Skyworks Unveils High-Power, Ceramic-Based Filters for Military and Homeland Security Markets
BALTIMORE, Jun 08, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWKS), an innovator of high reliability analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling a broad range of end markets, today introduced connectorized, high power filters for military, homeland security, airborne and high-end commercial transceiver applications. These smaller, lighter and more portable solutions offer customers significant design benefits and flexibility when compared to the more traditional and much larger metallic-cavity filters. In addition, Skyworks' designs offer less overall dimensions, resulting in significant space savings where high power filtering is a requirement.
"Skyworks is excited to once again be at the forefront of technology development," said Mark Wolf, general manager of Skyworks' Trans-Tech division. "Our new filters exceed the power handling of traditional ceramic designs and more than meet critical demands from the military, homeland security and commercial markets."
The combined U.S. market for homeland security products and services - purchased by federal, state and local governments, the intelligence community and the private sector - will increase from $69 billion in 2010 to $84 billion in 2014, representing a compounded annual growth rate of 5.1 percent, according to the Homeland Security Research Corporation report. State and local spending ranks first with 23.7 percent of the overall market, while the U.S. Defense Department ranks second with 22.5 percent and the Department of Homeland Security ranks third with 18.3 percent of total spending.
About Skyworks' Ceramic-Based Filters
The new surface mount technology filters are available from 50 to 100 watts in a 12 and 20 millimeter coaxial resonator design. In addition, the filters offer ultra high frequency up to 2100 megahertz.
Pricing and Availability
Skyworks' new high power filters are currently available. For pricing please contact sales@skyworksinc.com.
Skyworks at IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) International Microwave Symposium (IMS) 2011
Skyworks will be exhibiting its products in booth # 1428 at MTT-S 2011, being held June 7-9 in Baltimore.
About Skyworks
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. is an innovator of high reliability analog and mixed signal semiconductors. Leveraging core technologies, Skyworks offers diverse standard and custom linear products supporting automotive, broadband, cellular infrastructure, energy management, industrial, medical, military and mobile handset applications. The Company's portfolio includes amplifiers, attenuators, detectors, diodes, directional couplers, front-end modules, hybrids, infrastructure RF subsystems, mixers/demodulators, phase shifters, PLLs/synthesizers/VCOs, power dividers/combiners, receivers, switches and technical ceramics.
Headquartered in Woburn, Mass., Skyworks is worldwide with engineering, manufacturing, sales and service facilities throughout Asia, Europe and North America. For more information, please visit Skyworks' Web site at: www.skyworksinc.com.
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