INNOVATE. ADAPT. DELIVER.
Product Spotlight
| Spring 2026 Edition |
Products and capabilities for RF performance, EMI protection, and integrated mission-ready systems.
Innovate.
Novel engineering, advanced design, packaging expertise, and material science help deliver products that improve SWaP-C and increase system design efficiency.Adapt.
Mission-specific derivatives, configurable mission-fit solutions, and custom integrated assemblies help engineering teams tailor performance to demanding platform requirements.Deliver.
Proven across 225+ programs, Spectrum Control combines production readiness at scale with ramp-ready manufacturing capacity to support deployment from prototype through production.Designed for the New Reality
Modern platforms demand more from every design:
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Smaller footprints. Reduce size, weight, power, and cost.
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Higher performance. Improve signal fidelity, EMI protection, and RF response.
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Faster adaptation. Extend deployed platforms and meet evolving requirements.
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Production readiness. Move from design to deployable solution with less risk.
Spectrum Control supports these demands with RF components, EMI protection, and integrated solutions engineered for mission fit and system efficiency.
Explore the featured technologies below or use the quick links to find the solutions most relevant to your design challenge.
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RF/Microwave Components
- High-Q SMT Filters - Low Temperature Signal Conditioning - RF Amplifiers - Gain EqualizersWireless Test Subsystems
- Butler MatricesEMI Protection
- Filtered Connector Express (D-Sub & Circular) - Filter Power Plate: 3.96 mm Pitch Bolt-in - Custom EMI Filter AssembliesIntegrated Miniaturization
- Wideband RF Tx/Rx Mezzanines - RF+ System-in-Package Platform - mmWave Frequency ExtendersRF & Microwave Components
From advanced filtering to cryogenic attenuation, low-noise amplification, and precise gain shaping, these RF and microwave components help engineers optimize signal performance in compact, high-reliability systems.
High-Q Surface Mount Filters
Redefining RF filter miniaturization. Now with QFN packaging.
Spectrum Control's High-Q SMT Filters deliver high selectivity, low insertion loss, and strong RF performance in an ultra-miniature QFN package. Designed for automated pick-and-place manufacturing, these filters help engineering teams reduce RF footprint while maintaining the performance required for next-generation aerospace, defense, and communications systems.
Key benefits
- Shrinks RF filter size by up to 90%.
- Delivers exceptional selectivity and low insertion loss.
- Enables compact, next-generation RF systems.
- Now available in QFN packaging for automated pick-and-place manufacturing.
- Supports scalable production without compromising RF performance.
Why it matters
High-Q Glass Filters help make next-generation RF platforms smaller, lighter, and more capable. With QFN packaging, the same proven performance can drop directly into automated production lines.
Low Temperature Signal Conditioning
Stable RF performance near absolute zero.
Low Temperature Signal Conditioning solutions from Spectrum Control include coaxial and chip attenuators and terminations engineered for cryogenic and other low-temperature applications. These products help maintain RF performance where conventional resistive technologies can fail.
Key benefits
- Supports cryogenic, quantum computing, aerospace, and scientific research applications.
- Provides temperature-stable operation down to 4 mK.
- Includes coaxial and chip solutions for low-temperature signal paths.
- Helps reduce thermal noise and support system stability in cryogenic environments.
Why it matters
Low Temperature Signal Conditioning gives engineers RF signal-path solutions for environments where standard components are not designed to operate reliably.
RF Amplifiers
Engineered amplification when standard solutions are not enough.
Spectrum Control RF amplifiers support demanding signal-chain requirements with low phase noise, low noise figure, and options for tuning or application-specific optimization. The portfolio includes low phase noise amplifiers for clock circuits and receiver front ends, plus low-noise amplifier options for sensitive RF and microwave applications.
Key benefits
- Low phase noise amplifier performance down to -182 dBc/Hz at 100 kHz offset.
- Low-noise amplifier options with noise figures as low as 0.8 dB.
- Suitable for receiver front ends, clock circuits, radar, communications, and aerospace and defense applications.
- Tuning modifications may be available to better fit application requirements.
Why it matters
- RF Amplifiers give engineers the flexibility to optimize gain, noise, and phase-noise performance for the mission and the signal chain.
Gain Equalizers
Shape the RF response your system demands.
Spectrum Control gain equalizers help engineers flatten, shape, and optimize RF response across the signal chain. Standard and custom options include negative slope, positive slope, parabolic, and ripple equalizers, with frequency coverage extending to 40 GHz and new tunable equalizer technology for Q-band applications.
Key benefits
- Supports broadband and narrowband RF response optimization.
- Includes negative slope, positive slope, parabolic, and ripple options.
- Standard coverage to 40 GHz.
- New 50 GHz tunable gain equalizer technology supports Q-band response shaping.
Why it matters
Gain Equalizers help designers achieve predictable RF response across entire systems, including high-frequency signal chains where gain shaping is critical.
Wireless Test Subsystems
Integrated RF test solutions that simplify MIMO, beamforming, and OTA testing. Designed for high-performance wireless validation, these scalable subsystems deliver precise signal distribution, accurate measurements, and faster time to test.
Benchtop 16x16 Butler Matrix for WiFi 7 testing
Our new 16×16 Butler matrix is a passive beamforming network for both deployment (antenna systems) and test applications (MIMO validation). The architecture enables low-latency beam switching, improved spatial reuse, and deterministic spatial emulation for conducted testing: 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz.
Key features
- New compact design for benchtop testing applications
- Maps 16 input (beam) ports to 16 antenna ports
- Generates fixed, orthogonal beams
- Enables rapid beam selection without active phase shifters
- Product family includes 4x4, 8x8, and 16x16 rack mount models, with WiFi and 6G options
Why it matters
WiFi 7 (IEEE 802.11be) introduces multi-gigabit throughput, reduced latency, and improved spectral efficiency through wider bandwidths, multi-link operation, and higher-order modulation. These advancements require more advanced antenna systems and beamforming techniques.
