Akoustis Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKTS) (“Akoustis” or
the “Company”), a manufacturer of patented single-crystal bulk
acoustic wave (BAW) high-band RF filters for mobile and other
wireless applications, today introduced the AKF-1652, a new 5.2 GHz
BAW RF filter aimed at the billion dollar BAW filter market for
future 4G LTE and 5G mobile devices.
The AKF-1652 is the first 5 GHz BAW RF
co-existence WiFi filter available for mobile devices. The filter
offers lower insertion loss and a significantly smaller footprint
than existing non-BAW co-existence filter technologies that operate
at 5.2 GHz.
Companies that are interested in evaluating the
AKF-1938 should contact Akoustis at sales@akoustis.com.
Dave Aichele, VP of Business Development at
Akoustis, said, “We believe the AKF-1652 addresses an enormous
potential market for BAW RF filter solutions for mobile device WiFi
applications.” Mr. Aichele continued, “Unlike tri-band CPE
(customer premise equipment) WiFi routers, currently all mobile
devices are limited to either single or dual-band WiFi as no 5 GHz
co-existence filters exist. As more access points, set-top boxes
and other WiFi CPE upgrade to tri-band technology, mobile OEM’s are
beginning to look for ways to incorporate the higher speeds
available into mobile devices. The AKF-1652 offers the first BAW RF
filter solution for 5 GHz co-existence in a mobile device
today.”
Advanced WiFi CPE architectures including
802.11ac 2X2, 4X4 and 8X8 Multi-user Multiple In/Multiple Out
(MU-MIMO) are experiencing faster uptake, driving the demand for
smaller components as the complexity within WiFi infrastructure
devices is increasing exponentially, as experienced in 4G mobile
over the past several years. This trend is expected to continue,
especially as 802.11ax is finalized and implemented in next
generation tri-band CPE.
The AKF-1652 is a high performance, ultra-small
passband 5.2 GHz BAW RF filter designed for use in tri-band WiFi
mobile applications. The filters are produced using
Akoustis’ new proprietary XB1 single-crystal BAW manufacturing
process, which delivers high-performance RF filter solutions for
frequencies in the sub 6 GHz range. The AKF-1652 provides low
insertion loss covering U-NII-1 and U-NII-2A bands and
meets the stringent rejection requirements enabling coexistence
with U-NII-2C and U-NII-3 bands. The high-power rating
satisfies the demanding requirements of the latest WiFi standards
including 802.11ac. The filter solution incorporates standard
commercial module packaging and is compatible with high-volume,
lead-free SMT soldering processes.
Filter Features:
- High frequency operation at 5.2 GHz
- Wide bandwidth covering both U-NII-1 and U-NII-2A
- Low insertion loss (~1.5dB) in both U-NII-1 and U-NII-2A
passband
- High power rating with +30dBm maximum
- High rejection with >45dB enabling coexistence with adjacent
U-NII-2C + U-NII-3 bands
- Single-ended Ant, Tx/Rx ports
- Ultra-small form factor packaged module at 2mm x 2.5mm x
0.9mm
- Operating temperature ranges from -40C to +85C
“We are excited to announce our first commercial
product that targets the large and growing billion-dollar mobile RF
filter market,” stated Jeff Shealy, CEO of Akoustis. “The AKF-1652
delivers low insertion loss required for mobile devices along with
high-rejection with a significantly smaller footprint compared to
existing non-BAW co-existence filter technologies that operate
above 5 GHz. This further demonstrates the capability of our
patented single crystal materials technology and unique MEMs
resonator process to produce high performance BAW RF filters
covering sub 6 GHz spectrum for 4G LTE and emerging 5G
applications.”
This is the third commercial product announced
by Akoustis since freezing its first generation single crystal BAW
manufacturing process in early March. Later that month, Akoustis
announced the industry’s first commercial 5.2 GHz BAW RF filter for
tri-band WiFi router applications. In April, Akoustis announced its
second commercial product, a 3.8 GHz BAW RF filter, a high
frequency solution targeting radar applications that aligns with
emerging 5G frequency spectrum.
The Company’s XB1 process supports a wide range
of spectrum targeting sub 6 GHz bands, covering the entire
unlicensed WiFi spectrum, 4G LTE and emerging 5G cellular and C-V2X
applications. 5 GHz WiFi is one of the first target markets for
Akoustis given the significant size and performance advantages
compared to incumbent dielectric filters.
About Akoustis Technologies, Inc.
Akoustis® (http://www.akoustis.com) is a
high-tech BAW RF filter solutions company that is pioneering
next-generation materials science to address the market
requirements for improved RF filters - targeting higher bandwidth,
higher operating frequencies and higher output power compared
to incumbent polycrystalline BAW technology deployed
today. The Company utilizes its proprietary XBAW single-crystal BAW
manufacturing process to produce bulk acoustic wave RF filters
for mobile and other wireless markets, which facilitate
signal acquisition and accelerate band performance between the
antenna and digital back end. Superior performance is
driven by the significant advances of high-purity, single
crystal piezoelectric materials and the resonator-filter
process technology which drives electro-mechanical coupling and
translates to wide filter bandwidth.
The Company plans to service the fast growing
multi-billion-dollar market of device OEMs, network providers,
and consumers to diminish front end phone heat, battery drain
and signal loss -- all considered to be directly related to current
RF polycrystalline filter technologies' limitations. The Company
owns and operates a 120,000 sq. ft. ISO-9001
certified commercial wafer-manufacturing facility located in
Canandaigua, NY, which includes a class 100 / class 1000 cleanroom
facility - tooled for 150-mm diameter wafers - for the
design, development, fabrication and packaging of RF filters, MEMS
and other semiconductor devices. Akoustis Technologies,
Inc. is headquartered in the Piedmont technology
corridor near Charlotte, North Carolina.
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limitation, risks relating to the results of our research and
development activities, including uncertainties relating to
semiconductor process manufacturing; the development of our XBAWTM
technology and products presently under development and the
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Contact:
COMPANY:
Tom Sepenzis
Akoustis Technologies
Director of Investor Relations
704-890-2925
tsepenzis@akoustis.com
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