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The Berkeley Wireless Research Center.

BWRC is a pioneer in a new wave of university-industry-government partnerships. The Center is focused on forging deep relationships with leading wireless companies so that industry can rapidly transfer new technologies and university researchers can benefit from industrial experience. BWRC provides an environment for research into the design issues necessary to support next generation wireless communication systems and expand the graduate research program in the wireless segment. The research focus is on highly-integrated CMOS implementations with the lowest possible energy consumption and advanced communication algorithms. Components are fabricated using state-of-the-art processes and evaluated in a realistic test environment. Center membership provides access to faculty and graduate students involved in a large interdisciplinary research effort with a modest investment. The critical-mass combination of UC Berkeley researchers, government funding agencies and leading companies in their respective areas has the potential of making truly significant advances possible.

For membership information send email to newaccounts@bwrc.eecs.berkeley.edu
 		 
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Engineers harness cell phone technology for use in medical imaging –With an innovative concept developed by University of California, Berkeley engineers, the cell phone could one day be used to make medical imaging accessible to billions of people around the world. >>More...

The BWRC 2008 Annual Report is here!  Get information on the cutting-edge projects and research at BWRC and get some insight into the faculty, students, staff and supporting organizations that make it all happen. >>More...Click to view large PDF image

BEE3 system featured in recent EETIMES article titled "Researchers ready system to explore parallel computing". The BEE3 (Berkeley Emulation Engine version 3) system is the outcome of a collaboration between UC Berkeley, Microsoft, Intel and other major US universities. >>More... 

 

BWRC’s PicoCube project is a recipient of the 2008 DAC Student Design Contest award for excellence in the design ofClick to view large image electronic systems.  The PicoCube is a 1cm3 sensor node using harvested energy as its only source of power. Operating at an average of only 6 μW for a tire-pressure application, it represents a modular and integrated approach to the design of nodes for wireless sensor networks. It combines advanced  ultra-low power circuit techniques with system-level power management.  A practical and simple packaging approach allows for the compaction of the many modules comprising the node into 1 cm3 in a reliable fashion.  Key contributors to this project are Yuen-Hui Chee, Mike Koplow, Michael Mark, Nathan Pletcher, Mike Seeman, and Dan Steingart (students), Fred Burghardt (BWRC staff), Jan Rabaey, Paul Wright, and Seth Sanders (faculty).  Nate Pletcher and Mike Seeman will present the Cube at ISSCC in February and at DAC in June. Congratulations to the PicoCube group for this important accomplishment. 

 

Upcoming BWRC Seminars - Check out the BWRC Seminars page for information on upcoming seminars: http://bwrc.eecs.berkeley.edu/seminars/. 

BWRC photo album - Check out photos of our retreats, seminars and more!  >>More...

 

 

 

 

 

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