Electronics Design Centre for Heterogeneous Systems
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Glasgow
Department Name: Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Abstract
The traditional view of many engineering disciplines working as independent islands of expertise is no longer valid. Cross fertilisation of the diverse technologies available in Glasgow will lead to new methods and technologies for applications in medicine, healthcare provision, networks for communications and sensor applications, and the broader domain of Health and Usage Monitoring Sytems (HUMS) to be used in a broad spectrum of industries, services and the home. In response to this need Glasgow University will establish an Electronics Design Centre for Heterogeneous Systems.In this project we will expand the UK academic design activity in a way that is well matched to the pattern of UK industry which is diverse and extremely diffuse in terms of its use of electronics design. We will build an electronics design laboratory to match emerging research needs and integrate to our substantial nanofabrication and technology laboratories. The design-led research will, in addition to developing its own character, interact extensively with the established groups and laboratories of the Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering to leverage new and emerging technologies using high-level specification and design methodologies. We will therefore combine the strengths of a dedicated design activity that has its own clear identity with a world class technology centre.The project will expand the Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, the University's overall research capability, and the UK electronics design base, with the appointment of three new academics. With the help and support of staff at the university they will develop their own research activities, expand the base for collaboration, and generate new research and knowledge transfer routes. The Centre will be strongly supported by the University that will build a new laboratory and ensure that academic posts are continued into the future.We have targeted three major areas for electronic design-led activity: bioelectronic/sensor system design; ultrafast system design; and modelling/CAD tool development for large scale electronic systems. These activities are highly synergistic and this has been shown by the Department's recent research track record. For example body-area and autonomous distributed sensor networks present significant design challenges where RF performance, chip size and power consumption become key drivers. The design skills needed to achieve the required research outcomes are in wireless systems, sensor integration, low power design, low noise implementations and guaranteed performance and reliability.
Organisations
Publications

Al-Rawhani M
(2013)
Wireless capsule for autofluorescence detection in biological systems
in Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical

Chen Q
(2012)
Transfer Printing of Nanoplasmonic Devices onto Flexible Polymer Substrates from a Rigid Stamp
in Plasmonics

Chen Q
(2012)
A CMOS Image Sensor Integrated with Plasmonic Colour Filters
in Plasmonics

Choubey B
(2010)
Characterization of coupled micro/nanoresonators using inverse eigenvalue analysis
in Applied Physics Letters

Cumming D
(2012)
Simulation, Fabrication and Characterization of THz Metamaterial Absorbers
in Journal of Visualized Experiments

David Cumming (Author)
(2013)
Novel thermal management of power electronic devices:
high power high frequency planar gunn diodes

David Cumming (Author)
(2013)
Simulation and fabrication of InGaAs planar Gunn diode on InP substrate

