From The Editor | June 11, 2024

What To Expect At IMS24 – Wednesday, June 19

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By John Oncea, Editor

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Wednesday at the IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium (IMS) will feature technical sessions, an interactive forum, panel sessions, the Future G Summit, and the continuation of the exhibition! IMS is the premier annual international meeting for technologists involved in all aspects of microwave theory and practice and it brings together thousands of professionals from various sectors to discuss the latest theories, strategies, and technologies in microwave technology.

The Exhibition Continues

Dive into innovative technology at the IMS2024 Exhibition, where you can immerse yourself in the latest advancements in RF and microwave technology thanks to over 500 global exhibitors showcasing their groundbreaking products and services. Your pass includes the exhibition, where you can explore innovative solutions, network with industry leaders, and gain valuable insights.

Today’s exhibit begins at 9:30 a.m. and ends at 6 p.m. and features several networking highlights, including (9:30 a.m. – 6 p.m., unless otherwise noted):

Also taking place today, from 3:10 to 5:20 p.m. in the Exhibit Hall, is the interactive forum. Chaired by Matthew Morgan and supported by NRAO, the interactive forum presents more than three dozen topics featuring hundreds of experts.

IMS Technical Sessions

There are three technical sessions today with the first scheduled from 8 – 9:40 a.m. The seven concurrent sessions are:

  • High Efficiency and High-Linearity Power Amplifiers for Communication and Satellite Systems
  • Advances in High-Precision Radar Sensing
  • Novel Microwave Packaging Structures and Applications up to Sub-THz Frequencies
  • Airborne and Space Systems
  • Advanced Integrated Passive Development with GaN and CMOS Technology
  • mm-Wave Variable Gain Amplifiers and Phase Shifters
  • Advances in Computational Techniques

The next group of sessions runs from 10:10 – 11:50 a.m. and covers:

  • In Celebration: Special Session for Dr. Kawthar A. Zaki and Dr. Ali E. Atia
  • Novel Techniques for Power Amplifiers
  • Advances in Multichannel and Distributed Radar Systems
  • Additive Manufacturing Technologies and Applications
  • Mixed-Signal Circuits and Systems for Space and Communication Applications
  • Emerging Design Methodologies for Next-Generation Low-Loss Couplers Enabling Highly Integrated Chipsets
  • Power Amplifier Performance Improvement Techniques
  • Design and Characterization of Novel Microwave/mm-Wave Structures

 The final session, which runs from 1:30 – 3:10 p.m., includes:

  • In Memoriam: Special Session Honoring John Bandler
  • Load Modulated GaN Power Amplifier Design Techniques
  • Radar-Based Structures for Advanced Sensing Applications
  • Emerging Planar Filter Architectures and Design Methods
  • Integrated Passives for Innovative Front Ends
  • Digital Linearization Techniques for Wireless Transmitter Applications
  • Modeling Techniques for Advanced Applications

Other Key Events

Wednesday features Climate Change – A Global Grand Challenge, a panel session running from Noon – 1:30 p.m. It is organized by Ke Wu, Steven Reising, and J.C. Chiaowith with support from Polytechnique Montréal, Colorado State University, and Southern Methodist University. Panelists include Jean-Pierre Raskin, Nils Weimann, Rabia Munsaf Khan, Suleka Chattopadhyay, Peter Siegel, David Kunkee, and Al Gasiewski.

This panel offers a chance to engage in conversation and exchange ideas about the significance and challenges of monitoring climate change and the potential of utilizing microwave technologies for remote sensing in various applications.

Today’s day-long Future G Summit is co-chaired by Rod Waterhouse and Wonbin Hong who were helped by committee members Debabani Choudhury, Ashutosh Dutta, Ampalavanapillai Nirmalathas, and Jiang Zhu. It features four sessions throughout the day, each focusing on a different theme:

  • Spectrum Co-Existence and Sustainability: Veena Rawat, Edward Tiedmann, and Michael Miller (8 – 9:45 a.m.)
  • Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTNs): Ryan Stevenson, Munehiro Matsui, and Kamran Etemad (10:15 a.m. – Noon)
  • Metaverse Technologies: Alan Norman, Carlos Cordeiro, and Tiberiu Grigoriu (1 – 2:45 p.m.)
  • 6G Technologies: Gary Xu, Qi Qu, and Martin Weiss (3:15 – 5 p.m.)

Each themed session will feature industry speakers describing some of the interdisciplinary concepts enabling these Future G systems. After each session, there will be an interactive panel comprising technical experts who will field questions from the audience and discuss some of the challenges for the realization of Future G networks. The Summit will conclude by inviting all of its attendees down to the IMS Exhibition to take part in the Industry Hosted Reception.

Today’s industry workshops feature three sessions:

  • Unlocking the Spectrum: Advancements in X-Band Radar, Electronic Defense, and Instrumentation with Analog Devices' 20GSPS Apollo MxFE (8 – 9:40 a.m.)
  • How to Carry out the Full Spectrum of Wafer Tests (10:10 – 11:50 a.m.)
  • Over-the-air mmWave phased array distortion analysis and linearization testing (1:30 – 3:10 p.m.)

Finally, more than two dozen MicroApp seminars will be held, starting at 9:45 a.m. and wrapping up at 6 p.m.