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    Palo Alto, CA 94304-1031

    COMPANY OVERVIEW

    About Communications & Power Industries

    Communications & Power Industries (CPI) is a global manufacturer of electronic components and subsystems focused primarily on communications, defense and medical markets.

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    811 Hansen Way
    Palo Alto, CA 94304-1031
    https://www.cpii.com/
    +1 (650) 846-2900
    +1 (650) 846-3276

    More Info on Communications & Power Industries

    Communications & Power Industries (CPI) is a global manufacturer of electronic components and subsystems focused primarily on communications, defense and medical markets. With a heritage of technological excellence that spans decades, CPI develops, manufactures and globally distributes innovative and reliable technology solutions used in the generation, amplification, transmission and reception of microwave signals for commercial and military applications. CPI serves customers in the communications, defense, medical, industrial and scientific markets.

    Articles & News

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    Defense

    Power Amplifiers Fuel Mil/Aero Ground and Space Systems

    July 18, 2024
    Aerospace and defense systems rely heavily on RF/microwave power amplifiers to send often complex-modulated signals to their destinations. Learn more about key specifications ...
    Solid-State Amplifiers “Amp” Up the Power
    Components

    Solid-State Amplifiers “Amp” Up the Power

    Sept. 10, 2018
    Solid-state technology, mainly in the form of gallium-nitride transistors, is opening the door to more powerful, “tube-like” microwave power amplifiers.
    Philadelphia Opens Its Doors to 2018 IMS
    Components

    Philadelphia Opens Its Doors to 2018 IMS

    May 22, 2018
    As the applications extrapolate for wireless devices and interest grows in millimeter-wave frequencies, the RF/microwave industry gathers together with great optimism for the ...
    Diamond Microwave
    Diamond Microwave GaN amplifiers
    Components

    High Power on Display at IMS

    June 7, 2017
    High power at microwave frequencies can be produced by solid-state and vacuum-tube amplifiers.
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    Systems

    Microwave Energy Powers Many Industrial Applications

    April 10, 2017
    High-power microwave energy may be best known for a fast, hot meal, but it is also the basis for a wide range of industrial heating, drying, and processing applications.
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    Passive components

    5 Areas Impacting the Future of Satcom

    Sept. 3, 2015
    Today’s satcom market can be analyzed by examining five focal points: Ka-band products, GaN devices, solid-state power amplifiers (SSPAs), traveling-wave-tube amplifiers (TWTAs...

    Videos & Resources

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    Technologies

    Image Gallery: Best Of Microwaves & RF Award Winners Honored at IMS 2013

    July 12, 2013
    At IMS 2013, Microwaves & RF presented the first-annual "Best of Microwaves" awards, recognizing companies that are at the forefront of providing resources to microwave engineers...

    All content from Communications & Power Industries

    RIT39s radomes protect microwave antennas without disrupting their signal
    Components

    CPI Acquires Radant Technologies

    Oct. 10, 2013
    Communications and Power Industries has acquired Radant Technologies, adding a variety of antennas and structures to its microwave & RF product portfolio.
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    Systems

    Amplifier Systems Gain In Power

    Aug. 28, 2013
    Amplifier systems employ tubes, transistors, and sometimes a mix of the two device technologies to achieve kilowatt power levels at microwave frequencies.
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    News

    Best of Microwaves & RF 2013: The Winners

    June 6, 2013
    Recently, we reached out to our readers and asked you to let us know what your favorite online tools are for keeping up to date with your industry. After tallying all your responses...
    This photograph shows the microstructure of the highthermalconductivity aluminum diamond material used for heat sinks and in packages for highpower RFmicrowave devices such as GaN transistors Photo courtesy of Nano Materials International Corp
    Technologies

    Handling The Heat In RF/MW Circuits

    April 3, 2013
    Thermal management in high-frequency circuits depends on careful choice of circuit and packaging materials to remove heat and preserve high performance levels.
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    Active components

    Vacuum Devices Drive High Power

    April 1, 2013
    Vacuum electron devices are still widely used throughout the high-frequency industry for applications requiring extremely high output-power densities.
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    Systems

    Components Help Satcom Systems Fly

    Feb. 26, 2013
    Satellite-communications use continues to grow in spite of the cost of the components and systems.
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    Semiconductors

    Performance Guides Transistor Selection

    Feb. 7, 2013
    RF/microwave transistors offer many different performance capabilities by type of device, with some better for lower noise and some for higher power.
    1 This compact solidstate amplifier delivers as much as 100 W in a single channel at Xband frequencies and can replace much larger heavier TWT amplifiers Photo courtesy of CAP Wireless wwwcapwirelesscom
    Defense

    Crows Fly High At 49th Annual AOC

    Oct. 9, 2012
    Held Sept. 23-26, the 2012 installment of the Association of Old Crows (AOC) International Symposium and Convention featured the best of the military electronics industry.
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    Systems

    Amplifier Systems Simplify Integration

    Sept. 17, 2012
    Ready-to-use amplifier systems have gained acceptance for a growing number of applications, ranging from radar platforms to satellite-communications (satcom) networks.