Designer Resources

Presidio Components, Inc. established in 1980 is the leader in high quality ceramic capacitor products, because of our uncompromising dedication to the highest standards of manufacturing, quality control and service. Our state-of-the-art manufacturing technology utilizes the latest designs in machine automation and clean room environment. All manufacturing takes place in our modern 90,000 square-foot facility in San Diego, California. This extensive manufacturing capability, combined with broad experience in ceramic materials, insures the highest quality products for your application.

Johanson Technology Inc. was formed to address the specific passive needs of the growing wireless market. With a focus on RF, Wireless and Fiber Optic markets, Johanson Technology has quickly become a leader in RF ceramics through the design and manufacture of ceramic products with industry leading performance.

Johanson Technology provides a wide range of RF components including Low Loss Capacitors, RF Inductors, Chip Antennas, Baluns, Low Pass Filters, Band Pass Filters, Couplers and Custom Substrates and LTCC Modules.

Johanson Technology’s modern ISO 9001 certified design and manufacturing facility is located in Camarillo, California.

MACOM designs and manufactures semiconductor products for Telecommunications, Industrial and Defense and Data Center applications. Headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts, MACOM has design centers and sales offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. MACOM is certified to the ISO9001 international quality standard and ISO14001 environmental management standard. MACOM has more than 70 years of application expertise with multiple design centers, Si, GaAs and InP fabrication, manufacturing, assembly and test, and operational facilities throughout North America, Europe, and Asia.

Product models in the Modelithics MACOM GaN Library will be provided to qualified customers at no cost. Each model is developed and validated by Modelithics using extensive linear and non-linear data sets and intended for high power microwave applications.

Since our very beginning as a company, Tecdia’s unchanging hope has always been to be able to give our customers what they need. This is still true in today’s ever-changing business world, where need is taking on more and more diverse forms

Our made-to-order production system, which we use to satisfy the diverse needs of our customers with meticulous care, is an expression of our craftsmanship. This is why we’re so confident that no other company can match our products.

Engagement with our customers in producing products is what keeps us going, and we are sincerely grateful to have the opportunity to work with every one of them.

We take pride in being a part of the mechanism that drives our age forward with each successive technological revolution. Tecdia is always ready to take on the challenge to expand our sights into new fields in the world to give our customers what they need.

International Manufacturing Services, Inc. (IMS) is an industry leader in design, development and production of passive electronic components including thick and thin film resistors, attenuators, couplers, thermal management devices and other RF microwave components available in a wide range of tolerances and sizes.

Founded in 1974, IMS is a privately held, AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015 certified company supplying resistive products to industries such as medical, aerospace, defense, communications, instrumentation and RF microwave applications. IMS’ Rhode Island headquarters combines the corporate offices and manufacturing facility, enabling IMS to provide excellent customer relations with a solutions oriented approach. If the standard offerings do not match the intended specifications, IMS employs a highly qualified engineering staff that will work with customer requirements to develop custom solutions. Staying on the forefront of product design and manufacturing is what IMS does best and they are prepared to meet the challenges coming from advanced technologies and future innovation in the electronics design industry.

KEMET Electronics Corporation is a leading global supplier of electronic components. We offer our customers the broadest selection of capacitor technologies in the industry, along with an expanding range of electromechanical devices, electromagnetic com​​​patibility solutions and supercapacitors.

MwT, a Recognized Leader In Design, Manufacturing, and Marketing of GaAs and GaN Based MMICs, Discrete Devices, and Hybrid Amplifier Products for Commercial Wireless Communication, Defense, Space, and Medical(MRI) Applications.

We supply worldwide MMICs, discrete semiconductor devices, GaAs, GaN power amplifiers, low noise pHEMT parts, wireless amplifiers, hybrid products, pre-amplifiers for medical application (MRI coils), and connectorized amplifiers.

Barry Industries Inc. is a leading manufacturer of ceramic components including attenuators, resistors, terminations, semiconductor packaging and custom thick film circuits.

Since 1977, leading suppliers of mission-critical communication, military, medical aerospace, fiber-optic and industrial equipment have relied on Barry Industries’ passive components.

We keep large inventories of standard components for rapid delivery. For non-standard devices we offer a start-to-finish component design partnership.

