Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Radant MEMS for Excellence in Technology Associated With Launching MEMS-Based RF Microswitches Into the MEMS Global Market
PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan recently
selected Radant MEMS, Inc., as the recipient of the 2005 Award for Excellence
in Technology for its pioneering work in the field of radio frequency micro-
electro-mechanical systems (RF MEMS).
"Radant MEMS has taken the lead in the race to bring MEMS-based RF
microswitches to market and to the government sectors, and is the premier
pioneer in this growing field," says Frost & Sullivan research analyst Rajesh
Kannan. "In just three years in the field, Radant MEMS has rapidly grown by
landing a contract to supply electronically steerable antennas to the U.S. Air
Force which will be employed with a fire control radar that will be mounted on
a balloon (Aerostat)."
"The technology being developed by Radant MEMS stands poised to
revolutionize the radar industry. I have long supported the core antenna
program by securing federal funding for Radant Technologies for their
important work," Congressman Marty Meehan said. "The Frost and Sullivan award
is another acknowledgement of Radant MEM's superior contributions to this
emerging field."
The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) selected Radant
MEMS to participate in a technology and funding contest to develop high-
performance microswitches for the DARPA RF MEMS Improvement Program. Radant
MEMS delivered several prototypes that are currently still under test and have
already exceeded 500 billion switch cycles, which means Radant MEMS is the
only company with microswitches now verified by the Department of Defense to
exceed the demanding 500-billion switch cycle metric. The company is now the
sole participant in DARPA's Phase III program.
Radant MEMS microswitches have a demonstrated life exceeding 100 billion
switching cycles, making RF MEMS microswitches an extremely attractive
alternative to other mechanical and solid-state switches. Applications that
use solid-state switches include cell phones, radars, satellites, ultrasounds,
automatic test equipment, and wireless Local Area Networks. Radant
Technologies, Inc., a sister company to Radant MEMS, is using this world-class
microswitching technology for the development of its electronically steerable
antenna system, which can be electronically directed without any mechanical
movement, hence significantly increasing antenna scanning speed while making
the antenna less prone to mechanical failure.
Unlike custom packaging or ceramic packages, a Radant MEMS microswitch has
its own wafer-level package, which reduces costs and complexity, and increases
reliability of customer systems. The RF MEMS microswitch is fabricated using
an all-metal and surface micromachining process on high-resistivity silicon
that operates in a hermetic environment obtained through a wafer bonding
process.
"Radant MEMS microswitches offer several advantages over solid state and
electromagnetic relay switches, each of which reduces costs and increases
application performance," notes Kannan. "These advantages include low power
consumption, long life cycle, form factor reduction, improved RF performance,
low loss, high-isolation, high linearity, and increased switching speed over
electromagnetic relays."
Frost & Sullivan was pleased to present this award to a company that has
pioneered the development and introduction of an innovative technology in the
market -- a technology that has either impacted or has the potential to impact
several market sectors. This award recognizes the company's successful
technology development that is expected to contribute significantly to the
industry in terms of adoption, change, and competitive posture. Frost &
Sullivan also commends the overall technical excellence of the company and its
commitment to exceptional technology innovation.
Dr. John Maciel, Executive Vice President of Radant MEMS accepted the
award at Frost & Sullivan's 2005 Best Practices Awards Banquet in Phoenix, AZ
on October 26, 2005.
About Radant MEMS, Inc.
Radant MEMS, Inc. (RMI) operates from its Stow, Massachusetts headquarters
and is the industry leader, developer and manufacturer of Radio Frequency
Microelectromechanical Systems (RF MEMS), including microswitches, phase
shifters and antenna products. RMI has independently verified industry-
leading microswitch reliability that exceeds 100 billion microswitch cycles.
For more information please visit http://www.radantmems.com or contact RMI at
978-562-3866.
About Frost & Sullivan
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with clients to support the development of innovative strategies for more than
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