Advanced manufacturing

Built with precision, at speed and scale

From prototype development and process engineering to volume production and test, our vertically integrated manufacturing capability enables customers to move confidently from TRL 4-9 with the quality, traceability and resilience required for mission-critical applications.

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Filtronic brings together engineering, manufacturing and quality assurance within an integrated production environment, enabling customers to accelerate development, reduce programme risk and achieve consistent, repeatable performance at scale.

Our facilities have been developed specifically for high-frequency RF and microwave technologies, supporting complex assemblies where precision, quality and reliability are fundamental to success.  

Built for high-performance RF

Purpose-built facilities engineered for high-frequency RF, microwave and mmWave technologies.

Engineering, process, manufacturing testing and quality assurance working together under one roof.

Advanced process control, full traceability and rigorous quality systems supporting critical applications.

Supporting programmes from early prototypes through to volume manufacture with repeatable, consistent quality.

Hybrid microelectronics manufacturing

Advanced assembly for complex RF systems

Filtronic specialises in hybrid microelectronics manufacturing, combining automated assembly, precision processes and specialist RF expertise to deliver complex microwave and mmWave subsystems. Our highly automated manufacturing capability supports customers developing products where precision, repeatability and performance are essential.  

Capabilities: 
+ Automated die attach
+ Precision wire and ribbon bonding
+ Hermetic sealing
+ Hybrid assembly
+ Microwave and mmWave packaging

Advanced semiconductor packaging and OSAT

Secure packaging for high-performance devices

Packaging is critical to overall RF performance. Filtronic provides advanced Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) capability, integrating semiconductor packaging, assembly and test into a secure manufacturing environment designed for demanding commercial, aerospace and defence applications. 

Capabilities: 
+ Semiconductor packaging
+ Plastic and hermetic packaging
+ Lead-frame technologies
+ RF package optimisation
+ Environmental qualification

Manufacturing engineering and process development

Optimising products for production

Exceptional manufacturing begins long before production starts. Filtronic’s manufacturing and process engineering teams work alongside customers to improve manufacturability, increase yield, reduce risk and optimise products for long-term production. 
Whether supporting a new product introduction or scaling an existing design, we help customers achieve greater efficiency and reliability throughout the manufacturing lifecycle.

Capabilities: 
+ Process engineering
+ Yield improvement
+ Design for manufacture
+ Thermal optimisation
+ Production transfer

RF test and validation

Confidence built into every subsystem

Every subsystem is verified through comprehensive in-house testing to ensure consistent performance against demanding operational requirements. From RF and microwave characterisation to environmental screening and production validation, our testing capability provides confidence before systems enter service.

Capabilities: 
+ RF & microwave testing
+ Environmental screening
+ Automated production test
+ Qualification support
+ Performance validation

Advanced UK and US manufacturing facilities
Automated hybrid microelectronics production
ISO cleanrooms and engineering laboratories
Secure RF assembly and packaging
In-house RF and environmental testing
Prototype to volume production
Full process traceability
Global supply chain capability

Filtronic works alongside customers from initial concept through to production, combining RF engineering expertise with advanced manufacturing capability to solve complex technical challenges. 

Our collaborative approach enables faster development, reduced programme risk and manufacturing solutions that are engineered for long-term performance, quality and supply chain resilience.

Engineering confidence from design to deployment

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Product assurance

Confidence engineered into every programme

In mission-critical environments, performance must be more than designed. It must be controlled, verified and assured. Filtronic embeds product assurance throughout the development and manufacturing lifecycle, combining established processes, rigorous quality controls and decades of high-frequency experience to deliver technologies customers can depend on.

Product assurance begins long before manufacture. From initial requirements and design decisions through production, testing and final delivery, Filtronic applies structured processes designed to control risk, maintain consistency and provide confidence in every stage of the programme. 

Our approach brings engineering, manufacturing, quality and test disciplines together – ensuring performance is not simply achieved, but repeatable, traceable and ready for the environments in which it will operate.

Working across demanding space, defence and communications applications has created a culture where quality, reliability and disciplined execution are fundamental – supported by the knowledge gained from taking advanced technologies from concept through manufacture and into operation.  

Product assurance connects every stage of the programme – ensuring requirements, materials, processes, manufacture and verification work together to deliver the intended outcome. Through disciplined process control, inspection, testing and traceability, Filtronic provides customers with confidence that performance can be achieved consistently, not simply demonstrated once.

