Proven Components & Modules Up-To 70 GHz

Delivering industry-standard performance for mission-critical applications in the military, communications, commercial and consumer industries.
Visionary Design & Performance for Mission-Critical Applications

Visionary Design & Performance for Mission-Critical Applications

Quantic PMI (Planar Monolithics Inc.) is a leading supplier of custom, high-reliability radio frequency microwave components and subsystems. Delivering industry-standard performance for mission-critical applications in the military, communications, commercial and consumer industries, Quantic PMI continues to expand its portfolio of state-of-the-art hybrid MMIC components, modules, and subsystems. And as a Quantic company, Quantic PMI is part of an extended engineering ecosystem and powerful supply chain, defining a competitive advantage that extends to every customer.

Quantic PMI offers over 4,500 Hi-Rel COTS models with detailed specs, S-parameters, 3D models, and test results, available online. These models can be customized with hermetic sealing, military or space screening, and form, fit, and function designs.

Through Richardson RFPD, Quantic PMI expands global access to in-stock and COTS products, as well as MOTS products and custom solutions. This collaboration provides customers with a wider reach and experienced field application engineers. Browse in-stock inventory below.

Available Products  from Richardson RFPD

Broadband RF Amplifiers 

Quantic PMI’s RF and Microwave Amplifiers are offered in frequency ranges up to 70 GHz and are available in Narrow Band, Octave and Half Octave Band, Broadband, Multi-Octave, and ultra-Broadband models in a variety of types, i.e. Low Noise, Variable Gain, Gain Correction, Positive Gain Slope, Limiting Amplifiers and High IP Amplifiers for SIGINT applications. Custom amplifiers can be designed and built to your specifications at catalog prices.

Features

  • Industry’s lowest Noise figure
  • Internal voltage regulation
  • Internal reverse voltage protection
  • Multichannel configurations
  • 2-IN-1 dual use connectorized or surface mount designs
  • Unconditional stability

Attenuators 

Quantic PMI designs high quality RF and Microwave, Solid State digital and analog controlled attenuators for commercial, industrial, and military applications including transmission loss simulation, signal fading / handover system evaluation, and telecom network infrastructure. Choice of attenuation ranges with resolution as low as 0.005 dB and operating frequency ranges up to 70 GHz. These attenuators offer the industry’s best attenuation flatness vs. frequency performance.

Features

  • Ultra-Broadband Performance
  • High Attenuation Accuracy
  • Low Loss
  • Excellent Frequency Flatness
  • Analog or Digital Control Available
  • High Speed
  • Each unit has a unique serial number and date code
  • Swept Data with each unit
  • Summary data sheet with each unit

Power Dividers & Combiners 

Quantic PMI offers the highest quality Power Dividers and Power Combiners for commercial, industrial and military applications in the frequency range up to 50 GHz.

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Features

  • Low Loss
  • High Isolation
  • Excellent Amplitude &
  • Phase Balance
  • Compact Package Sizes

Filters & Switch Filter Banks 

Quantic PMI high quality filters, switch filter banks, filter assemblies, diplexers, multiplexers are designed for industrial and military applications covering frequency ranges up to 70 GHz. All Quantic PMI’s Switch Filter Banks use Quantic PMI’s proprietary Solid-state Switch designs, which offer high speed and improved performance. While there are many standard models, Quantic PMI can be designed and built to meet your specifications.

Filter Types

  • Lumped Element
  • Narrow Bandwidth Cavity
  • Suspended Substrate
  • Switch Filter Banks
  • Band Reject (“Notch”)
  • Low-Pass
  • High-Pass
  • Diplexers
  • In-Line Coaxial

Couplers (90°, 180° & Directional & Pick-Off Tees)  

Quantic PMI high quality quadrature couplers offer a multitude of solutions for commercial and military applications in frequency bands up to 70 GHz including electronic warfare (EW), commercial wireless, SATCOM, radar, signal monitoring and measurement, antenna beamforming, and EMC testing environments.

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Features

  • Broadband Response
  • High Isolation
  • Excellent Amplitude Balance
  • Excellent Phase Balance
  • Compact Size

Limiters 

Quantic PMI’s large portfolio of limiters offers frequency coverage up to 70 GHz with available options that include surface mount or connectorized; form, fit & function designs (our specialty); choice of connectors; hermetic sealing, military or space screening and custom packaging. These Limiters are ideal for your military, commercial, industrial, & 5G/6G applications.

Features

  • Low Loss
  • Fast Recovery
  • Low Leakage Levels
  • High Peak Power Handling
  • Small Size & Standardized Packaging
  • Each unit has a unique serial number and date code

Phase Shifters & Bi-Phase Modulators 

Quantic PMI offers a comprehensive portfolio of in-stock high quality phase shifters and bi-phase modulators designed for a variety of Aerospace & Defense applications, including satellite communications, beamforming modules, phase cancellation, communications antennas, phased-array radar, phase modulators, frequency up-converters, and test instrumentation. These phase shifters and bi-phase modulators are available in frequency ranges up to 40 GHz.

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Features

  • 0 to 360°
  • Analog and Digital Controlled
  • Fast Speed
  • Low Insertion loss
  • High Phase Accuracy

Switches - Solid State 

Quantic PMI’s large portfolio of Solid-State Switches cover the DC to 70 GHz frequency range. These designs feature low insertion loss, high isolation, and fast switching speed in a slimline package size. Available TTL compatible driver options for ease of system integration. Custom designs can be supplied using any of our catalog or customer driven specifications.

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Features

  • Ultra-Broadband Performance
  • Ultra-High Isolation
  • Very Low Loss
  • Ultra-High Speed
  • Ultra-Low Power Consumption
  • SPST – SP64T
  • Reflective or Absorptive Available
  • Each unit has a unique serial number and date code.
  • Swept Data with each unit

USB Products 

Quantic PMI offers the highest quality RF and Microwave Control Products and Amplifiers that are self-contained within a small package, operate up to 40 GHz and receive all control commands and DC power via a built-in USB port. Quantic PMI provides a GUI that can be installed on a Windows based PC which allows control of the various switches and attenuators. Additional products can be supplied, including Phase Shifters, Bi-Phase Modulators, I/Q Modulators, Pulse Modulators, Oscillators, Detectors, and Threshold Detectors.

Features

  • Broadband Frequency Coverage
  • High Performance & Low Insertion Loss
  • USB 2.0 Compatibility
  • Standard USB Type A Connector
  • Rugged Construction & Compact Size

RF & Microwave Support

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About our Team of Experts

Richardson RFPD has a team of over 50 technical resources available to provide design assistance on a variety of topics.  Although there are too many to name, we have highlighted specific topics that provide a representation of our support.