October 11, 2024
The "Synchronized, Multi-Channel, Battery-Free Wireless Sensing System" developed by the Keio Research Institute at SFC's Backscatter Communication Research Consortium (led by Professor Jin Mitsugi of the Faculty of Environment and Information Studies) has won the Next Generation Award at CEATEC AWARD 2024.
CEATEC (Combined Exhibition of Advanced TEChnologies) is Japan's largest comprehensive exhibition of advanced electronic technologies, products, and services, organized by the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA). This year marks the 25th iteration of the event and will be held from October 15 to 18 at Makuhari Messe. Last year, the event featured 684 companies and organizations as exhibitors and attracted approximately 89,000 visitors.
Exhibits for the CEATEC AWARD 2024 were evaluated in a two-stage screening process consisting of a document review and an interview. On October 10, a press conference and a demonstration for the media were held at Tokyo Kaikan, gathering 100 members of the press.
The Backscatter Communication Research Consortium will conduct a live demonstration and a pitch talk for the award-winning system at CEATEC 2024.
Award-Winning System
Synchronized, Multi-Channel, Battery-Free Wireless Sensing System
Keio University Backscatter Communication Research Consortium
Comment from Professor Jin Mitsugi, Head of the Backscatter Communication Research Consortium
The Backscatter Communication Research Consortium was established in 2019 with the aim of researching and developing battery-free wireless communication systems. While promoting R&D by securing national projects and other funding, we have been collaborating with 15 companies to advance practical development, demonstration experiments, and international standardization. I believe this award recognizes our efforts over the past four years, during which we have developed wireless chips and transceivers using software-defined radio, conducted various demonstration experiments, and pursued international standardization activities with the ISO. I would like to express my gratitude to the consortium members for their hard work on this challenging development. We intend to further enhance our technological level and promote practical application and international standards.
Source: General Affairs Section, Shonan Fujisawa Campus (SFC) Office