Christian Bachmann

Portfolio director wireless and edge at imec
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Christian Bachmann is the Portfolio Director of Wireless & Edge, overseeing the research center’s wireless and edge compute R&D. This includes UWB and Bluetooth programs enabling next-gen low power connectivity for automotive, medical, consumer, and IoT applications. 

Christian joined imec in 2011 after working with Infineon Technologies and the Graz University of Technology. During his career, he has covered a broad spectrum of wireless communication solutions for 802.11ah Wi-Fi, Bluetooth LE, 802.15.4 (Zigbee), and ultra-wideband impulse radio.

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Authored articles

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Next-gen UWB radio technology to enable radar sensing, data streaming, and advanced ranging applications

07/01/2026
Research update
Ultra-wide band

New impulse-radio UWB systems: 802.15.4ab-compliant; full-duplex MIMO radar sensing; low-power; 124.8MHz data rate; advanced ranging

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The Future of UWB: Reconciling Sensing with Low Energy Consumption and High Bitrates

15/02/2023
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Ultra-wide band
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