Resonant Announces Performance Data of First XBAR™ Filter; Device Demonstrates the Potential for Wide Bandwidth, Low Insert...
25 February 2019 - 6:00PM
Resonant Inc. (NASDAQ: RESN), a leader in transforming the way
radio frequency, or RF, front-ends are being designed and delivered
for wireless devices, announced the performance characteristics of
the first 5G RF filters that use its XBAR™ resonator technology.
The new filter, created using Resonant’s Infinite Synthesized
Networks® (ISN®) design technology, will be on display at the
company’s Mobile World Congress (February 25-28, 2019)
demonstration suite. Mobile World Congress is the largest worldwide
conference for the wireless telecommunication industry. At the
show, the industry convenes to share innovation, explore trends and
hear from today's leaders and influencers.
“ISN allows Resonant to develop new RF filters quickly because
of the accuracy of the proprietary acoustic and electromagnetic
models. In the very first wafers of XBAR filters the measured
resonator performance is consistent with our simulations. Through
consistent measured to model performance we are confident that we
can consistently design new and more complex filters quickly,” said
George B. Holmes, CEO of Resonant. “The market timing of our
successful validation of this XBAR filter is aligned well with the
timing of device manufacturers bringing true 5G devices to market
in 2020.”
Thanks to ISN, the design and fabrication of the new filter took
only a few months since the company first announced its
breakthrough XBAR resonator structures in October 2018. More, and
increasingly complex, filters will be required for 5G, putting
further demand on design capacity to meet growing mobile RF
front-end requirements. Companies that partner with Resonant will
be able to leverage the power of the ISN platform to improve design
efficiency and dramatically reduce the number of fab turns,
allowing incumbent suppliers to maintain or increase their market
share and new market entrants to compete in this dynamic and
rapidly growing market.
In early tests, the prototype XBAR filters have demonstrated
greater than 500 MHz of bandwidth in the 5 GHz frequency range.
Many high data rate, 5G data services will operate in this
frequency range, which is difficult to support using current RF
filter technology. The early XBAR devices measured approximately 1
dB of passband insertion loss (from the center of the passband),
minimizing the transmit signal loss, and hence prolonging battery
life. The filter size measures 1.8 mm x 1.8 mm, a form factor
optimal for mobile devices.
The XBAR resonators are new bulk acoustic wave (BAW) structures
developed by Resonant using ISN. Company engineers have previously
used ISN to design surface acoustic wave (SAW) and
temperature-compensated SAW (TC-SAW) filters. By using ISN to
design and simulate the performance of BAW resonators, Resonant was
able to create a technology that has the performance needed for
high-performance 5G devices, yet uses existing manufacturing
processes for fast production and low unit costs.
With XBAR, Resonant can develop new “greenfield” filter designs
for both high frequency and large bandwidth that do not currently
have competing acoustic filter options.
Resonant plans to make its first XBAR filter, supporting band
n79, available for licensing through its Filter IP Standard
Library. The company is currently qualifying foundry partners in
order to provide a turnkey solution for customers. The company
expects to have foundries qualified and producing parts as early as
the third quarter of 2019.
To arrange a briefing and demonstration of Resonant’s innovative
XBAR technology, contact Steve Kubes at skubes@resonant.com.
About Resonant Inc.Resonant (NASDAQ: RESN) is
transforming the market for RF front-ends (RFFE) by disrupting the
RFFE supply chain through the delivery of solutions that leverage
our Infinite Synthesized Network (ISN) software tools platform,
capitalize on the breadth of our IP portfolio, and are delivered
through our services offerings. In a market that is critically
constrained by limited designers, tools and capacity, Resonant
addresses these critical problems by providing customers with ever
increasing design efficiency, reduced time to market and lower unit
costs. Customers leverage Resonant’s disruptive capabilities to
design cutting edge filters and modules, while capitalizing on the
added stability of a diverse supply chain through Resonant’s
fabless ecosystem-the first of its kind. Working with Resonant,
customers enhance the connectivity of current mobile devices, while
preparing for the demands of emerging 5G applications.
To learn more about Resonant, view the series of videos
published on its website that explain Resonant's technologies and
market positioning:
• ISN and XBAR: Speeding
the Transition to 5G•
Infinite Synthesized Networks, ISN Explained•
What is an RF Filter?•
RF Filter Innovation•
Transforming the Mobile
Filter Supply ChainFor more information, please visit
www.resonant.com.
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company’s press releases, SEC filings, public conference
calls, and webcasts.
About Resonant’s ISN® TechnologyResonant can
create designs for difficult bands, modules and other complex RF
Front End requirements that we believe have the potential to be
manufactured for half the cost and developed in half the time of
traditional approaches. ISN is a suite of proprietary mathematical
methods, software design tools and network synthesis techniques
that enable us to explore a much larger set of possible design
solutions that regularly incorporate our proprietary technology. We
then quickly deliver design simulations to our customers, which
they manufacture or have manufactured by one of our foundry
partners. These improved solutions still use Surface Acoustic Wave
(SAW) or Temperature Compensated Surface Acoustic Wave (TC-SAW)
manufacturing methods and perform as well as those using higher
cost manufacturing methods such as Bulk Acoustic Wave (BAW).
Resonant's method delivers excellent predictability, enabling
achievement of the desired product performance in roughly half as
many turns through the fab. In addition, because Resonant's models
are fundamental, integration with its foundry and fab customers is
seamless because its models speak the "fab language" of basic
material properties and dimensions.
Safe Harbor / Forward Looking StatementsThis
press release contains forward-looking statements, which include
the following subjects, among others: the capabilities of our
filter designs and ISN tools and technology. Forward-looking
statements are made as of the date of this document and are
inherently subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause
actual results to differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, the
following: our limited operating history; our ability to complete
designs that meet customer specifications; the ability of our
customers (or their manufacturers) to fabricate our designs in
commercial quantities; our customers’ ability to sell products
incorporating our designs to their OEM customers; changes in our
expenditures and other uses of cash; the ability of our designs to
significantly lower costs compared to other designs and solutions;
the risk that the intense competition and rapid technological
change in our industry renders our designs less useful or obsolete;
our ability to find, recruit and retain the highly skilled
personnel required for our design process in sufficient numbers to
support our growth; our ability to manage growth; and general
market, economic and business conditions. Additional factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those
anticipated by our forward-looking statements are under the
captions “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our most
recent Annual Report (Form 10-K) or Quarterly Report (Form 10-Q)
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this release,
and we expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to update
forward-looking statements.
Investor Relations Contact:Moriah Shilton, LHA
Investor Relations, 1-415-433-3777, RESN@lhai.com
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