5G/6G MAESTRO

Roadmap Focus

iNEMI, along with several industry and academic partners, is developing the 5G/6G mmWave Materials and Electrical Test Technology Roadmap (5G/6G MAESTRO) as part of the NIST Advanced Manufacturing Technology (MfgTech) Roadmap. The goal is to create a foundation of knowledge and expertise in the U.S. to support the development and manufacturing of leading edge 5G and 6G products. 

MAESTRO will be a comprehensive 10-year hardware roadmap for mmWave materials characterization and testing. It will focus on the top two gaps in 5G materials development and testing as defined in various industry reports: high-speed/ultra-low loss materials (availability, testing and characterization) and electrical testing and standardization. The technology scope includes:
  • Characterization
  • Materials development
  • Electrical test
  • Manufacturing scale-up
  • Workforce development
This 18-month roadmapping project t began on May 1, 2022 and will be completed by September 30, 2023. 

Roadmap Partners

A cross-functional team of partners brings together large and small manufacturers, materials companies, university-based research institutions, and consortia to ensure that the roadmap accurately captures technology requirements over the next 15 years and reflects the views of all stakeholders. 

 
3DGS Intel
3M Keysight Technologies
AMD ITRI
Applied Materials liloTree
Binghamton University Mosaic Microsystems
Dell Technologies Nantero
Dow NIST
DuPont Nokia
Ectron Corporation Penn State University
Florida International University Qorvo
Georgia Institute of Technology QWED
IBM TechSearch International
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Funding

iNEMI was awarded $290,865 from the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST’s) Advanced Manufacturing Technology Roadmap (MFGTech) Program under the NIST Office of Advanced Manufacturing (OAM). iNEMI is one of seven organizations receiving MFGTech grants totaling $2.08 million to develop manufacturing technology roadmaps to strengthen U.S. innovation and productivity across entire industry sectors. (See announcement.) 
 
 
Publications & Reports


Reports

Market Assessment, TechSearch International, Inc.(December 2022)

System Design Analysis, Florida International University (December 2022)
 

Workshop & Conference Presentations

5G/6G MAESTRO Workshop: Next-Generation Materials & Testing Needs and mmWave System Design & Analysis (February 9, 2023)

5G/6G mmWave Materials & Electrical Test Technology Roadmap Workshop: Gaps & Challenges (September 8, 2022)

 

Contact







Urmi Ray, iNEMI
Principal Investigator
urmi.ray@inemi.org