ECSS standards

Supporting the demands of space

Space programmes demand exceptional levels of control, traceability and assurance. Filtronic’s product assurance approach can support programme requirements aligned with European Cooperation for Space Standardisation (ECSS) standards, bringing disciplined engineering, manufacturing, quality and verification processes to technologies developed for demanding space applications.

Filtronic combines specialist engineering expertise with advanced manufacturing and in-house testing capability, enabling greater control across the development lifecycle. Bringing these disciplines together helps identify risk earlier, maintain quality throughout production and provide the evidence required to support demanding programme requirements.

Confidence where it matters most

When technologies are destined for environments where failure carries significant consequences, assurance cannot be added at the end.

It has to be engineered in from the beginning.

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Pushing high frequency performance higher

Filtronic is a specialist in high-frequency RF and mmWave technology, with deep expertise across X-, Ka-, Q-, V-, E-, W- and D-band. We design, develop and manufacture advanced RF solutions across the full technology lifecycle, from low Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) and early-stage development through qualification, industrialisation and full-scale deployment.

Shaping how the world communicates

Our expertise spans the frequency bands driving tomorrow’s networks, advanced sensing systems and high-capacity wireless infrastructure. By combining deep RF engineering with advanced manufacturing capability, we help customers unlock the performance, bandwidth and reliability demanded by increasingly complex communications architectures. Spanning K/Ka to W-band, our solutions combine engineering excellence with manufacturing expertise to help customers build faster, more reliable and more capable communications networks.

The world’s appetite for bandwidth shows no signs of slowing down. As satellite constellations expand and communications systems move towards higher frequencies, mmWave technology is becoming a critical enabler of the next generation of connectivity. Spanning K/Ka to W-band, these frequencies deliver the performance, capacity and reliability required for some of the world’s most advanced RF applications.

Continuous innovation across the spectrum

The foundation of modern satellite communications

From broadband services to next-generation space networks, K and Ka-band technologies are critical to delivering the capacity and performance demanded by today’s communications infrastructure.  Filtronic’s high-performance RF subsystems are designed to help customers achieve more from their networks. Leveraging advanced semiconductor devices and proprietary waveguide combining technology, our solutions provide industry-leading efficiency, increased reliability and outstanding RF performance.

Unlocking the next generation of satellite capacity

The race to deliver faster, higher-capacity satellite communications is driving interest in Q and V-band frequencies, opening up new possibilities for future networks. Building on the success of Ka-band, these higher-frequency bands provide access to significantly greater bandwidth, enabling higher data throughput, advanced feeder links and more scalable satellite architectures.  Beyond communications, Q/V-band technologies also offer exciting opportunities in high-resolution radar, Earth observation and advanced sensing applications where precision and performance are paramount.  

Filtronic is developing advanced Q/V-band subsystems that combine high-frequency performance with the reliability required for mission-critical applications. Through expertise in RF design, semiconductor integration and advanced manufacturing, we are helping customers accelerate the adoption of emerging mmWave technologies.

SSPA’s

Frequency converters

Filters

Where Filtronic leads

E-band has become one of the most important frequency ranges for high-capacity communications, supporting wireless transport, satellite gateways and next-generation communications infrastructure. 

Filtronic has spent more than a decade advancing E-band subsystem technologies and today is recognised as a leader in high-power E-band amplification. Our expertise combines proprietary waveguide combining technology, advanced semiconductor integration and scalable manufacturing capability to deliver market-leading RF performance. Recent programmes include the supply of E-band amplifier technology supporting SpaceX’s Starlink ground infrastructure.

Pioneering the next generation of high-frequency systems

As communications, sensing and scientific applications continue to demand greater precision, bandwidth and performance, W-band is unlocking new possibilities across the high-frequency spectrum. Operating at frequencies above traditional microwave systems, W-band enables advanced capabilities including high-resolution sensing, Earth observation, scientific instrumentation and emerging communication architectures where exceptional signal performance is essential. 

Filtronic brings decades of mmWave expertise to the development of W-band technologies, combining advanced RF engineering, semiconductor integration and manufacturing capability to help customers overcome the challenges of operating at the edge of the spectrum. Our expertise supports the development of next-generation systems requiring exceptional performance, including advanced satellite communications, radar and sensing platforms, and future high-frequency applications.

Engineering every link across the mmWave spectrum

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Frequency converters

Convert frequency. Preserve performance.

