July 25, 2016
Norsat International
Inc. has received
an approximate
$3.8 million
order from Harris
Corporation (NYSE: HRS)
for its compact and
efficient ATOM series
Solid State Power
Amplifiers (SSPAs).
Norsat
has been working closely
with
Harris
since 2013, in order to
develop and deliver
custom SSPAs to meet the
challenging RF
performance requirements
for linearity, gain
flatness and phase
matching that is
required by the
Harris
system. This contract is
for the second phase of
the project that Norsat
first announced in
October 2013 and
April 2014 after
the successful
implementation of the
SSPAs.
Norsat
is a subcontractor to
Harris to
provide Ku-Band SSPAs
for a system that
upconverts and amplifies
L-Band composite
signals. Each
Harris
system replaces nine
large racks of legacy
equipment with an array
of twenty-four 100W
Ku-band ATOM SSPAs.
Harris
chose the Norsat ATOM
series SSPAs due to its
compact size, remote
control capability and
low lifecycle costs
which were key
differentiators. As
well, the unique phase
matching of the ATOM
SSPA allows
Harris to
design hot-swap
capability.
"Harris
continues to be
impressed with the
excellent performance of
the ATOM SSPA product
and its ability to meet
our strict
requirements," said
Dewayne Barrington,
Program Manager.
"Norsat and
Harris
have worked closely
together over the past
several years to develop
and deliver this custom
ATOM SSPA which replaced
a legacy TWTA system.
The end result is a
system that offers
smaller size, lower
power consumption,
better heat dissipation,
and greater reliability.
Dr.
Amiee Chan,
chief executive officer
of Norsat, commented,
"We are pleased to
continue our
relationship with Harris
Corporation, which
speaks volumes of the
quality of our ATOM
series of products. Our
initial installations
with
Harris
have been a proven
success and are
exceeding expectations.
This order is a prime
example of how once
Norsat's products are
part of a customized
solution those
components offer us
repeat business, as more
of these solutions are
deployed. Lastly, as we
continue to focus on
customizable products,
we are able to tweak
products as per our
customers' directives
and place them rapidly
into their hands."
