June 30, 2006
US Monolithics to Develop EHF Power Amp Technology
US Monolithics LLC has been awarded a first phase study contract with MIT Lincoln Laboratory for EHF (extremely high frequency) power amplifier technology. The program, called ATLAS (Army Terminal Linear Amplifier Study), is in support of future Army terminal development for wireless communications above 30 GHz frequency range.
MIT Lincoln Labs was founded in 1951 as a Federally Funded Research and Development Center of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Laboratory's fundamental mission is to apply science and advanced technology to critical problems of national security. The scope of studies at the Laboratory has broadened from the initial emphasis on air defense to include communications, space surveillance, missile defense, tactical surveillance systems, and air traffic control, as well as air defense.
About US Monolithics
U.S. Monolithics, based in Chandler, Arizona, is a wholly owned subsidiary of ViaSat Inc., a producer of innovative satellite and other network communication products that enable fast, easy, secure, and efficient communications to any location. U.S. Monolithics focuses on providing superior, low-cost, MMIC-based products to the growing wireless telecommunications markets including satellite communications, point-to-point, and point-to-multipoint systems. U.S. Monolithics’ products include high-power Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit (MMIC) components and multi-chip modules, including power amplifiers, transceivers, and integrated block converters.
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