Making Connections with Hirose Electric

It started as a casual conversation at a trade show over the summer. We have been using Hirose connectors for years, and the company’s representative thought this 5G Switch Evaluation Board we built was a noteworthy mmWave Test application of their product. So, Monzite and Hirose decided to jointly present this info-graphic. Click on this image to enlarge or  download as a PDF : Note: The switch featured here is high-speed, up to 40 GHz, SP4T built in a 12mm SMT package.... Read more

Customer Voice: Tom Riha from SMAC

Tom Riha Director of Operations at SMAC “At the Electronics Manufacturing Center (SMAC-EMC) we build optical encoders for our company’s operations in California where they are integrated into our end product, electronic actuators.  For our part, we needed a supplier of chip-on-board production, with die placement, wire bonding and epoxy coating. We had a source in California, but for a number of reasons we had to seek a new supplier. We searched for a while, and found Monzite to be the company that had... Read more

Video: New MMIC Switch Drivers plus MMIQs

Monzite introduces new switch drivers that supply higher voltage, current and switch fast. They are compatible with most standard MMICs.  Our engineers have also developed the “MMIQ” new multi function assemblies, with multiple MMICs, transmission line, bias structures, all in a single QFN package.... Read more

Customer Voice: Earle Stewart at Millimeter Wave Products

Earle Stewart Business Development Manager and Applications Engineer HXI Millimeter Wave Products “I consider Monzite to be an extension of our company. At one time we did the work in-house, but it was much more practical to outsource it to Monzite. I’ve worked with Diane Gallo for more than 20 years, at several prior companies, so I have complete confidence in her ability and the capabilities of the team she has at Monzite. We’re all chip and wire. Manufacturing knowledge and experience is really hard... Read more

Video Post: Monzite adds autobonder for consistent volume production

Autobonder in action! Diane Gallo and Dave Robbins discuss how the new autobonding capability at Monzite brings value to their customers, especially in support of military and aerospace electronic systems that are operational for decades.... Read more

News Report: Legacy Parts and Counterfeits

Framingham, N.H. firms ink deal to deliver parts to key defense contractors BY EMILY MICUCCI 6/18/2015 The U.S. military possesses the most advanced defense technology in the world —hence the superpower status —but many of the designs of major military machines such as ships, fighter jets and submarines are decades old. These vehicles are built to last a lifetime, even a century, in the case of the Boeing B-52 Bomber Aircraft, which was rolled out in the 1950s, said Richard Nadeau, president... Read more

Monzite Announces Collaboration for Sourcing, Reengineering and Testing Legacy Parts

Monzite and eComp Team-up to Serve Defense, Aerospace and Medical Technology Industries Nashua, NH and Framingham, MA  – Monzite Corporation and eComp today announced a new agreement to collaborate on sourcing, reengineering and testing services for aerospace, defense and medical technology companies that need hard-to-find replacement electronic components for important legacy systems. While consumer electronics evolve in a matter of months, major defense, aerospace and medical systems like fighter jets,... Read more

Case Study 2015:01 Problem Solved for Airborne Sensor System

Big Problem in a Tiny Space Need for specialized MMIC switch driver in airborne sensor sparks an idea for a new product with multiple uses. An engineer for a major aerospace contractor was working on a prototype for a new classified airborne sensor. The mechanicals were exceedingly tight and he needed a MMIC switch driver with specialized capabilities but found no off-the-shelf technology that would fit. The open carrier switch driver built by Monzite for an airborne sensor system The problem at hand... Read more