Bulk acoustic wave RF filter foundry spans 1.6GHz to 7GHz, with plans for 20GHz

Akoustis Technologies, a maker of RF bulk acoustic wave (BAW) filters, has launched foundry service making filters for wireless markets including phones, Wi-Fi, military, 5G infrastructure and automotive.

Akoustis bulk acoustic wave BAW foundry layers

Using 150mm silicon substrates, its process, XB1, covers 1.6 to 7GHz and can handle up to 4W CW (continuously) – plus it has XP3F in the pipleline aimed at 7 to 20GHz handling 2W CW – both offer metal-metal capacitors.

The company’s “automated PDKs [process design kits] leveraging machine learning algorithms” and “enable customers to construct intricate designs and optimise their end solutions”, said Akoustis.

“Back-end services will be driven by GDSI, with services including wafer dicing, wafer pick-and-place, back grinding and polishing.”

Fond the Akoustis foundry service here

The 125,000ft² ISO-9001:2015 fab is located in Canandaigua, New York, and includes a class 100 / class 1,000 clean room. The company is headquartered near Charlotte, North Carolina.