e2v inc, global leader in the high-reliability semiconductor market, and Peregrine Semiconductor, have signed a strategic reseller agreement. According to this agreement, e2v will be the sole provider of Peregrine’s high-reliability integrated circuits (ICs) for the worldwide space market. This strategic RF relationship combines Peregrine’s expertise and proven track record in high-reliability RF and power management products with e2v’s leadership position in aerospace and defense qualified semiconductor products. The result is a broad e2v product offering that spans the signal chain from RF to back-end, including data converters, memory and high-performance data processing.
Peregrine is an MIL-PRF-38535 Qualified Manufacturers List (QML) certified supplier with a high-reliability standard catalog portfolio that includes RF switches, digital step attenuators (DSAs), prescalers, phase-locked loops (PLLs) and DC-DC converters. These UltraCMOS® products, along with newly introduced Peregrine QML RFIC products, will be sold exclusively through e2v.
Peregrine has provided high-reliability RF solutions to hundreds of satellite systems and in missions to seven planets and several asteroids. This strategic RF relationship will enable their space customers to benefit from e2v’s expertise in the aerospace and defense market, while continuing to achieve the high performance standards they expect from Peregrine’s UltraCMOS products.
e2v has supported aerospace and defense customers worldwide for over 30 years. They currently offer more than 3,600 QML-approved products. Leveraging established relationships with the major prime defense contractors, e2v provides global sales support and customer care in the avionics, defense and space sectors.