David Cumming (Author)
(2013)
Multi-channel GaAs-based planar gunn diodes

De Hon B
(2018)
No-neighbours recurrence schemes for space-time Green's functions on a 3D simple cubic lattice
in Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical
Description | The S&I award was not a traditional research grant but enabled the recruitment of new lecturers and the growth of electronics design research in Glasgow University. In the event, a lot that is very interesting and valuable has occurred since the award in 2007. In the course of the project we recruited 6 ECR academics. 5 of them are now full professors (3 in the UK, 1 in Germany and 1 in Switzerland), and one is now a senior engineering in a multinational semiconductors company. |
Exploitation Route | The University now holds a strong position in electronics design, research and teaching. Furthermore we have an extended family of colleagues at home and overseas. |
Sectors | Aerospace Defence and Marine Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software) Electronics Healthcare |
Description | Directly: Ion Torrent gene sequencing system. Chip technology was adopted by Ion Torrent and entered commercial production leading to trade sale of start up in 2010 for $725m. Indirect outcomes not available. People development - 5 full professors and a leader in industrial electronics design as primary alumni, plus all their team members, students and post-docs. |
First Year Of Impact | 2010 |
Sector | Healthcare,Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology |
Impact Types | Societal Economic |
Description | EPSRC |
Amount | £716,387 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/G04130X/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | EPSRC |
Amount | £1,189,786 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/E038344/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | EPSRC |
Amount | £427,969 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/H011862/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | EPSRC |
Amount | £210,824 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/E044611/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | EPSRC |
Amount | £2,528,625 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/H500138/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | EPSRC |
Amount | £806,722 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/G011494/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | EPSRC |
Amount | £372,083 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/F032633/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | EPSRC |
Amount | £716,387 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/G04130X/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | EPSRC |
Amount | £210,824 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/E044611/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | EPSRC |
Amount | £1,189,786 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/E038344/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | EPSRC |
Amount | £2,528,625 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/H500138/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | EPSRC |
Amount | £1,955,965 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/E003125/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | EPSRC |
Amount | £491,387 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/F014791/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | EPSRC |
Amount | £482,449 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/G008329/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | EPSRC |
Amount | £3,989,846 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/F002610/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | EPSRC |
Amount | £482,449 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/G008329/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | EPSRC |
Amount | £427,969 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/H011862/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | EPSRC |
Amount | £806,722 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/G011494/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | EPSRC |
Amount | £1,955,965 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/E003125/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | EPSRC |
Amount | £3,989,846 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/F002610/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | EPSRC |
Amount | £372,083 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/F032633/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | EPSRC |
Amount | £491,387 (GBP) |
Funding ID | EP/F014791/1 |
Organisation | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | European Union Framework 6 |
Amount | £150,793 (GBP) |
Funding ID | PULLNANO |
Organisation | European Commission |
Department | EC FP6 Collaborative Projects |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start |
Description | European Union Framework 6 |
Amount | £150,793 (GBP) |
Funding ID | PULLNANO |
Organisation | European Commission |
Department | EC FP6 Collaborative Projects |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start |
Description | European Union Framework 7 |
Amount | £385,528 (GBP) |
Funding ID | DUALLOGIC |
Organisation | European Commission |
Department | Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start |
Description | European Union Framework 7 |
Amount | £69,156 (GBP) |
Funding ID | NANOSIL |
Organisation | European Commission |
Department | Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start |
Description | European Union Framework 7 |
Amount | £250,039 (GBP) |
Funding ID | REALITY |
Organisation | European Commission |
Department | Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start |
Description | European Union Framework 7 |
Amount | £416,168 (GBP) |
Funding ID | TRAMS |
Organisation | European Commission |
Department | Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start |
Description | European Union Framework 7 |
Amount | £69,156 (GBP) |
Funding ID | NANOSIL |
Organisation | European Commission |
Department | Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start |
Description | European Union Framework 7 |
Amount | £385,528 (GBP) |
Funding ID | DUALLOGIC |
Organisation | European Commission |
Department | Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start |
Description | European Union Framework 7 |
Amount | £250,039 (GBP) |
Funding ID | REALITY |
Organisation | European Commission |
Department | Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start |
Description | European Union Framework 7 |
Amount | £312,494 (GBP) |
Funding ID | MORDRED |
Organisation | European Commission |
Department | Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start |
Description | European Union Framework 7 |
Amount | £416,168 (GBP) |
Funding ID | TRAMS |
Organisation | European Commission |
Department | Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start |
Description | European Union Framework 7 |
Amount | £312,494 (GBP) |
Funding ID | MORDRED |
Organisation | European Commission |
Department | Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) |
Sector | Public |
Country | European Union (EU) |
Start |
Description | Gold Standard Simulations |
Amount | £90,222 (GBP) |
Funding ID | GSS |
Organisation | Gold Standard Simulations |
Sector | Private |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | Gold Standard Simulations |
Amount | £90,222 (GBP) |
Funding ID | GSS |
Organisation | Gold Standard Simulations |
Sector | Private |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | Higher Education Academy |
Amount | £500 (GBP) |
Funding ID | An online repository for realworld examples |
Organisation | Higher Education Academy |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | Higher Education Academy |
Amount | £500 (GBP) |
Funding ID | An online repository for realworld examples |
Organisation | Higher Education Academy |
Sector | Academic/University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | Royal Academy of Engineering |
Amount | £8,350 (GBP) |
Funding ID | Chips With Flair |
Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start |
Description | Sony |
Amount | £28,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | I-V SIMULATIONS |
Organisation | SONY |
Sector | Private |
Country | Japan |
Start |
Description | Sony |
Amount | £28,000 (GBP) |
Funding ID | I-V SIMULATIONS |
Organisation | SONY |
Sector | Private |
Country | Japan |
Start |
Title | TERAHERTZ RADIATION DETECTOR, FOCAL PLANE ARRAY INCORPORATING TERAHERTZ DETECTOR, MULTISPECTRAL METAMATERIAL ABSORBER, AND COMBINED OPTICAL FILTER AND TERAHERTZ ABSORBER |
Description | The invention provides a detector comprising a metamaterial absorber and a micro-bolometer arranged to detect terahertz (THz) radiation. The metamaterial absorber can absorb multiple frequency bands, from the infrared and the THz regions of the electromagnetic spectrum. The detector is scalable to be suitable for use in a focal plane array. The invention also provides a hybrid of a plasmonic filter, e.g. for optical radiation, and a metamaterial absorber for terahertz (and/or infrared) radiation, to create a single material capable of absorbing narrow band terahertz radiation and filtering radiation in another part of the spectrum, e.g. optical radiation. Such material has great potential in future imaging technology where hybridisation can maximise the spectral information density of an optical system. |
IP Reference | US2015276489 |
Protection | Patent granted |
Year Protection Granted | 2015 |
Licensed | Commercial In Confidence |
Impact | Collaboration with industry on photonics technologies |