The challenges for defence and security are secure communications, transportation and efficient energy management.
Compound Semiconductors are currently being deployed across a rapidly growing number of applications and here at CSA Catapult we are at the forefront of these developments. Defence and security applications bring a set of requirements for harsh environments, temperature range, and reliability considerations that can be addressed with compound semiconductors leveraging our expertise in advanced packaging and harsh environmental and reliability testing.
• Sensors
o CS offer unique capabilities for example they are not susceptible to low magnetic field sensitivity or the limited temperature ranges of silicon-based sensors
• 5G/mmWave
o Next generation of wireless technology for digital communications
• LIDAR
o Distance measurements by illuminating the target with laser light and measuring the reflected light with a sensor
• RADAR
• Power efficiency
o Wide Band Gap technology can reduce energy conversion losses by up to 90%
• Advanced packaging technologies
o Radiation hardened; thermal management
Our in-house laboratories and expertise allows us to accelerate design through simulation, integration and validation. Combined with our ability in advanced packaging, thermal management and life-testing with custom report and failure analysis, we are working closely with the defence and security markets to leverage the following capabilities: