Antennex links decades of TUE RF expertise with the commercial world

Even though the highly touted rollout of 5G continues to pick steam, so far, the transition is little more than a basic evolution of the 4G network. One thing is for sure, there’s still some ground to cover before we hit the promise of 10Gb/s speeds offered by the high-frequency, millimeter-wave bands. But as semiconductor companies continue to develop and prepare for what’s to come, Eindhoven University of Technology (TUE) spinoff Antennex is looking to leverage its combined 60+ years of RF and antenna expertise to help with the measurement and characterization of the chips that will make it possible.

Opening its doors in March 2021, Antennex consists of a team of TUE researchers that took notice of two major developments in the domain. One, there seems to be a gap, as there are very few testing facilities capable of performing these cutting-edge measurements on new antenna technology. Which led to two, a growing number of companies reaching out to the university to perform specialized measurements and help characterize integrated circuits that are combined with antennas. The problem with this, however, is that such work doesn’t really align with the academic, rather than commercial, business model of the university.