Filtronic plc

Filtronic plc is an enterprise dedicated to the design, engineering, fabrication, and worldwide sale of sophisticated radio frequency (RF) communication equipment. Its solutions cater to a broad spectrum of industries, including telecommunications infrastructure, aerospace and defense, essential public safety communications, and the space sector, with operations spanning the United Kingdom, Europe, the Americas, and other global regions. The company's extensive product portfolio features key E-band components like the Morpheus II transceiver module, the Hades millimeter-wave diplexer, and the Cerus power amplifier, all optimized for extended-range E-band transmissions. Filtronic also supplies tower-mounted amplifiers and Orpheus, a high-capacity, ready-to-deploy solution for backhaul, fronthaul, and mid-haul data transport. Their offerings further include switched filter banks, GaN (Gallium Nitride) amplifiers, and a vast assortment of bespoke and standard filters, encompassing types such as metal cavity, ceramic, combline, interdigital, lumped element, suspended substrate, waveguide, thin-film, and small cell designs. These are complemented by custom, cross-band, and in-band combiner products. Furthermore, Filtronic produces interference reduction filters, transmit and receive modules, and microwave and millimeter-wave transceivers. They also develop integrated front-end modules, which bundle critical components like power amplifiers, low noise amplifiers, switches, filters, power detectors, and baluns. In addition to its manufacturing capabilities, Filtronic plc provides expert services such as contract design, microelectronic manufacturing, RF design and rigorous testing, and process engineering. Established in 1977, the company originally operated under the name Filtronic Comtek plc before adopting its current name, Filtronic plc, in March 1998. Its main offices are situated in Sedgefield, United Kingdom.