Built to preserve signal integrity, maximise performance and simplify complex architectures, our solutions combine precision RF engineering with systems-level expertise. From satellite payloads and ground infrastructure to defence and high-performance networks, we deliver the frequency conversion technology that keeps critical signals moving with greater precision, reliability and control.

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Modern communication systems depend on the ability to move signals accurately between frequencies while preserving performance, stability and quality.

Filtronic develops advanced frequency conversion technologies, including block upconverters (BUCs), low-noise block downconverters (LNBs) and low-noise amplifiers (LNAs), supporting complex RF architectures and reliable uplink and downlink communications across space, defence and terrestrial applications. 

By combining deep RF expertise with advanced manufacturing capability, we help customers overcome the challenges of high-frequency system design and deliver communications that perform when it matters most.

Engineered for the world's most demanding environments

Signal integrity

Maintaining exceptional signal quality through precise frequency translation and advanced RF design.

High-frequency performance

Supporting demanding RF, microwave and mmWave applications across increasingly complex communication systems.

Mission reliability

Designed for environments where consistent operation and dependable performance are essential.

System optimisation

Helping customers maximise efficiency, simplify integration and improve overall communications performance.

Where frequency changes, performance doesn’t

Frequency conversion is fundamental to satellite communications, enabling signals to move efficiently between spacecraft, ground infrastructure and end users. Filtronic provides advanced BUC, LNB and LNA solutions that support high-performance satellite networks and next-generation space architectures.

Space applications

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Defence systems depend on precise and reliable RF performance across complex communication, sensing and electronic warfare architectures. Filtronic frequency conversion technologies enable dependable operation where accuracy, resilience and performance are critical.

Defence applications

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As communications systems move towards higher frequencies, greater bandwidth and increased complexity, efficient frequency conversion becomes increasingly important. Filtronic helps enable next-generation communication networks through advanced RF subsystem technologies.

Terrestrial applications

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Precision engineered for reliable frequency conversion

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Solid state power amplifier

Powering mission-critical communications

Filtronic’s Solid State Power Amplifiers (SSPAs) deliver the high-performance, reliability and efficiency required for the worlds most demanding environments.

From space-based networks and satellite communications to advanced defence systems, our high power amplifier (HPA) technology enables stronger signals, greater resilience and dependable performance.

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Performance is engineered into everything we do

Communications systems are only as effective as their ability to transmit and receive information with precision and reliability.

Filtronic’s SSPAs provide the critical power amplification required to extend communication range, improve signal integrity and maintain performance in challenging environments. By combining advanced semiconductor technology with decades of RF engineering expertise, we help customers unlock greater capability across space, defence and next-generation communications systems.  

Engineered for the world's most demanding environments

Delivering exceptional RF performance across demanding frequency ranges, Filtronic SSPAs & HPAs are engineered to support advanced communication systems requiring precision, efficiency and reliability.

Designed for environments where failure is not an option, our power amplifiers provide dependable performance across critical applications including satellite communications and defence systems.

Combining semiconductor expertise, RF design capability, process design and manufacturing excellence, we develop solutions for real-world operational challenges.

From space-qualified systems to terrestrial and defence platforms, our scalable SSPA & HPA architectures support a wide range of high-frequency communication requirements.

Our SSPA platforms

Cerus represents Filtronic’s family of advanced Solid State Power Amplifier modules, delivering scalable, high-performance RF amplification for applications where efficiency, reliability and signal integrity are critical.

Designed to support a wide range of frequency bands and operational requirements, Cerus platforms provide customers with flexible amplification solutions for space, defence and terrestrial communication systems.

Engineered to deliver reliable RF power across demanding communication bands.
Designed for applications where consistent performance is essential.
Architectures developed to support diverse system requirements and customer platforms.

Prometheus represents the next evolution of Filtronic’s amplifier capability – combining advanced semiconductor technology with innovative RF system engineering to deliver exceptional performance, efficiency and scalability.

Developed to address the increasing demands of modern communications systems, Prometheus enables customers to achieve greater capability from compact, high-performance solutions.

Designed to maximise output power, efficiency and system capability
Supporting integration into advanced platforms where size, weight and power efficiency matter.
Architectures developed to support diverse system requirements and platforms.

SSPAs are fundamental to modern satellite communications, enabling reliable transmission of large bandwidth data across increasingly complex and converged orbital networks. Filtronic supports the evolution of space-based infrastructure on the ground and in flight, through high-power amplification designed for demanding environments.

