The EU DOTSEVEN Project: Overview and Results

DOTSEVEN is an ambitious research project aiming at pushing the limits of SiGe HBT technology, modeling, circuits, and systems towards mm- and sub-mm wave applications. The project with a 12.3 M€ total funding and a duration of 45 months started in late 2012 and has been sponsored by the European Commission. This paper gives an overview on the project goals, its organization, and selected results that have been achieved.

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