KIT to Use Exaddon Technology for Cutting-Edge Terahertz Research
The renowned Karlsruhe Institut fur Technologie (KIT) is the latest academic powerhouse to purchase one of Exaddon's CERES µAM print systems. A globally recognized stronghold for engineering and sciences, KIT ranks in the top 50 globally for disciplines such as materials science, mechanical engineering, physics, and astronomy.
The CERES system is installed at KIT Institut für Hochfrequenztechnik und Elektronik (IHE), and will be used for research into various high frequency applications.
Low-Loss THz Connection Technology to be Realized with CERES µAM Print System
According to KIT;
"The IHE, under the direction of Prof. Dr.-Ing Dr.h.c. Thomas Zwick, and the Institute of Photonics and Quantum Electronics (IPQ), headed by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christian Koos, have been working together for several years on various concepts, technologies, and processes for assembly and interconnection technology for THz systems.
In the BMBF-funded [German Federal Ministry of Education and Research] Open6GHub project, previously impossible THz free-form antennas as well as miniaturized and low-loss connection technology will be realized with the new CERES system.
The EU project ATHENS (ERC Synergy Grant) also aims to develop THz interconnects for active photonic integrated circuits. Group leader Dr. Akanksha Bhutani, head of the Antennas and Packaging Group at the IHE, is confident that the new system will enable new innovative concepts to be realized in the THz range."
Exaddon Technology Proven as Enabling Tool for High Frequency Research
KIT’s acquisition of a CERES system underlines the unique opportunities that Exaddon’s microscale metal 3D printing unlocks for the fabrication of high-frequency components.
A 2022 IEEE paper by Goethe University, another Exaddon customer, shows how the CERES system offers “flexibility of manufacturing well beyond the standard approach”, [1] allowing for the 3D printing of helices for mmWave/5G applications; overcoming the difficulties of manufacturing components for the 50-60 GHz range.
With KIT focusing on the THz/6G range, CERES is further validated as a highly valuable tool for producing components in the increasingly important high frequency bands.
Exaddon R&D engineer Riccardo Conte installed the CERES system trained the KIT staff in its operation. We look forward to the exciting developments in THz research which will undoubtedly come from KIT!
[1] G. Ulisse, P. Schürch, E. Hepp, W. W. Koelmans, R. Doerner and V. Krozer, "A 3-D Printed Helix for Traveling-Wave Tubes," in IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, vol. 69, no. 11, pp. 6358-6361, Nov. 2022, doi: 10.1109/TED.2022.3209645.
Karlsruhe Institute for Technology Purchases Exaddon CERES µAM Print System for THz Research