NASA Spinoff Database
NASA Center: Jet Propulsion Laboratory Public
Release Year: 2017 Reference Number: JPL-SO-206 Category: Computer Technology Origin:
Solid-state power amplifiers for satellites
Abstract: As a subcontractor under an SBIR contract from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
QuinStar Technology
Inc. of Torrance, California, developed a solid-state power amplifier of unprecedented
efficiency. While most comparable devices lose 20 percent of their amplified energy when
their signals recombine, QuinStar's lose 8 percent. The solid-state technology requires
lower voltage and is lighter, more compact, and more reliable than its tube-based predecessors,
making it ideal for radars, communications equipment on spacecraft, and unmanned aerial
vehicles.
Full Article: https://spinoff.nasa.gov/Spinoff2017/pdf/it_7.pdf
Page Number in Published book: 152 Manufacturer: QuinStar Technology Inc.
About QuinStar
At QuinStar, we know that good decision making depends on good information. We see
ourselves as an essential part of the global effort to provide real-time, critical information
for the decisions that advance humankind. We see a world of unlimited potential when
real-time and critical information is readily available for decision making. Our work
supports transformative technologies including autonomous vehicles, satellite communications,
environmental sensing, quantum computing development, and the ever-expanding Internet
of Things.
Media Contact:
QuinStar Technology, Inc. 24085 Garnier St. Torrance, CA 90505
USA Phone: 1+310-320-1111 E-Mail:
sales@quinstar.com
Website: quinstar.com
Posted December 12, 2017
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