Smiths Interconnect Introduces Its New Ku-Band Splitter With MWC Series

The multiway isolated splitter offers a readily accessible space tested and qualified solution

Smiths Interconnect announces today the release of the SpaceNXT MWC Series of high reliability ferrite splitters. The newly released Ku-Band family of passive components is part of an overarching initiative to create a broad range of readily accessible space qualified products operating in high frequency Ku-bands.

The SpaceNXT MWC splitter Series is specifically designed for a variety of space applications from MEO/GEO satellites to deep space probes. They are offered with recognized testing sequences in order to reduce delivery times and overall cost of ownership. Testing is performed in house in our Dundee facilities and made in compliance with general space qualification flow, incorporating industry standard power and environmental requirements.

The MWC Series is a 2-way Ku-Band isolated splitter that operates from 10.7 to 12.8 GHz. The splitter provides an insertion loss under 1.4 dB and an isolation of 20 dB. The ports are well balanced making the MWC Series used either as a power splitter or combiner. The splitter is ideally designed to offer the commercial satellite downlink band with specific attention to achieving phase stable output amplitude and phase characteristics.

The devices are housed in an EMC shielded, RoHS compliant, stackable Aluminum casing. Any combination of field replaceable interconnect SMA or (F or M) can be accommodated.

Smiths Interconnect is well equipped with the design experience, analysis tools and test equipment to qualify and produce flight tested products that demonstrate compliance with customer requirements and national space agency standards.

“The SpaceNXT MWC Series provides our customers with a combination of highly reliable technology and lower cost of ownership, benefitting from Smiths Interconnect’s overall design expertise gained from over 40 years of space heritage”, says Paul Harris, VP of Sales & Marketing. “With the newly test and qualification laboratory opened in our Dundee’s site, we can now replicate deep space in terms of vacuum and heat with high power amplifiers and vacuum systems. Being able to offer multipaction testing is a major benefit and a real point of competitive differentiation to match the growing business and test needs.”

About Smiths Interconnect
Smiths Interconnect is a leading provider of technically differentiated electronic components, subsystems, microwave and radio frequency products that connect, protect and control critical applications in the commercial aviation, defense, space, medical, rail, semiconductor test, wireless telecommunications, and industrial market segments. Smiths Interconnect is synonymous with exceptional performance whenever a technologically advanced, high quality solution is required to ensure reliability and safety.

Smiths Interconnect is part of Smiths Group, a global technology group delivering products and services for the medical, security & defence, general industrial, energy and space & commercial aerospace markets worldwide. Smiths Group employs approximately 22,000 people in over 50 countries.

For more information, visit www.smithsinterconnect.com