£1.5m grant for Novocomms switchable antenna

Novocomms of Birmingham, UK, has £1.5m of Innovate UK funding to develop 28GHz in-antenna switches.

Novocomms ViperRF addressable semiconductor RF antenna switch

“The components we are developing are based on addressable low-loss semiconductors which can be used to switch signals to the elements of an antenna array across a wide range of frequencies,” said Novocomms chairman Colin Tucker. “This addressability reduces the complexity of the PCB on which the array of elements is mounted and hence reduces the cost of the board.”

Novocomms will work with County Durham based Viper RF on the project, a specialist in GaN and GaAs microwave semiconductor IC design.


 

 

Steve Bush

Steve Bush is the long-standing technology editor for Electronics Weekly, covering electronics developments for more than 25 years. He has a particular interest in the Power and Embedded areas of the industry. He also writes for the Engineer In Wonderland blog, covering 3D printing, CNC machines and miscellaneous other engineering matters.

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