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Founded in 1999, Empower RF Systems is based in Inglewood California. Empower RF is the technological leader in RF & microwave power amplifier solutions for EW, Radar, Satcom, Threat Simulation, Communications, and Product Testing. Our air and liquid cooled amplifiers incorporate the latest semiconductor and power combining technologies and with a patented architecture we build the most sophisticated and flexible COTS system amplifiers in the world. Solutions range from tens of watts to hundreds of Kilowatts and includes basic PA modules to scalable rack systems. Operating globally and continuing to expand our technology resources, Empower RF has recorded impressive growth since its inception. Our customer base includes market leading OEMs and government agencies with an array of demanding performance requirements.
Our broadband, high efficiency, high power modules and amplifier systems are critical building blocks in mission critical platforms that not only protect the modern warfighter, but also enable rapid communications, surveillance, and counter measure deployments.
We offer power amplifier products that are suitable for wireless infrastructure, mobile broadcast, coverage-enhance¬ment repeaters and portable disas¬ter communications. With the addi¬tional demands of complex waveforms and linearization, we are answering the call for customized solutions.
Our products offer ultra-broadband power and precision required for all types of interference test¬ing and RFI-hardening verification. Multi-kW power combining and pulse requirements can be custom configured as part of an amplifier solution from Empower.
Empower RF provides the most modern, sophisticated, flexible and technologically advanced commercially available amplifiers in the world. Our product lines incorporate state-of-the-art GaN, LDMOS, MOSFET, GaAsFET and bipolar device technologies. Our extensive library of product designs includes over five hundred documented solutions ranging from basic-function PA modules to complete, multifunction PA assemblies with embedded software and controllers. Empower RF leverages “building block” combinations of these documented solutions and the extensive experience of our technical team to react swiftly to new requirements and to offer a variety of cost-effective, value-added solutions.
Extending our technology leadership, Empower RF now offers scalable liquid cooled amplifiers for very high power applications. This unique design architecture is yielding unprecedented performance and scalability for SSPA’s delivering hundreds of kilowatts of pulse and CW power. This breakthrough design is being fielded using both LDMOS and GaN on SiC devices for user applications that include EW, Radar, Directed Energy, Satcom, EMC and RF Product Testing. This liquid cooled family replaces TWT’s with a solution that vastly improves signal fidelity for higher data rates, increased reliability, and lower total lifetime cost of ownership.
Empower RF currently has two fully equipped R&D facilities, in-house manufacturing capabilities, and CM partnerships to handle both small and large scale requirements. The company is ITAR registered and ISO certifiedcertified with TUV Rhineland of North America. In addition to our Inglewood, California facility, the company has a fully equipped design center in East Syracuse, NY and additional design / manufacturing partnerships in the US and South Korea.
Empower is currently supporting contracts that range from engineering prototypes and low to medium volumes to production programs with much higher run rates. The specific arrangements for build and test support vary depending on the job, but in all cases, final QA and product certification occurs in Inglewood.
In this Microwave Journal Interview Jon Jacocks, president and CEO of Empower RF Systems, talks about trends in high power amplifiers and how they are evolving. The complete interview was published in May 2021 issue of Microwave Journal.
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