Passive Temperature Compensating Attenuator

EMC Technology, Inc.

Cherry Hill, NJ
 

A family of passive high frequency temperature compensation attenuators (Thermopad®)

• A 25% improvement in temperature compensation
• The development of  high Temperature Coefficient of Resistance (TCR) thick film materials
• High frequency attenuator designs
• Automated high frequency measurement development
• Power Sensing Termination (SmartLoad ®) development

• ~ $1 Million in commercial sales in 1997
• 10 new jobs at EMC Technology, Inc.

Components are currently flying on four different military and commercial satellite programs including:

•  IRIDIUM, Motorola telecommunications satellite
•  VMISAT, European meteorological satellite
• INTELSAT, Global Star telecommunications satellite
• INMARSAT, Lockheed Martin telecommunications satellite

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