Vertical Integration is the key to our quality and success. Unsurpassed quality standards, precise attention to detail, excellent customer service and in-house control of our manufacturing process are some of the key reasons to choose Barry as your ceramic component supplier.

Barry Industries, Inc. is an ISO9001 certified, ITAR registered company with headquarters and manufacturing operations in Attleboro, Massachusetts.

Smiths Interconnect is synonymous with exceptional performance whenever a technologically advanced, high quality connectivity solution is required to ensure reliability and safety in demanding applications.

Smiths Interconnect’s extensive product portfolio includes high reliability electrical connectors and cable assemblies, antenna systems, test sockets and probe card solutions, and a wide range of RF and microwave components.

Amotech is the innovation leader for signal and power integrity devices for the RF, microwave and fiber optic market. Based on its world class material science expertise, the Amotech capacitor product lines provide the lowest loss, highest voltage ratings in the smallest sizes and best signal fidelity available. When a performance advantage is needed, design engineers prefer Amotech.

At IEH Corporation, we design and manufacture hyperboloid connectors that not only accommodate, but exceed military and aerospace specification standards. Years after inception, our hyperboloid solutions time and again continue to prove their benefit. Our acclaimed engineers have long provided reliable and innovative hyperboloid interconnect solutions for defense, commercial, aerospace and medical use.

Guerrilla RF is a fabless RF semiconductor manufacturer with a catalog of high-performance ultra-low noise amplifiers, gain blocks and power amplifiers for a wide variety of markets, including 5G infrastructure, Wi-Fi, automotive, military, GPS, cellular boosters/DAS, and wireless audio.

Located in Greensboro, NC, the company features a high-capacity supply chain and employs a team of industry veterans offering superior IC design talents and comprehensive applications engineering support.

Changing the world starts with having the right tools. Speed through the development cycle with PathWave design and simulation software. Then, confidently validate your prototypes with Keysight instruments and application software.

PathWave Advanced Design System (ADS) is the world’s leading electronic design automation software for RF, microwave, and high-speed digital applications. ADS pioneers the most innovative and powerful integrated circuit-3DEM-thermal simulation technologies used by leading companies in the wireless, high-speed networking, defense-aerospace, automotive and alternative energy industries. For 5G, IoT, multi-gigabit data link, radar, satellite and high-speed switched mode power supply designs, ADS provides an integrated simulation and verification environment to design high-performance hardware compliant with the latest wireless, high speed digital and military standards.

For nearly 75 years, Richardson Electronics has been your industry-leading global provider of engineered solutions, RF & microwave, and power products. Richardson Electronics' Power & Microwave Technologies group focuses on what we do best: identify and design disruptive technologies, introduce new products on a global basis, develop solutions for our customers, and provide exceptional worldwide support. We provide solutions and add value through design-in support, systems integration, prototype design and manufacturing, testing, logistics, and aftermarket technical service and repair—all through our existing global infrastructure. More information is available at: Rellpower

Cadence is a pivotal leader in electronic design, building upon more than 30 years of computational software expertise. The company applies its underlying Intelligent System Design strategy to deliver software, hardware and IP that turn design concepts into reality. Cadence customers are the world’s most innovative companies, delivering extraordinary electronic products from chips to boards to systems for the most dynamic market applications including consumer, hyperscale computing, 5G communications, automotive, aerospace, industrial and health.

Microwave Journal provides leading-edge technical content for RF, microwave and wireless engineers worldwide. MWJ the magazine reaches 50,000 qualified subscribers globally with practical design application articles for working engineers, the latest product features, news and analysis. MWJ Online delivers the latest news, events, webinars, white papers, blogs, video and newsletters to wireless professionals everywhere. For 60 years, Microwave Journal has been THE resource for the engineers who are developing the infrastructure for the next generation of wireless technologies.

Signal Integrity Journal has recently been launched to serve the SI/PI/EMC/EMI sectors. The website follows the same editorial standards as MWJ, publishing high quality, educational technical articles from industry experts and companies involved in related industries. A distinguished Editorial Advisory Board assists the SIJ staff in reviewing articles and generating quality content.

Microwave Journal also manages the Industry’s leading events including IEEE MTT-S IMS, EuMW and EDI CON China. Additionally, EDI CON Online is the annual destination for technical training and information delivered directly to engineer’s desktops and mobile devices.

