From Chip to System: A Holistic Approach to 2D Scalable Low-Loss D-Band Active Phased Array Realization

The IEEE Ottawa AP-MTT Jt. Chapter is organizing an an insightful webinar on realizing a D-band phased array from a chip to an integrated system presented by Dr. Kamil Yavuz Kapusuz from imec & Ghent University.

Talk Details:

The demand for multi-gigabit wireless communication and high-resolution sensing is accelerating innovation at D-band frequencies (110–170 GHz). But building efficient, scalable phased arrays at these frequencies comes with major challenges—including cost, interconnect losses, packaging parasitics, and heterogeneous integration.

This talk present a holistic, system-level approach to low-loss D-band phased array integration, bringing together:

• Circuit, antenna, and packaging co-design for improved system efficiency
•  Silicon-based CMOS and SiGe, alongside III–V integrated circuits
• Optimized beamformer and power amplifier architectures
• Low-cost, scalable 2D wideband antenna arrays using PCB processes
• Wide-angle beam scanning enabled through electromagnetic co-optimization
•  Advanced interconnect engineering to minimize loss and packaging limitations
• Prototype D-band modules demonstrating data rates up to 100 Gb/s
• Wide-angle beam steering for high-capacity communication and sensing applications

These results highlight the potential of cost-effective, steerable D-band arrays for future high-capacity wireless communication and sensing platforms.

🎟️ Registration is free!

Details:
Date: September 10th, 2026
Time: 12pm-1pm EST
Mode: Online
Registration Link : https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/573320

Author Info: 

Dr. Kamil Yavuz Kapusuz (Senior Member, IEEE) received the M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from Atilim University, Ankara, Turkey, in 2013, and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Electromagnetics Group, Department of Information Technology, Ghent University, Belgium, in 2021. From 2014 to 2016, he worked as a Senior Antenna Engineer at Remote Sensing Technologies, Turkey. Between 2021 and 2022, he was a Visiting Scientist at the CNRS, IETR Laboratory, France. Since 2022, he has been a Senior Researcher in Electromagnetics at IMEC and Ghent University. His research includes the analysis and design of quasi-optical systems, leaky-wave antennas, near-field focusing techniques, in/on-body communication systems, active, reconfigurable, and unconventional millimeter-wave and sub-terahertz phased arrays, and electromagnetic modeling and optimization of 2.5D and 3D RF packaging architectures. Dr. Kapusuz received the URSI Young Scientist Award at the 2021 URSI General Assembly.