News: Microelectronics
5 February 2020
Comtech PST receives $3.1m contract for GaN-based high-power amplifier systems
Comtech Telecommunications Corp says that in fiscal second-quarter 2020 its subsidiary Comtech PST Corp of Melville, NY, USA, which is part of Comtech’s Government Solutions segment, received a $3.1m contract for high-power amplifier systems from a major domestic prime contractor.
The amplifiers, which use gallium nitride (GaN) transistor technology, are key transmit elements in a data communication system. They are in addition to an installed base of Comtech solid-state high-power RF amplifiers previously delivered to this customer.
“This follow-on order continues to demonstrate our leadership position in providing high-power communications technology and the ongoing demand for our solid-state high-power amplifiers that are utilized by major OEMs in both domestic and international markets,” says Comtech Telecommunications’ chairman & CEO Fred Kornberg.
