Akoustis Technologies, an integrated device manufacturer (IDM) of patented bulk acoustic wave (BAW) high-band RF filters for mobile and other wireless applications, has announced that high-performance narrowband patented XBAW® filters are being designed into a new program with an enterprise-class original equipment manufacturer (OEM).
Multiple high-performance, narrowband XBAW® filters will be utilized within the OEM’s 4x4 Multi-User, Multiple-In-Multiple-Out (MU-MIMO) Wi-Fi 7 enterprise router. These filters specifically cover the frequency range of 480 MHz U-NII 5 band while effectively attenuating signals from the full U-NII 1 to 4 bands on the lower end and U-NII 7 to 8 bands on the higher end. The filters exhibit a high out-of-band (OOB) rejection within a one-percent transition gap from the filter’s passband frequency. Akoustis has booked volume orders from the customer to support development efforts and facilitate a production ramp-up in the second half of the calendar year 2024.
Jeff Shealy, founder and CEO of Akoustis, stated, “We are excited to announce the integration of our patented XBAW® filters into an upcoming Tier-1 enterprise Wi-Fi solution.” Mr. Shealy continued, “This marks the third enterprise customer to adopt Akoustis XBAW® filters, and we look forward to more as we continue to lead the industry in delivering high-performance filters to the enterprise Wi-Fi AP market.”
Akoustis maintains its momentum with robust demand and an expanding sales pipeline for its XBAW® filter products, in addition to its new XBAW®/SAW resonator and oscillator products, and semiconductor back-end services. The Company continues to secure new design wins in its target markets including Wi-Fi, 5G infrastructure, automotive, and defense, many of which are slated to ramp into production in the coming months.
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