Vanguard Electronics has been an industry leader for over 70 years in the design and manufacture of inductors and transformers. With a reputation for reliability in demanding environments, Vanguard is a preferred supplier to major contractors in the Defense, Aerospace, Space, Medical and Down-hole Oil & Gas industries. Vanguard offers a complete line of RF and Power components ranging from milliwatt chip inductors to 10kVA power transformers. The company is ITAR registered and ISO 9001 & AS9100 certified.

Taconic's Advanced Dielectric Division is a world leader in RF laminates, high-speed digital and flexible interconnect materials that are utilized in some of the most cutting-edge communication systems in the world.

Taconic’s thermally conductive low loss materials are designed for use in antennas, power amplifiers, filters, passive components, automotive cruise control, semiconductor chip testing/packaging, aerospace guidance telemetry, high density interconnect and phase array radar. The company’s multilayer materials enable manufacture of 20+ layer PWBs with a reduction in overall board thickness.

Taconic is an ISO 9001 registered company headquartered in Petersburgh, NY with manufacturing facilities in Canada, Ireland, Korea, the United Kingdom, France, Poland and Brazil as well as sales offices around the globe.

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Modelithics Representative in Spain

Supplying of components, modules and equipments (RF & Microwave and High Reliability Components), with products suitable for Aerospace and Defense, Space, Security, Railway, Medical and Automotive Markets. In addition to that, offering Components Engineering services and in-house capabilities of Integration and Production of RF & Microwave Circuits, Components and Modules.

Changing the world starts with having the right tools. Speed through the development cycle with PathWave design and simulation software. Then, confidently validate your prototypes with Keysight instruments and application software.

PathWave RF Synthesis (Genesys) is an affordable, accurate, easy-to-use RF and microwave circuit synthesis and simulation tool created for the circuit board and subsystem designer. Automatic circuit synthesis of matching networks, filters, oscillators, mixers, transmission lines, PLL and signal routing structures enable engineers without prior expertise to design these components quickly. Vendor Parts Synthesis uses Modelithics part-value and substrate scalable models to automatically select discrete RLC vendor parts for single-pass RF PCB designs by accurately accounting for component and layout parasitics with powerful EM and innovative optimization technologies.

For nearly 60 years, Gowanda Electronics has been a leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance electronic components for demanding RF and power applications in aerospace, defense, medical, space and industry. Gowanda’s engineered components include standard off-the-shelf and custom-designed inductors, chips, chokes, coils, conicals, toroids, transformers, solenoids and magnetic devices in surface mount and axial-leaded (thru-hole) configurations. The company offers RoHS compliant products as well as lead-containing components for QPL military/defense and other critical applications. Non-magnetic inductors are available when magnetic materials would compromise system performance as in medical imaging (MRI) equipment. Capabilities include a well-equipped design center, complete in-house environmental testing lab, several cleanrooms, multiple facilities and quality standards (ISO 13485, AS9100, ISO 9001). Gowanda is ITAR registered.

Modelithics Representative in Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg

Since 1981 Hi-Tech is servicing the RF and Microwave market in the BeNeLux (Belgium / the Netherlands / Luxembourg). Hi-Tech offers Full Range RF and Microwave Solutions in three areas: Components, Design Software / Test & Measurement, and Design & Consultancy.

Some examples are high-quality (custom) components, radar sensors and antennas, state-of-the-art test & measurement equipment, powerful EDA software packages and tailor made design & consultancy services. Hi-Tech’s power lies in the broad package.

Micro Lambda is a women owned small business supplying quality EMC Technology and Florida RF Labs brands of Smiths Interconnect products to our customers for over 45 years. Inventory is available online.

Military, space, and commercial markets. Thin and thick film passive devices, such as RF Resistors, attenuators, and unique products such as smart load- power sensing terminations, and Thermopad®s a totally passive, surface mountable temperature variable attenuator. High performance RF Cable Assemblies, featuring the Lab-Flex® brand of low loss, flexible cable assemblies. Servicing the Telecom, Wireless, Broadcast, Medical, Space, Aerospace, Military, Test and Measurement, and Automotive market segments.

Transline Technology (TTI) is a manufacturer of RF/Microwave, Hybrid, Rigid Circuit Boards, Rigid-Flex, Flex and Metal Etching/Forming, Photo-Chemical Etching.

