Qorvo BAW Filters Advance Antenna Arrays
Modern phased array antennas (far more sophisticated than passive antennas) are dependent on multiple components working together in complete harmony. Sometimes called "active antennas," their uses are far-ranging, from defense communications to commercial to satellite applications. Working with Lockheed Martin — who manufactures advanced phased arrays — Qorvo produced miniature BAW filters that play a major role in facilitating the devices' operations at different broadband frequencies.
Qorvo's BAW filters enable desired signals to travel through the receiver while spurious signals are rejected, and at a very low noise figure — essential for optimal system performance. Lockheed Martin acknowledged Qorvo's contributions, developing a research paper* that was presented at the U.S. government's premiere microcircuit and critical technologies conference, GOMACTech, in 2013. Qorvo's BAW filters are ideal for next-generation antenna arrays and many other challenging applications that RF designers face every day.
* "7-22 GHz Broadband Non-Dilated Multi-Channel Receive Module for Phased Array Antenna Systems," by William Trueheart and Jack Ajoian, Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Sensors, Moorestown, NJ (USA); GOMACTech 2013.
