Top Technologies Influencing RF & Microwave Industry

By Embedded Advisor | Tuesday, February 18, 2020

In recent years, advancement in technology has influenced the RF & microwave industry to upgrade conventional business methods and build a strong, competitive position in the market.

FREMONT, CA: Technology shows the potential to evolve at a faster pace in the future. Such evolution proves to be true as RF and microwave technology are omnipresent in daily life. Radio Frequency (RF) technology and microwave influence many features of modern electronics. It's amazing that the world has traveled far in such a short period, and there is no sign of the demand for advanced RF and microwave technologies slowing down. Some of the current and future trends enabling the industry to stay ahead of the curve are listed below.

• Defense Electronics

One of the important drivers of RF and microwave is the defense electronics sector, and such a trend promises to continue in the coming years. Continued attempts to upgrade technical abilities trigger RF and microwave advancement. Activities such as defense innovation and electronic resurgence are investing in technology advancements to assure continued military preparedness, and this is a prediction to drive long-term growth in the RF industry. Communications, electronic surveillance, missile defense, and countermeasure systems and space-based electronics are identified as significant areas of investment, and all have important RF and microwave concepts ingrained in their design.

• Smartphone

One of the other factors driving the growth of RF and microwave industry is smartphones that need products that are substantially distinct from what RF and microwave market require. Today, smartphones become more sophisticated and need to support more regularity than ever, and such complexity is growing. Smartphones demand higher levels of integration. Another factor encouraging this industry is high unit volumes associated with high processing chips for smartphones. Smartphone chip suppliers scale up large factories to meet these volume demands. Also, smartphone chip providers must continuously upgrade the performance of their process technologies to remain competitive in the market.

• 5G Technology

5G continually evolve in relevance; everyone from component manufacturers to service providers will be forced to revamp their costs, business models, and operational infrastructure. 5G promises increases in data capacity; it comes at the cost of equipment complexity and rising prices. Technology firms that design and manufacture RF and microwave components play a critical role in deploying the new 5G standards and guaranteeing electronic devices cope with networks. New 5G modeling software allows RF and microwave manufacturers to test designs and simulations to reduce costs in the market.

One of the primary things influencing the RF and microwave industry today is the advancement in technologies. The RF and microwave firms adapt to the trends of digitization and continuously learn to interact with the digital domain will be the key players in the industry.