Since 1991, Transline has been a world class manufacturer of printed circuit boards. We are located in a 20,000 square foot facility in Anaheim, California. TTI specializes in working side-by-side with visionary engineers in the RF, Microwave, Aerospace, Defense, and Satellite industries, among others, to create solutions for ever-advancing concepts and designs. We venture to take on demanding and challenging technologies, like fusion bonding, as well as continuing to expertly employ the most well-established PCB manufacturing practices. TTI's service and technological staff are second to none. Our tightly managed processes are all handled in-house enabling unmatched product control, excellence and always at a fair price. Transline is ISO 9001:2015, AS9100D and SBA SDB 8(a) Certified. We are also ITAR registered and UL listed.

Modelithics Representative in Japan

IMC is a Japanese trading company which has over 100-years experience total. We especially focus on RF Microwave/Millimeter wave market and handle devices, components, subsystems and EDA tools.

Knowles, incorporating the Dielectric Laboratories (DLI) & Syfer brands, are a global supplier of proprietary ceramic based microwave and millimetre wave components for the wireless communications, military, medical, semiconductor, aerospace, and transportation markets and are world leaders in High Frequency, High-Q Multilayer Capacitors.

Knowles DLI are leaders in High Frequency, High Q Single Layer Capacitors and have a significant and growing presence in the thin film products and services arena, serving many commercial and military customers with their unique and patent protected products utilising custom and proprietary ceramic materials.

Knowles Syfer is a premier global source for application specific multilayer ceramic capacitors and EMI suppression filters. Their comprehensive product range includes many application-specific capacitors and EMI/RFI filters, including FlexiCap™, ProtectiCap™ and the StackiCap™ ranges, as well as standard voltages and capacitance values.

Protecting high-speed interfaces from ESD/EOS while maintaining EMC and signal integrity is becoming a greater challenge for design engineers as technology nodes progress below 10nm at multi-Gigabit speeds. Pragma Design's PESTO "System Efficient ESD Design" ESD simulation tools, along with Modelithics’ RF simulation models help designers optimize ESD robustness, SI performance and cost. Along with ESD/EOS simulation tools, Pragma provides characterization and analysis services with the latest ESD/EMI scanning technologies and design methodologies for design and sustaining engineering. These tools should be part of an enterprise "first time right" design flow, but also can be critical recovery aids in a pinch when the line-down or field-return disaster recovery is needed most quickly. Email Pragma℠ Engineering and Consulting Services

Changing the world starts with having the right tools. Speed through the development cycle with PathWave design and simulation software. Then, confidently validate your prototypes with Keysight instruments and application software.

Keysight's PathWave System Design (SystemVue) brings engineering teams multi-domain modeling and simulation in one powerful environment for collaborative design of complex RF systems. It goes beyond math-based modeling capability with a complete RF-aware design workflow. It also puts decades of Keysight measurement science in RF instrumentation to work for any system architect.

Inter-Continental Microwave (ICM) is the world-wide authority in the design and manufacture of Microwave Test Fixtures. Thirty-five years of service to the Test and Measurement Industry enables us to offer you a highly-engineered and cost-effective solution for your specific need. You will discover dozens of standard products designed to help you increase your production. We design a custom fixture utilizing CAD/CAM for a Test fixture solution that will give you accurate and repeatable measurements.

Working with ICM, you can be assured of receiving the absolute highest degree of expertise for low and high frequency test fixtures and technically challenging applications. Our knowledgeable Sales & Engineering personnel are available to discuss your testing requirements. Our library contains standard designs for over 1,000 packages including:

• • Packaged Transistors
• • Packaged Diodes
• • Beam Lead Diodes
• • Capacitors
• • Drop-in Isolators
• • FET Chips
• • Bipolars
• • MMICS

Modelithics Representative in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Estonia

Through our expertise and relationships with our suppliers, we will always be able to offer products and services that meet customers' expectations for affordable solutions.

Testhouse Nordic has the ambition to be the obvious choice as a partner for test and measurement solutions and design software to our Nordic customers. We will always have an open and honest relationship with customers and suppliers, in order to supply our customers the best as well as the most affordable solution.

