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Space Qualified Products

Your Single Source for Amps, VCOs, Filters, Mixers, Components, Integrated Assemblies & more.

TMS' extensive and successful space heritage stretches back to the early days of space applications. One of the first companies receiving MIL-PRF-38534 Class K certification, TMS earned the space community's trust by developing, providing, and supporting the industry's most comprehensive line of space-qualified products. TMS' quality certifications include MIL-PRF-38534, Classes H & K (TRB Option). TMS' space grade components and integrations cover frequencies from 5 MHz to Ka-band. Explore more below for an overview of TMS' products and capabilities.

TMS SPACE PRODUCTS AT-A-GLANCE

HERITAGE PROGRAMS: MILSTAR, SKYNET, EOS, ACeS, GPS, SBIRS, INMARSAT, MUOS & more.
MARKETS/APPLICATIONS: Commercial, Scientific, Military & Government
CUSTOMERS: Boeing Satellite, Northrop Space Systems, Lockheed, Raytheon, GD, Harris, L-3, & more.
COMPONENTS: Amps, Detectors, VCOs, MW Mixers, Frequency Doublers, Power Dividers, Switches & more.
INTEGRATED ASSEMBLIES: LNAs, Filters and Multiplexers, Up/Down Converters, Receivers, SSPAs & more.
FILTERS: Lumped Element, Combline & Cavity, Suspended Substrate Stripline, Waveguide

Explore TMS Space Products

SPACEAMPLIFIERS

Amplifiers: 300 KHz to 50 GHz

Single or Multiple Gain Stages
FET and Bipolar Designs
Tunable parameters specific to application
Adjustable DC Bias

Applications for Amplifiers

Low Noise Receivers
Transceivers
Payloads where High Reliability is a concern

Advantages / Benefits

Chip and Wire Hybrid Reliability
Radiation Tolerant Designs
Space Heritage
Standard or Custom Package Styles
Short lead-time, low risk products

SPACE GRADE KU-BAND 20W SSPAs
SPACE GRADE DUAL KA-BAND LNA

SPACE GRADE KU-BAND 20W SSPAs
SPACE GRADE DUAL KA-BAND LNA

SPACE GRADE KU-BAND 20W SSPAs

20 dB Step Attenuator (D/A driving VVA)
RF Output Detector
Digital Interface for:
- Power Control, Blanking, Battle Short, ALC, Standby Mode, RF Power Monitor, Temperature Monitor, Over Temperature Protection
- RADHARD FPGA
RADHARD +28 Volt DC-DC Converter
Output Filter (High Q Mechanical

SPACE VCOs
SPACE MIXERS

SPACE VCOs

0.1 to 26 GHz

Bipolar Transitors and Hyberabrupt Silicon Varactor tuned Designs
Integrated Amps, Voltage Regulators, Filters

Space Applications for VCOs

Synthesizers
Digitally Tuned Oscillators
Applications where Low Noise and Fast Tuning is a Requirement

Advantages/Benefits of TMS VCOs

Thin Film Technology
Low Phase Noise with Broad Tuning
Small & TO-8 packages or Custom Packages
High Reliability

SPACE MIXERS

mixer

Frequency Mixers to 26 GHz

Triple and Double Balanced Designs
Schottky based Designs for High Performance
Low Conversion Loss and Wide Bandwidth

Applications for Mixers

Up and Down Converters
Communication Receivers
Phase Detector
Modulator
Frequency Multiplier

Advantages/Benefits

Thin Film or Softboard Technology
LO Selectable
TO-8, Surface Mount or Custom Packages
High Reliability

SPACEFILTERS

TMS earned its reputation as a trusted and complete filter-technology company by providing performance solutions proven to meet the demanding environment of space. TMS uses a dedicated program management team and documented process and manufacturing controls. TMS' RF and mechanical design guidelines and regulations were developed specifically to meet the performance, quality, reliability, and thermal requirements of space applications. Each TMS filter can be specified for space use, meeting all program requirements and in full compliance to MIL-PRF-38534, Class K.

Lumped Element Filters

Frequency Ranges: LC – DC to 20 GHz
Typical Bandwidth: <1% to multiple octaves

Combline & Cavity Filters

100MHz to 40GHz (rejections beyond 40GHz by design)
Typical Bandwidth: <1% to multiple octaves

Suspended Substrate Stripline Filters

Frequency Range: 1 GHz to 20 GHz
Typical Bandwidth 25 – 100%

Waveguide Filters

Frequency Ranges: LC – DC to 40 GHz
Typical Bandwidth 0.1 to 10%
High Power
High Rejection with Cross Coupling and High Number of resonators

SPACECOMPONENTS

A full range of RF & Microwave space qualified components

Design engineers can simplify development tasks and reduce engineering and flight schedules by selecting from our space-qualified RF and Microwave component solutions. TMS engineers speak and understand the language of space applications. They know the RF and mechanical design, thermal, and reliability requirements of space grade hardware, so you can trust TMS to provide fully mission-compliant space grade solutions. All this combines to provide the kind of extensive space heritage upon which you can depend to meet all your program goals.

RF & MW SPACE-QUALIFIED COMPONENTS
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RF & MW SPACE-QUALIFIED COMPONENTS
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RF & MW SPACE-QUALIFIED COMPONENTS

The extensive TMS catalog of space-qualified components includes the following hardware and more. Designs can be quickly and easily tuned to provide custom performance or custom mechanical configuration.