Filtronic opens new design centre in Manchester
November 22, 2022
Filtronic, a designer and manufacturer of RF-to-mmWave components and subsystems, has recently employed several additional engineers to extend the capabilities of both its design team and its process engineering team. Adding to this expansion, the company has also opened a new design centre in Manchester, UK
Filtronic re-shores manufacturing from China to USA
June 24, 2021
The designer and manufacturer of RF, microwave, and mmWave products says it has successfully re-shored from China the manufacturing of a critical communications product for the North American public safety market.
Filtronic wins UK defence contract worth over £1 million
January 22, 2021
The designer and manufacturer of antennas, filters and mmWave products, announces a significant contract win from a new major UK defence customer for the supply of battlefield radio communications hardware valued at over GBP 1 million.
Filtronic wins new UK defence contract
January 15, 2021
UK designer and manufacturer of antennas, filters and mmWave products, Filtronic plc, has won a significant contract from a new major UK defence customer for the supply of battlefield radio communications hardware valued at over GBP 1 million.
Filtronic with two mmWave module contract wins totalling $1.6 million
February 06, 2020
Filtronic, a designer and manufacturer of products for the critical communications and wireless telecoms markets, has won two separate advanced mmWave design and development contracts that are described to be of strategic importance to the development of the company and its technology roadmap.
Filtronic inks agreement to sell its Swedish operations
December 23, 2019
Filtronic plc has reached an agreement for the sale of its Telecoms Antenna Operations to Microdata Telecom Innovation Stockholm AB (Microdata Telecom).
Filtronic expands with $1.3 million equipment investment
December 20, 2019
Designer and manufacturer of antennas, filters and mmWave products, Filtronic, has invested over USD 1.3 million in new equipment for its manufacturing facility in Sedgefield, UK.
Filtronic expands hybrid microelectronics manufacturing facility
December 03, 2019
Filtronic, the designer and manufacturer of antennas, says it has invested over USD 1.3 million in new equipment for its manufacturing facility in Sedgefield, UK.
Filtronic's CEO to steps down
November 01, 2019
Filtronic plc, a designer and manufacturer of antennas, filters and mmWave products for the wireless telecoms and critical communications markets, says that the company has agreed with Rob Smith that he will be resigning from his position as CEO after 5 years with the company, with immediate effect.
Filtronic wants to sell its antenna operations
September 05, 2019
UK-based designer and manufacturer of customised RF, microwave and millimetre wave components and subsystems, Filtronic, is looking to sell its telecoms antenna operations.
Filtronic and Quintel ink distribution deal
January 21, 2019
Maryland-based Filtronic has appointed Quintel USA Inc. as its exclusive distributor in North America to a number of Mobile Network Operators (MNO) for certain antenna products.
Plextek RFI and Filtronic Broadband develop 26GHz SMT module for 5G
October 06, 2017
Plextek RFI, a UK design house specialising in microwave and millimetre-wave IC design, has announced that it has developed a multi-chip module (MCM) to cover the recently-designated European ‘Pioneer Band’ for millimetre-wave (mmWave) 5G around 26GHz.
New CEO at Efore
March 22, 2010
Vesa Vähämöttönen has been appointed President and CEO of Finland based Efore.
Filtronic completes sale of Defence Electronics business
August 20, 2008
Filtronic has completed the sale of its Defence Electronics business to Teledyne.
Filtronic to sell Defence Electronics business to Teledyne
August 01, 2008
Filtronic has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Defence Electronics business to Teledyne Ltd, a subsidiary of Teledyne Technologies, for £13.0 million (on a cash free debt free basis).
Filtronic to sell Defense Unit?
June 18, 2008
Filtronic is reportedly exploring the possible sale of its U.K. defence electronics business to lower costs, reports Bloomberg.
Cooper Tool to jointly develop & manufacture in Sweden
March 27, 2008
Cooper Tool will focus his development activities of fume extraction equipment for Weller’s soldering equipment to Lidköping, Sweden.
Cooper Industries acquires Filtronic
March 25, 2008
Texas based Cooper Industries has acquired all shares of Filtronics.
Filtronic sell chip business to RFMD
December 20, 2007
UK based Filtronic plc has sold its compound semiconductor division, FCSL, to US based RF Micro Devices Inc.
Filtronic expects to have returned to profitability
December 11, 2007
UK based company Filtronic has provided its trading update for the 6 months ended 30 November 2007.The group is expected to have returned to profitability and to have been operationally cash neutral.
Filtronic to sell semiconductors division
December 03, 2007
UK based Filtronic has announced negotiations for the sale of Filtronic Compound Semiconductors Ltd.
Board change at Filtronic
October 18, 2007
Filtronic has appointed Hemant Mardia as director of Filtronic plc.
Filtronic completed the disposal of the
defence business in the USA
October 15, 2007
Filtronic has completed the disposal of the business and assets of its defence business in the USA based in Hudson, New Hampshire to TRU Holdings.
Filtronic may sell Newton Aycliffe plant
July 23, 2007
UK based Filtronic reported poor figures for the preliminary results for the year ended 31 May 2007. The company is in discussions to sell its Newton Aycliffe plant. This will allow them to return to profit.
Filtronic axe 115 UK Jobs
June 25, 2007
UK based Filtronic plc has lost its biggest customer for its Compound Semiconductor Business. The company needs to shed 115 jobs and also try to sell the switch production capacity of the Compound Semiconductor business.
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June 21, 2007
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Filtronic to cut capital equipment budget
January 29, 2007
Lower demand forces UK-based Filtronic plc to reduce their capital expenditure budget in its Compound Semiconductors division.
Filtronic & Diamond Microwave to co-op
December 27, 2006
Filtronic has teamed up with Diamond Microwave Devices to extend its resources for the development of diamond based semiconductors.
Filtronic's sale of wireless unit completed
October 16, 2006
Filtronic plc announces the completion of the sale of the filter-based transmit receive module and power amplifier businesses of its Wireless Infrastructure division to Powerwave.
Filtronic's sales of its wireless
division -good or bad?
September 28, 2006
Filtronic responded to a financial analyst who said that Filtronic made a mistake by selling off its wireless business.
Filtronic Comtek plans to axe 140
September 13, 2006
Filtronic Comtek, a producer of components for mobile phone networks, plans to lay off 140 of its staff in Kempele, Finland.
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