Space applications

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Defence systems depend on communications that remain reliable under challenging conditions. Our SSPAs provide the performance and resilience required for secure communications, advanced sensing and mission-critical applications.

Defence applications

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Terrestrial applications

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Amplifying the signals that connect, protect and help advance our world

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Software and digitising RF

Digitising RF,  Redefining connectivity

Filtronic’s Software and Digital RF technologies bring greater flexibility, control and adaptability to advanced communication and sensing systems. By combining deep RF expertise with digital signal processing capability, we help customers develop systems that can respond to evolving requirements, optimise performance and operate effectively in increasingly complex environments. From satellite communications and defence systems to next-generation networks, our digital RF solutions enable smarter, more capable RF architectures.

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Assured connectivity and security is in our DNA

Modern communication systems are becoming increasingly complex, requiring greater flexibility, faster adaptation and improved control across the RF chain. 

Filtronic develops digital RF solutions that enhance system performance by combining advanced signal processing, software-defined functionality and high-frequency RF expertise. This enables customers to build more intelligent systems that can adapt to changing operational requirements while maintaining the performance and reliability expected from mission-critical technologies.

Engineered for the world's most demanding environments

Adaptive performance

Enabling adaptable systems through flexible, software-driven architectures.

Advanced signal processing

Improving system capability through intelligent processing, optimisation and control of complex RF signals.

System flexibility

Supporting architectures that can evolve over time, reducing complexity and extending operational capability.

RF and digital expertise

Combining decades of high-frequency engineering with digital innovation to deliver complete RF solutions.

Our digital platforms

Creating adaptable communication systems

Software Defined Radio technologies enable communication systems to evolve through software-driven control, configuration and optimisation.

Filtronic supports advanced SDR architectures by combining digital processing capability with high-performance RF technologies, enabling flexible systems designed for future requirements.

Supporting systems that can adapt to changing frequencies, waveforms and operational needs.
Providing greater visibility and optimisation across communication systems.
Helping customers extend capability through software-enabled evolution.

Simplifying high-throughput gateways for a digital future

Future space systems demand greater flexibility, efficiency and intelligence as missions, architectures and connectivity requirements become increasingly complex.

Filtronic’s digital RF technologies simplify system architecture, reduce CAPEX and OPEX, and enable more agile, scalable infrastructure. By combining high-performance RF with advanced digital capability, we help deliver the high-throughput, software-defined communication systems needed for the next generation of space connectivity.

Space applications

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As networks become faster, more complex and increasingly software-defined, digital RF capability becomes essential to achieving greater efficiency and adaptability. Filtronic helps customers develop the next generation of high-performance communication systems.

Terrestrial applications

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Intelligent RF. Adaptive systems. Connected possibilities.

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Filters

Control the signal, protect the performance

Filtronic’s filter technologies protect signal integrity, improve system performance and enable reliable operation across increasingly complex RF environments. From space communications and defence systems to high-performance networks, our filter solutions help customers mitigate interference, optimise spectrum use and maintain the clarity and precision required for mission-critical applications.

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Where signal integrity becomes capability

As communication and sensing systems operate at higher frequencies and within increasingly congested spectrum environments, maintaining clean, reliable signals has never been more important. 

Filtronic designs and manufactures advanced RF filtering solutions that enable precise frequency control, interference mitigation and enhanced system performance. By combining deep RF expertise with advanced manufacturing capability, we help customers take complex communication technologies from early-stage development through increasing Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) to fully qualified, production-ready systems that perform reliably in the most demanding environments.

Engineered for precision in complex RF environments

Signal integrity

Maintaining clean, accurate signals through advanced filtering technologies designed to protect performance.

Spectrum control

Helping customers manage increasingly complex frequency environments through precise RF filtering and interference mitigation.

Application flexibility

Supporting a wide range of architectures, filter types and topologies from telecommunications to demanding space and defence platforms.

Advanced RF expertise

Combining decades of engineering knowledge with manufacturing capability to deliver optimised filter solutions.

Our filter technologies

Space communication systems depend on exceptional signal integrity across complex architectures.  Filtronic filter technologies help optimise satellite payloads, ground systems and communication links by controlling interference and maintaining reliable performance.

Space applications

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Defence systems increasingly operate within complex electromagnetic environments where spectrum control is critical. Filtronic provides advanced filtering solutions that support radar, electronic warfare and secure communication systems where performance cannot be compromised.

