IMFW 2026 Preliminary Program

Morning (08:30-10:10):
• EM Resonator Filter Industry Forum I: Next-gen base station filters, Multi-mode technology, High PIM solutions
• AW Resonator Filter Short Course I: Numerical simulation for SAW/BAW devices (Ken-ya Hashimoto)

Coffee Break (10:10-10:30)

Late Morning (10:30-12:00):
• EM Resonator Filter Industry Forum II: LTCC filter arrays, AI in passive components
• AW Resonator Filter Short Course II: AW filter synthesis methodologies (Jordi Verdu)
• Student Design Competition (11:30-12:30)

Lunch Time (12:00-13:00)

Afternoon (13:00-15:00):
• AW Resonator Filter Industry Forum I: Future of mobile phone filters, XBAR technology, TF-SAW foundry
• EM Resonator Filter Short Course I: Microwave filter synthesis from theory to application (Huan Meng)

Coffee Break (15:00-15:15)

Late Afternoon (15:15-17:15):
• AW Resonator Filter Industry Forum II: Spurious suppression, PVD systems, POI technology, RF acoustic filter prospects
• EM Resonator Filter Short Course II: Translating prototype to physical realization (Yimin Yang)

Evening (18:00-22:30):
• Industrial Reception (Victoria Harbour Buffet Cruise)

Morning (08:30-11:35):
• Opening Ceremony & Welcome Speech
• Keynote 1: Trends and Challenges of Filters in Terminal Products (XU Jia, Huawei Device)
• Keynote 2: Evolution of Mobile Devices and RF Filters (Makoto Kawashima, Murata)
• Keynote 3: Evolution and Trends of High-Q Filters for Satellites (Dr. LI Shengxian, CAST)
• Keynote 4: Coupled Resonator Microwave Filters (Prof. Smain Amari, Royal Military College)

Lunch Time (11:35-13:30)

Afternoon (13:30-15:30):
• Session 1: Novel Concept Filter and Technique I - 3D printed GGW filters, waveguide filters, dielectric resonator filters
• Session 2: Filter Synthesis Theory - Inline topology, Chebyshev response, coupling matrix synthesis
• Session 3: AI for Microwave Filters - Fast solvers, neuro-coupling matrix, self-adaptive AI methodologies

Late Afternoon (15:30-17:50):
• Session 4: Novel Concept Filter and Technique II - Reflectionless filters, absorptive antennas
• Session 5: Filter Synthesis & Model Extraction - Circuit extraction, model order reduction
• Session 6: Advanced Filters Design - Reconfigurable filters, wideband filters

Best Paper Award Session (13:30 - 15:00, Rooms 214, 215):
• Best Paper Award Candidates (Industry & Academia)

Poster Session (15:30-17:00, Rooms 214, 215):
• 26 papers covering various filter topics including SIW filters, neural networks, DMS filters, and more

Morning (08:10-10:10):
• Session 7: Acoustic Resonators & Application (6 papers) - RF/mmWave resonators, high-order SAW/BAW modes, low-loss SAW devices
• Session 8: Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing (6 papers) - Dielectric/metallic filters, metal 3D-printed filters, coaxial-line filters
• Session 9: Planar & Waveguide Filters II (6 papers) - Coaxial resonators, SIW filters, waveguide filters

Late Morning (10:30-12:30):
• Session 10: Acoustic Filter Materials & Physics (6 papers) - SiC-based substrates, polarization inverted multilayer, hybrid modes
• Session 11: Tunable & Reconfigurable Filters I (6 papers) - Phase change materials, tunable resonators, dielectric tuners
• Session 12: Integrated & Chip Filters (6 papers) - Millimeter-wave filters, on-chip RF filters, GaAs IPD filters

Early Afternoon (13:30-15:30):
• Session 13: Advanced Acoustic & Material Tech (6 papers) - RF filter frontiers, spurious suppression, wideband chirped devices
• Session 14: Tunable & Reconfigurable Filters II (6 papers) - Recent advances, switchable filter banks, dual-band filtering
• Session 15: Emerging Technologies & 5G/6G (6 papers) - 5G/6G non-terrestrial networks, broadband highpass, waveguide multiplexer

Afternoon (15:50-17:50):
• Session 16: Acoustic Filter Design & Synthesis (6 papers) - Ladder filter synthesis, star junction multiplexers, mechanical Q factor
• Session 17: Planar & Waveguide Filters I (6 papers) - SIW components, dual-band filters, waveguide quadruplets
• Session 18: Advanced Synthesis & Mixed Technologies (6 papers) - Nonlinear frequency-variant couplings, alternating pole synthesis, dual-band delay line