- News
20 June 2017
Custom MMIC expands partnership with X-Microwave
Monolithic microwave integrated circuit developer Custom MMIC of Westford, MA, USA has announced an expanded collaboration with X-Microwave LLC, a developer of a modular/drop-in simulation, prototyping and production system for solderless and reconfigurable RF/microwave circuits up to 67GHz. The X-MWblock system enables efficient and expedient microwave and millimeter-wave circuit development and testing, using industry-grade non-linear online simulation tools powered by Keysight’s Genesys Spectrasys engine.
The expanded partnership will bring over 35 of Custom MMIC’s low-noise amplifiers (LNAs), power amplifiers (PAs), distributed amplifiers, driver amplifiers, low-phase-noise amplifiers, phase shifters, switches and mixers to the X-Microwave system. The firms plan to add more of the 100-plus products available from Custom MMIC to the X-MWBlock system in the near future.
“Their X-MWsystem is a cost-effective, rapid prototyping system which saves our customers in development time and expense,” comments Custom MMIC’s VP sales & marketing John Greichen.
X-Microwave’s system leverages a unique grid-based modular architecture that facilitates drop-in component configuration of a complete RF, microwave or millimeter-wave system. Initially, the X-Parameter and S-Parameter models of each X-MWblock can be assembled and analyzed in X-Microwave’s free online system simulation tool. Once the desired performance is achieved, the necessary X-MWblock components can be purchased with a modular prototype platform. After testing and verification, these same components can be seamlessly integrated into a final production assembly housing. The X-MWsystem provides what is claimed to be unprecedented ease of simulation, design, prototyping and integration of microwave and millimeter-wave components, such as Custom MMIC’s widbroade range of RF and microwave MMICs.
“Custom MMIC products, such as their latest low-phase-noise packaged amplifiers to 22GHz and in die form to 40GHz, are filling industry gaps and are exciting additions to our portfolio of drop-in components,” comments X-Microwave’s founder & president John Richardson.
Custom MMIC’s products easily work within the X-Microwave modular platform, and provide distinct features that even further reduce system design time and complexity, it is claimed.
Custom MMIC GaAs MMIC X-Microwave
©2006-2020
Juno Publishing and Media Solutions Ltd. All rights reserved. Semiconductor
Today and the editorial material contained within it and related media is
the copyright of Juno Publishing and Media Solutions Ltd. Reproduction in
whole or part without permission from Juno Publishing and Media Solutions
Ltd is forbidden. In most cases, permission will be granted, if the magazine
and publisher are acknowledged.