Defence applications

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As networks move towards higher frequencies and greater capacity, effective spectrum management becomes essential. Filtronic filter technologies help communication systems achieve greater efficiency, reliability and performance.

Terrestrial applications

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Amplifying the signals that connect, protect and advance the world

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TxRx

High-performance TxRx, built for demanding networks

Filtronic’s Transmit/Receive (TxRx) subsystems provide the precision, integration and RF performance required for next-generation communications, sensing and electronic systems. Our TxRx technologies enable reliable signal transmission and reception across satellite, radar, electronic warfare and secure communications applications where performance is critical.

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Where performance begins

Every RF system depends on the ability to transmit and receive signals with exceptional accuracy, efficiency and reliability. Filtronic develops integrated TxRx subsystems that optimise signal performance across complex RF architectures.

Combining advanced microwave engineering with decades of subsystem expertise, we help customers maximise capability while reducing complexity, size, weight and power.

Transmit/Receive Modules (TRMs)

Every signal engineered to connect, endure and perform

Transmit/Receive Modules are at the heart of many next-generation RF architectures, providing the individual transmit and receive capability required to create high-performance phased array antennas, radar systems and advanced communication platforms. 

Filtronic develops advanced TRM technology that combines precision RF performance, efficient power management and reliable operation in demanding environments. Our expertise supports customers developing complex systems where every module contributes to overall mission capability.

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Engineered for advanced RF systems

AESA radar systems

Enabling precise beam steering, improved detection capability and enhanced situational awareness.

Phased array communications

Supporting agile, high-capacity links with improved flexibility and performance.

Space-based systems

Providing reliable RF functionality for demanding satellite and orbital applications.

Electronic warfare platforms

Supporting advanced RF architectures designed for increasingly complex electromagnetic environments.

Our TxRx platforms

Compact performance. Exceptional integration.

Morpheus X2 delivers highly integrated transmit and receive capability for advanced RF systems where performance, size and efficiency are equally important.

Designed to simplify complex RF architectures, Morpheus X2 enables customers to integrate high-performance TxRx functionality into next-generation communications, sensing and satellite applications.

Highly integrated TxRx architecture
Optimised for high-frequency operation
Compact, efficient design
Engineered for demanding environments

High-performance capability for demanding applications

Hercules II is engineered for applications requiring robust transmit and receive performance across complex operational environments.

Combining advanced RF design with proven subsystem expertise, Hercules II delivers the reliability and performance required for mission-critical communications and sensing systems.

High-performance RF architecture
Reliable operation in demanding environments
Flexible system integration
Optimised for mission-critical applications

Driving progress, protection and possibility on a global scale

Integrated TxRx capability enables reliable, high-performance communications across increasingly sophisticated space architectures, connecting satellites, ground infrastructure and user terminals.

Space applications

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Advanced TxRx technologies enable resilient communications, radar and electronic warfare systems that perform reliably in demanding operational environments.

Defence applications

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As communications systems become more intelligent and operate at higher frequencies, integrated TxRx technologies become increasingly important for maximising efficiency and performance.

Terrestrial applications

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Enabling every signal to be transmitted, received everytime

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Life at Filtronic

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Engineering confidence from design to deployment

Confidence where it matters most

Shaping how the world communicates

Continuous innovation across the spectrum

The foundation of modern satellite communications

Unlocking the next generation of satellite capacity

Where Filtronic leads

Pioneering the next generation of high-frequency systems

Engineering every link across the mmWave spectrum

Signal integrity

High-frequency performance

Mission reliability

System optimisation

Precision engineered for reliable frequency conversion

Performance is engineered into everything we do

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Amplifying the signals that connect, protect and help advance our world

Assured connectivity and security is in our DNA

Adaptive performance

Advanced signal processing

System flexibility

RF and digital expertise

Creating adaptable communication systems

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Intelligent RF. Adaptive systems. Connected possibilities.

Where signal integrity becomes capability

Signal integrity

Spectrum control

Application flexibility

Advanced RF expertise

Amplifying the signals that connect, protect and advance the world

Where performance begins

Every signal engineered to connect, endure and perform

AESA radar systems

Phased array communications

Space-based systems

Electronic warfare platforms

Compact performance. Exceptional integration.

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High-performance capability for demanding applications

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Enabling every signal to be transmitted, received everytime