Press Release

Plextek in highlight event for microwave profession

Microwave group off to 'Microwave Metropolis' in USA

In June of this year Plextek will be exhibiting at the IEEE International Microwave Symposium (IMS) for the first time.

The Symposium will be held in Philadelphia, USA from 8-13 June, and is a forum for the presentation of the latest research and development and the most recent innovative product announcements. It features a series of events that make it the year's highlight for the microwave industry and profession. As well as workshops, tutorials, panel discussions and focused technical sessions, the exhibition (9-12 June) will feature more than 400 companies - the largest group of microwave exhibitors at any show in the world.

Plextek's decision to exhibit at the show is a reflection of the increasing amount of microwave and mm-wave product development work they are being asked to perform. This has included numerous full custom GaAs MMIC designs, LTCC component development and complete microwave and mm-wave transceiver developments. Visitors to Plextek's booth will see examples of these activities and will be able to discuss their own development requirements with Plextek's experienced engineers.

Plextek has previously made presentations in the peer-reviewed technical sessions of the IMS but has not previously had a presence at the exhibition. The show is traditionally the favoured venue for microwave component manufacturers but Plextek feels that its contract design services could be of benefit to many attendees and exhibitors alike. Said Liam Devlin (Director of RF Integration), "The use of third party design resource offers a route to almost instantaneous expansion of a companies' internal design capabilities and doesn't incur the overheads of recruiting additional full time personnel."

Plextek is on booth 2508 at the Pennsylvania Convention Centre.

Released 12/05/2003