Delay Lines Tour 1 apitech.com

With a rich heritage reaching back more than 40 years, APITech

has proven experience in deep space and scientific missions.

APITech’s extensive design portfolio and advanced

manufacturing processes provide customers with reliable

components for space systems.

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apitech

Company Overview

• Premier provider of technically demanding RF/microwave,

electromagnetic, power, and security solutions for defense,

aerospace, commercial and medical industries

• Founded in 1981; Listed on NASDAQ June 2011 with a new

company vision

• Today, one of the largest non-Prime provider of RF/Microwave

and microelectronics products and services

• 1,975 employees w

orldwide

• 3,000+ customers worldwide

• Revenue breakdown

• ~75% Domestic / 25% International

• ~60% Defense & Government / 40% Commercial

Delay Lines | Overview

APITech's Designs & Manufactures 5 Types

of Delay Lines:

• BAW (Bulk Acoustic Wave)

• SAW (Surface Acoustic Wave)

• Coaxial

• Lumped Constant (LC)

• Dispersive Steel (Pulse Compression)

BAW Delay Lines (Bulk

Acoustic Wave)

• Frequency Range: 10MHz to 120 MHz

• Delay: .5 µsec – 3,000 µsec

• Insertion Loss: 6dB to 65dB

• Bandwidth: 10% to > 50%

• Multiple interface options

• Small package size

• Wide range of delay available

• Temperature compensation available

SAW Delay Lines (Surface

Acoustic Wave)

• Frequency Range: 20 MHz to 2000 MHz

• Delay: 0.1 µsec – 10µsec

• Insertion Loss: 3dB, increases with delay & bandwidth

• Bandwidth: Fractional bandwidths between 5% & 55%

• Multiple interface & package options

• Wide frequency of operation

• Small size

• Variable Bandwidth

• Able to withstand harsh environments