EMI Protection Solutions
EMI protection starts at the point of entry. Spectrum Control filtered interconnect solutions help engineers manage interference, reduce board-level filtering complexity, and accelerate the path from custom requirements to finished prototypes or production units.
Filtered Connector Express
Configurable EMI filtered interconnects, delivered 50% faster.
Filtered Connector Express gives engineers a faster way to specify EMI filtered interconnects for prototypes or production. The offering includes new configurable D-Sub filtered connectors and existing configurable circular filtered connectors using D38999 shells, helping teams integrate filtering directly at the connector interface.
Key benefits
- Configure EMI filtering by connector type, pin configuration, circuit type, and capacitance.
- Get rapid delivery on a timeline that is less than half of typical custom-order lead times.
- New configurable D-Sub connectors support integrated Pi and C circuit protection.
- Configurable circular filtered connectors use D38999 shells and support mixed circuits and values in one connector package.
- Helps reduce design complexity, speed EMI mitigation, and support demanding aerospace and defense applications.
Why it matters
Filtered Connector Express helps engineers solve EMI challenges faster, with configurable D-Sub and Circular options that reduce back-and-forth, lower project risk, and accelerate the path to prototypes or production.
Filter Power Plate: 3.96 mm Pitch Bolt-in EMI Filter Series
Drop-in EMI filtering for high-current power interfaces without redesigning your system.
Provide drop-in EMI filtering for high-current power interfaces using industry-standard connectors. They reduce conducted emissions at the connector while eliminating the need for costly system redesigns.
Key benefits
- Drop-in compatibility with industry-standard 3.96 mm (.156") power connectors.
- Supports up to 7.5 A per line for high-current applications.
- Suppresses conducted EMI from 5 MHz to 1 GHz.
- Connector-level filtering eliminates bulky discrete PCB filters.
- Bulkhead-mounted design with up to 12 filtered lines for easy integration
Why it matters
Avoid costly redesigns with drop-in EMI filtering that reduces conducted emissions while preserving existing connector interfaces.
Value-Added EMI Services
Custom EMI filter assemblies that simplify integration and accelerate production.
Use our specialized expertise to take the burden off your purchasing and manufacturing teams. We create custom filter assemblies that simplify integration, reduce manufacturing complexity, and accelerate time to production. From connectors and harnesses to application-specific configurations, we help you build complete EMI solutions.
Key benefits
- Combine filters, connectors, and harnesses into a single assembly.
- Reduce assembly time, BOM complexity, and inventory.
- Customize electrical and mechanical configurations to fit your application.
- Lower manufacturing costs while improving installation efficiency.
- Backed by Spectrum Control's engineering and EMI design expertise.
Why it matters
Standard components don't always meet complex system requirements. Spectrum Control's Value-Added EMI Services deliver custom assemblies that reduce integration risk, simplify manufacturing, and accelerate time to production.
Integrated Miniaturization
As RF systems become more software-defined, modular, and SWaP-constrained, integration matters. Spectrum Control RF+Digital solutions help teams reduce board burden, simplify integration, and adapt platforms for expanded mission capability.
Wideband RF Tx/Rx Mezzanines
High-density RF front ends in a compact mezzanine format.
Spectrum Control wideband RF transmit and receive mezzanines integrate RF front-end functionality, digital tuning, command and control, and factory-set calibration data into a compact 130 by 20 mm mezzanine stick. These modular building blocks help teams add or upgrade RF capability while preserving system flexibility.
Key benefits
- Complete RF front end in a 130 by 20 mm mezzanine format.
- Integrated digital tuning and control.
- Factory-set frequency and temperature calibration data.
- Supports 0.02 to 18 GHz monitoring with 2 GHz instantaneous bandwidth.
- Customizable for mission-specific mounting, connector, RF, control, and power requirements.
Why it matters
Wideband RF Tx/Rx Mezzanines provide a modular path to RF technology insertion, upgrades, and scalable system architectures.
RF+ System-in-Package Platform
The smarter way to build RF+Digital systems.
Custom RF+ SiPs give engineering teams a path to integrate complex RF functionality into compact, software-instrumented building blocks. Spectrum Control's platform approach combines RF design expertise, packaging technology, simulation, and manufacturing to support high-performance custom implementations from concept through production.
Key benefits
- Integration-ready architecture with software interface.
- Supports wideband and high-frequency RF designs.
- Built on repeatable miniaturization and packaging processes.
- Offers low-NRE paths for application-specific designs.
- Built for miniaturized, repeatable, volume-ready integration.
Why it matters
RF+ SiP solutions reduce board burden and integration complexity, helping teams move faster from concept to deployable RF capability.
mmWave Frequency Extenders
Extend 2 to 18 GHz systems into 18 to 40 GHz mmWave capability.
Spectrum Control mmWave Frequency Extenders help teams upgrade existing RF platforms for mmWave operation without a major redesign. Available as compact 30 by 30 mm surface-mount BGA SiPs or ruggedized hermetic modules, these block converters support rapid transition from deployed 2 to 18 GHz systems to 18 to 40 GHz capability.
Key benefits
- Extends existing 2 to 18 GHz RF systems into 18 to 40 GHz mmWave operation.
- Available as 30 by 30 mm surface-mount BGA SiPs or ruggedized hermetic modules.
- Hermetic module options can install into existing platforms with no board spin required.
- Dual-channel models support Dual Tx, Dual Rx, or Tx/Rx configurations.
Why it matters
mmWave Frequency Extenders give existing RF platforms a path to expanded frequency coverage while minimizing redesign, integration effort, and platform disruption.