Enhancing 5G infrastructure and resilience
ORanGaN is developing new manufacturing processes and packaging solutions to create 5G components such as Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit Chips (MMIC).
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The manufacturing processes developed ORanGaN will focus on:
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The design and development of the MMIC (Viper RF)
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Manufacturing of the chip (INEX Microtechnology)
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Testing and characterization of the technology (Compound Semiconductor Applications Catapult CSA Catapult)
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Electronics and packaging of the chip (Custom Interconnect Ltd).
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Project partners
INEX Mircotechnology
INEX is the leading full service compound semiconductor development and manufacturing company.
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INEX supports customers from prototyping and development through to series production. We have extensive experience developing highly innovative new manufacturing processes for advanced compound semiconductors including RF GaN & power devices as well as MEMS devices and other multi-material semiconductor devices.
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Customers include some of the world’s leading suppliers of safety and mission critical power electronics, communication systems and sensing systems in the aerospace, energy, automotive and industrial markets.
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Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult
Compound Semiconductor Applications (CSA) Catapult was established in 2018 by Innovate UK to help the UK become a global leader in compound semiconductors.
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CSA Catapult is the UK’s authority on compound semiconductor applications and commercialisation.
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CSA Catapult is a centre of excellence with state-of-the-art equipment that specialises in the measurement, characterisation, integration and validation of compound semiconductor technology across four areas—power electronics, advanced packaging, radio frequency (RF) and microwave, and photonics.
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Compound semiconductors will enable a host of new and exciting applications, helping us achieve Net Zero and ensuring that the UK has a resilient future telecoms network.
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Custom Interconnect Ltd
Custom Interconnect Ltd (CIL) is currently one of the UK’s premier EMS providers as well as also housing the UK’s largest Semiconductor packaging facility.
With 200 staff, 8 off SMT lines and associated PCBA production equipment coupled with a comprehensive Semiconductor packaging facility,
CIL provides assembly services from semiconductor wafer through to full product build for its customers.
Based over 3 sites in Andover, Hampshire totalling 100,000sq ft CIL has built a 35-year reputation for manufacturing complex mission critical electronics and micro-electronics to range of customers and differing markets.
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VIPER RF
VIPER RF is a microwave and millimetre-wave product company with headquarters in the United Kingdom.
The company was established in 2008 and has evolved from a design consultancy to become an established globally recognised monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMICs) supplier.
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The company supplies GaAs & GaN MMICs as custom designs and standard products for applications from 1-150GHz.
VIPER RF has supplied MMICs and microwave module solutions into some of the most demanding commercial, defence and space markets.
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