Testhouse Nordic was founded in 2005 and today has offices in Sweden and Finland.

Modelithics Representative in India

ICON is a product design and engineering company specializing in Radio technologies and Semiconductor solutions. ICON is headquartered in Bangalore with offices in Delhi, Hyderabad, Pune& Dubai (UAE). ICON has built deep technology expertise over 17+ years and has a team of 30 across business verticals:

Modelithics Representative in Germany, Austria, France, and Switzerland

TACTRON ELEKTRONIK: The entire spectrum of RF and Microwaves.

TACTRON ELEKTRONIK represents world-wide leading suppliers in RF and microwave components, systems and software solutions. Our expertise allows to find the best technical and economical solution to your needs

Modelithics Representative in South Korea

HUTEC Corporation is an agent of many overseas electronic components’ suppliers around the world.Our main mission for over twenty years has been to deliver the best components and modules of which high performances and high quality are the main focus. Our company is specialized in Telecommunications, Military, Space, Industrial and Medical markets. HUTEC has been at the listen of domestic customers to give them the entire satisfaction about RF & Microwave components and modules, LTCC parts, MMIC, high performances timing solutions and more.

Modelithics Representative in Turkey

Founded in 1999; Aktif Neser Elektronik Ltd. Sti. is a specialized supplier for electronics components (connectors, DC/DC converters, EMI gaskets), EMC test chambers, equipment and system, RF and MW simulation softwares. Serving mainly the Aerospace, Defense and Space markets in Turkey, Aktif Neser is known for supplying quality products and enjoys a wide reputation as a service oriented, quick reaction supplier with a proactive approach.

Modelithics Representative in Taiwan

NMG is located in Hsinchu City, Taiwan. NMG dedicates one promotion of electromagnetic numerical simulation and introduces world-renowned electromagnetic simulation software and analysis technologies such as CST STUDIO SUITE, Antenna Magus, as well as the consultancy works. With such tools and expertise, NMG integrates a variety of different 3D electromagnetic simulation algorithms, planar multilayer electromagnetic simulation, antenna synthesis, electromagnetic/circuit synergy simulation, etc., providing Taiwan customers with various antennas, high-speed connectors, signal/power integrity, and electromagnetic phase. Solutions for high frequency and electromagnetic applications such as capacitors and filters. NMG provides the software from evaluation, technical support, quotation, software installation, version upgrades and educational training.

EMA Design Automation is a trailblazer in product development solutions offering a complete range of EDA tools, PLM integrations, services, training, and technical support. EMA is a Cadence Channel Partner serving all of North America. EMA also develops Ultra Librarian®, TimingDesigner®, CircuitSpace®, CIP™, EDABuilder®, and a host of custom solutions to enhance the PCB design environment, and all are distributed through a worldwide network of value-added resellers. EMA is a privately held corporation headquartered in Rochester, New York. Visit EMA at Electronic Design Automation for more information.

For over 30 years, Aerospace Consulting has been offering RF, microwave, wireless, and antenna design, development, troubleshooting, and prototyping services from DC to over 26.5 GHz. The company has all the necessary software and test equipment to work with clients to successfully develop new products. Aerospace Consulting also helps companies to get their products through FCC certification. Other services include basic research and reviewing published journal articles to help a client to determine the best, most modern, and efficient solutions to their problems. Software includes Keysight ADS, Genesys, and SystemVue, as well as Matlab, Altium Designer, and SolidWorks.

Phil Jobson Consulting provides full service consulting, design services, product development, modeling/simulation, rapid prototyping, verification and problem solving in the RF/Microwave space. In house capabilities include: • Test & Measurement to 50GHz. • Modelling and Simulation with Cadence AWR Microwave Office including Modelithics Libraries, 2.5D and full 3D EM and a 32 core remote simulation engine. • Rapid Prototyping with state of the art Tormach 770M CNC mill, SolidWorks, 3D printers, LPKF mechanical etching, SMT Rework Phil can be contacted by phone or email: Phone: (707) 481-9036 Email: phil@philjrf.com

RFdude.com LLC principal Lance Lascari specializes in helping clients design, debug, and develop board level systems from DC through 30 GHz in communications and radar applications. The primary focus has been board level design, but the company has also been involved in the process of specifying custom ASIC/MMIC solutions and followed these through to product integration.