint webinar: "Complementary microelectronics hardware concepts: FirstTo6G and 6G-REFERENCE"
  • 29 January 2026
 

Presentations at scientific conferences

IEEE MOCAST 2025

Friday, September 4, 2026

IEEE MOCAST 2025 Conference (June, 2025): Presentation by Renato Negra (RWTH) entitled 'Power Amplifier Design With 8 dBm Saturated Output Power in D-band In 22-nm FDSOI Technology'.

Berlin 6G Conference 2024

Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Berlin 6G Conference 2024 (July 2024): Poster presented by Renato Negra (RWTH), showcasing the present capabilities of the design automation algorithm to raise public awareness of such a tool, attract future research collaboration, investors for possible commercialisation/product.

IEEE WPTCE 2025

Wednesday, March 5, 2025

IEEE WPTCE 2025 Conference (June 2025, Rome): Poster presented by Renato Negra (RWTH) entitled 'RF Rectifier with Pixel-like Network and Inductive Matching Technique'.

IEEE ISCAS 2025

Saturday, February 22, 2025

IEEE ISCAS 2025 Conference (May 2025, London): Presentation by Renato Negra (RWTH) entitled '15-40 GHz Broadband Variable Gain Amplifier with 24.5 dB Linear-in-Decibel Gain Control Range in SiGe BiCMOS'.

SMACD 2025

Wednesday, February 12, 2025

SMACD 2025 Conference (July 2025, Istanbul): Presentation by Renato Negra (RWTH) entitled 'Technology-Independent Local Mismatch Estimation Using Precomputed Lookup Tables, 'Synthesis, Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Methods, and Applications to Circuit Design (SMACD) 2025'.

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Scientific publications

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Bozkurt, H. C., Kara, Y. E., Karcı, E. & Topaloğlu, S.
A 165-GHz Center-Frequency SPDT Switch with 60-GHz Bandwidth Using Reverse-Saturated SiGe HBTs.
in 2026 34th Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference (SIU) 1–4 (IEEE, 2026). doi: 10.1109/SIU71813.2026.11636749. Archive: Zenodo
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Chen, X., Winkelhake, J., Wei, M.-D. & Negra, R.
220 GHz, 8.5-dBm Saturated Output Power Wideband Power Amplifier in SiGe BiCMOS.
IEEE Solid-State Circuits Letters 9, 17–20 (2026). doi: 10.1109/LSSC.2025.3646267. Archive: Zenodo
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Khattab, K. H., Wei, M.-D. & Negra, R.
Technology-Independent Local Mismatch Estimation Using Precomputed Lookup Tables.
in 2025 21st International Conference on Synthesis, Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Methods, and Applications to Circuits Design (SMACD) 1–4 (IEEE, 2025). doi: 10.1109/SMACD65553.2025.11092134. Archive: Zenodo
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Elfekey, H. M. E. et al.
Power Amplifier Design with 8 dBm Saturated Output Power in $D$-Band in 22-nm FDSOI Technology.
in 2025 14th International Conference on Modern Circuits and Systems Technologies (MOCAST) 1–4 (IEEE, 2025). doi: 10.1109/MOCAST65744.2025.11083930. Archive: Zenodo
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Wei, M.-D., Zhuo, Y.-T., Hüssen, L., Lin, G.-S., Negra, R.
RF Rectifier with Pixel-like Network and Inductive Matching Technique.
in 2025 IEEE Wireless Power Technology Conference and Expo (WPTCE) 1–4 (IEEE, 2025). doi: 10.1109/WPTCE62521.2025.11062144. Archive: Zenodo
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Chen, X., Winkelhake, J., Wei, M.-D., Negra, R.
15-40 GHz Broadband Variable Gain Amplifier with 24.5 dB Linear-in-Decibel Gain Control Range in SiGe BiCMOS.
in 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS) 1–4 (IEEE, 2025). doi: 10.1109/ISCAS56072.2025.11043649. Archive: Zenodo
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Chen, X., Winkelhake, J., Wei, M.-D., Negra, R.
Low-Power Class-C VCO in SiGe BiCMOS With Varactor Embedded in Cross-Feedback Path for Tuning Range Enhancement.
IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques 1–10 (2025). doi: 10.1109/TMTT.2025.3567766. Archive: Zenodo
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Videos

FirstTo6G introductory video
   

SNS publications

Annual reports from the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU).

Project documents

Document issued by the FirstTo6G project
FirstTo6G has received funding from the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) and its members under the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme and by the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI).

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