Technical University of Cluj-Napoca
The Technical University of Cluj-Napoca (TU Cluj), an “Advanced Research and Education” awarded university (by Order of the Ministry of National Education no 5262/September 5th, 2011), is today a tertiary education institution having a long-standing tradition as well as national and international recognition. Within the E2PACKMAN project, TU Cluj participates through the Information Technology in Electronics Research Centre (ITEC–TUCN).
ITEC-UTCN is a research center, founded in 2001 by Prof. Dr. Ing. Dan PITICA, an internationally recognized engineer, and it is currently led by Prof. Dr. Ing. Ovidiu Aurel Pop, Dean of Telecommunications, Electronics and Information Technology Department of TUCN. ITEC expertise covers a broad spectrum of competencies: circuit design, modeling, simulation and cross-simulation of electronic circuits (analog, digital, power, RF/EMI) using: Multisim, Pspice, Matlab, Pcad; system design: modeling and simulation for electro-mechanical systems: power devices, actuators, mechatronics; using: Matlab, Simulink, LabVIEW; HW Application design, fast-prototype design, PCB design for mass production, BOM/AVL design, DfT and testability for embedded applications, power supplies, interface/signal conditioning boards; SW Application design: embedded control applications for OS and non-OS targets, broad range of targets TW Application design: testing and design of testing systems: SW and HW testing process, HiL and SiL, design of testcases for SW; Training services: LabVIEW trainings, Embedded Systems trainings, TW and HiL operation; Power systems - design, simulation and testing of power supplies with power factor correction - PLC (Power Line Communication) for energy measurements equipment - inductive heating technologies, data loggers for power industrial control, medical , as well as dee tech expertise in spintronic devices. Starting from thin film elaboration and device patterning, we fabricate and study novel devices by employing materials with tailored interface functionalities. Spin-orbitronics is an emerging field of spintronics, concerning the use of spin-orbit coupling (SOC) in magnetic and nonmagnetic materials to generate, detect and exploit spin-polarized currents. SOC in magnetic multilayer stacks lacking inversion symmetry promotes, via the interfacial Dzyalosinskii-Moriya interaction, chiral spin textures, like chiral domain walls or skyrmions, that can be efficiently manipulated by the spin currents. This opens the way for a new generation of energy-efficient electrically controlled spintronic devices, a key challenge for modern electronics.
ITEC-TUCN has been and continues to be actively involved in numerous European research projects related to the semiconductor industry, nanotechnology, and advanced materials, applied engineering, in more than 20 projects. Through these projects, the center contributes to cutting-edge developments in micro- and nanosystems and reinforces its role as a key partner for innovation and collaboration within the European semiconductor ecosystem.
Role
TU Cluj role in the project is to design top performance and increased functionality packaging architecture for smart power modules combining high I/U switching with enhanced control capabilities of specialized processors, sensors for real-time monitoring and diagnostic to be used for multimodal energy solutions of the future, to elaborate new processes by implementing design for manufacturability measures for top performance and increased functionality for smart sensors - new types of magnetic sensors products really made in Europe. TU Cluj will also participate to implementation if new design for manufacturability measures for smart power modules to be manufactured in EU at the highest standards of quality with competitive costs. Introducing deep learning processes on manufacturing sites and machine learning into design phase that can automatically create DfM iterations, new strategy for modelling and testing of smart magnetic sensors for increasing their lifetime and Design solution fulfilling all safety and security requirements for smart sensors modules. The design will include HW & SW measures along with data driven methods for meeting and exceeding today's standards.
Key Contribution
TU Cluj key activities can be summarized as follows: (1) New strategy for characterization and testing of smart power modules implementing AI tools for lifetime prognosis. The strategy will combine testing, multi-physics FMEA with on-board lifetime diagnostic tools; (2) Design solution fulfilling all safety and security requirements for smart sensors modules. The design will include HW & SW measures along with data driven methods for meeting and exceeding today's standards; (3) Design and fabrication of test platform for spintronic magnetic field sensors and onboard/wall EV chargers; (4) Analysis of test results and input for guidelines on heterogenous packages, Smart Sensors and Smart Power devices; (5) Test and validation of Model/twin validation on test vehicles for spintronic devices and high power ECS.
In addition, TU Cluj will contribute to dissemination and communication activities, supporting the promotion of project results and increasing its visibility within the scientific and industrial communities.
Universitatea Tehnică din Cluj-Napoca
Strada Memorandumului 28
400114 Cluj-Napoca
Romania
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