Farran in Cork, Ireland have been developing innovative millimeter-wave solutions for more than forty years. Their standard and bespoke systems, and subsystems, are used in Test & Measurement, Radar & Imaging, Communications, Research, and Aerospace industries internationally. The develops a wide range of products spanning from 20 GHz to 500 GHz. They are a trusted innovation partner to billion-dollar companies, system integrators, and research organizations worldwide. In this story, we have highlighted a few key sectors that they cater to.
Test & Measurement (T&M)
Farran are proud to partner with customers who are working in their labs to produce accurate test results to enable them to test tomorrow’s technology, today. Farran provides a suite of Frequency Extension modules and systems for VNA/PNA-X, Noise Figure Analyzer’s (NFA), Spectrum Analyzers and Signal Generators. These solutions allow customers to upgrade their test capability to mm-wave by upgrading existing or new equipment up to 500 GHz. They also offer stand-alone, low cost, full mm-wave VNA test solutions that provide full S-Parameter test capability from 18-110 GHz.
You can see Farran Frequency Extenders for Noise Figure Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers, Signal Generators and VNA's on everything RF.
5G & 6G Wireless Communications
Farran provides a wide range of Test & Measurement equipment for 5G, WiGig and all stages of research & development of next generation of wireless communication technologies – 6G. Their products allow for wireless signal protocols and S-parameters measurements, signal analysis and generation, as well as noise figure measurements for bench-top DUT as well as Over-the-Air validation scenarios. Click here to learn more.
Automated Test Equipment (ATE)
Farran’s FCE millimeter wave transceivers are highly integrated and compact radio communication extenders covering multiple frequency bands. They provide transmit and receive paths between the device under test (DUT) and your test and measurement (T&M) equipment and are compatible with instruments from all major equipment suppliers. The FCE millimeter wave transceivers can also be custom-made to suit your specific ATE solution. Click here to learn more.
Intelligent Threat Detection (ITD)
Farran’s millimeter wave Front-Ends are highly integrated and compact radar/target illumination/target signature detection components. They provide transmit and receive paths between the radar head and the target, and leverage high frequencies to maximize the reliability of object detection in all weather conditions. These Front-Ends can be easily tailored to any specific requirements of your Threat Detection solution. Click here to learn more about ITD from Farran.
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS)
Farran’s FMCW Millimeter Wave Front-Ends are highly integrated and compact radar components. They provide transmit and receive paths between the radar head and the target. The FMCW Front-Ends can be easily integrated into your solution or be tailored to any specific requirements of your Intelligent Transportation system. Click here to learn more about FMCW Radars.
Emerging Technology, Science & Research (R&D)
Farran’s scientific and R&D heritage has enabled them to develop a number of various product lines that have been created to support your efforts in the research and development of new technologies, materials and applications. From Proof-of-Concept prototypes, through to standard Test & Measurement equipment/Integrated assemblies, farran can support your scientific efforts on all millimeter-wave areas. Click here to learn more.
Millimeter Wave Components
Schottky diode and MMIC based components are at the core of Farran’s R&D heritage and expertise. These are instrumentation-grade devices designed and manufactured for the best-in-class performance. The range includes Low Noise and Power amplifiers, Sub-harmonic and Harmonic mixers, Active and Passive multipliers, and wideband Detectors. Click here to learn more.
Custom Designs
Farran provides the unique creative service of custom products and solutions that perfectly meet your needs. They employ agile development processes and proof-of-concept prototypes throughout testing, iteration, integration and low- to mid-volume production. Over the past 10+ years, they have designed and delivered over 120 custom solutions which required their specialized design capabilities to convert the vision into an exceptional solution. This included the following steps: from proof-of-concept prototypes through to testing, iteration, integration and low- to mid-volume production in over 70 projects. Click here to learn more about Farran's custom design options.
