MPT Inc. – Microwave Products and Technology
Some common questions asked by phased array designers are: Should I use an analog beamforming phased array? And, what are the benefits and drawbacks of analog beamforming? It is important to answer these questions because the result may drive decisions in your system design. Therefore, this blog describes analog beamforming and some of the …
Should I Use an Analog Beamforming Phased Array? Read More »
In this post, I describe some of the essential information you need to know about digital beamforming, the advantages and basic architecture. With these essentials, you can make better decisions about your phased array needs. Digital beamforming offers multiple advantages over analog beamforming. While the list of benefits is quite long, here are four of …
When most people think of phased arrays, they normally don’t think about filters until later in the development process. However, filters can be an important part of some phased arrays. This is especially true for arrays used in communication systems or wide band radar systems. In full duplex communication systems, the transmitter and receiver are …
It may come as a surprise to many, but heat transfer design is one of the most important tasks in a proper phased array design. The reason is simple–Without solid heat transfer, the electronics in the phased array will not be reliable. The result may be that components such as high power amplifiers will begin …
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(Mission Viejo, CA-December 6, 2021) MPT today announced the award of another LNB contract win—different customer and different frequency band from the LNB contract win announced this summer. The new contract is to develop low noiseblocks (LNBs) for a strategic customer and to produce the associated downconverters in production. This win continues to build upon …
X-Band Low Noise Block Downconverter Contract Win Read More »
(Mission Viejo, CA-August 23, 2021) MPT today announced the award of a contract to develop and deliver multiple units of a phased array for 5G systems. The deliverable is the phased array, transmit/receive modules, digital signal processing, and optical Ethernet data transfer. In addition, the unit will conform to the O-RAN specification. The array will …
(Mission Viejo, CA-September 6, 2021) MPT today announced the award of a new contract to develop low noise blocks (LNBs) for commercial Ku-Band satcom terminals. Low Noise Blocks (LNBs) are a critically important component in most any satellite communication system. They provide the amplification and noise performance that allow the antennas to achieve the required …
(Mission Viejo, CA-June 14, 2021) MPT today announced the win of a strategic new contract to deliver a Luneburg lens demonstrator for LEO satellite ground communication. The system offers performance and cost benefits compared to alternative methods, and this contract will culminate in a system that will provide a benchmark for expected performance specifications of …
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(Mission Viejo, CA–March 4, 2020) MPT today announced that it was awarded a subcontract from a major ground station service provider to develop, produce, and deliver multiple S-Band Phased Arrays. “This contract win will demonstrate our ability to deliver multi-beam phased arrays,” said Dr. Rick Sturdivant, founder and President at MPT. Phased arrays are used …
LEO Satellite Ground Station Phased Array Contract Win Read More »
Microwave Packaging Technology, Inc., today announced that it received another contract from the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA). (Mission Viejo, CA-June 22, 2019) This contract is to continue development of phased array subsystems that support the MDA mission. Dr. Rick Sturdivant, founder and CTO of MPT commented, “This work further demonstrates the value we …
MPT Receives Contract from Missile Defense Agency to Continue Development Read More »