Agilent Technologies and Tyndall National Institute open teaching and research laboratory for wireless communications
This state-of-the-art laboratory at Tyndall will enable advanced training and research on radio frequency integrated circuits for high-speed wireless data communications for video applications and contactless sensors for biomedical and security applications.
The laboratory is named after the 1909 Nobel prize-winning Italian scientist, Guglielmo Marconi (also known as the father of wireless communications), who moved to Ireland in to carry out his research. “We welcome the €800,000 investment from Agilent and the Higher Education Authority of Ireland, in the Marconi Laboratory at Tyndall,” said Kieran Drain, CEO Tyndall National Institute. “This laboratory houses the latest industry-standard equipment and will ensure that the research team and students led by Dr. Domenico Zito continue the excellent work in emerging RF Communications at Tyndall.
The laboratory is equipped with a unique set of Agilent instruments for high-frequency, low-noise measurements up to 110 GHz. The Agilent equipment in the Marconi Lab includes a four-port PNA-X with ultra-low-noise receiver and five extension modules; a signal source analyzer with microwave down-converter and six extension modules; a millimetre-wave source module; and a small arsenal of very expensive cables, devices and units, up to 110 GHz.
Contribution from the Higher Educational Authority came through the Programme for Research in Third-Level Institutions (PRTLI) Cycle 5, TYFFANI project and co-funded under the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
Visit the Tyndall National Institute at www.tyndall.ie
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