{"id":885190,"date":"2025-12-01T16:16:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T16:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/?p=885190"},"modified":"2025-12-01T16:16:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T16:16:01","slug":"1-5m-grant-for-novocomms-switchable-antenna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/business\/manufacturing\/1-5m-grant-for-novocomms-switchable-antenna-2025-12\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a31.5m grant for Novocomms switchable antenna"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/01161025\/Novocomms-ViperRF-addressable-semiconductor-RF-antenna-switch.webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-885192\" src=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/01161025\/Novocomms-ViperRF-addressable-semiconductor-RF-antenna-switch-300x210.webp\" alt=\"Novocomms ViperRF addressable semiconductor RF antenna switch\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/01161025\/Novocomms-ViperRF-addressable-semiconductor-RF-antenna-switch-300x210.webp 300w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/01161025\/Novocomms-ViperRF-addressable-semiconductor-RF-antenna-switch.webp 681w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Novocomms of Birmingham, UK, has \u00a31.5m of Innovate UK funding to develop 28GHz in-antenna switches.<\/p><div class=\"elect-content\" style=\"margin-left: auto; 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