StratEdge Introduces Low-Profile, High-Power Switch Package for GaN, SiC, and GaAs Devices

Provide Complete Turnkey Package Assembly and Test Services
SAN DIEGO--(Business Wire)--
StratEdge, leader in the design and production of semiconductor packages for
microwave, millimeter-wave, and high speed digital devices, announces a
Beryllium Oxide (BeO) package and full assembly and testing services for high
power semiconductor switches and small Gallium Nitride (GaN), Silicon Carbide
(SiC), and Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) devices. Applications for these packages
include test and measurement, military radios, and radar.

The StratEdge BeO package has a thermal conductivity of 270 watts/meter Kelvin
(w/mK). The 0.205 inch diameter circular package has a BeO disk base to
accommodate devices of up to 0.030 by 0.040 inches. This standard hermetic
package comes with a circular metal lid with gold tin preform. The package is
designed with four leads to accommodate single pole, three throw switch (SP3T)
devices. The maximum assembled package height, including the lid, is 0.056
inches.

"Their small size and ability to draw a considerable amount of heat away from
tiny high power devices make StratEdge`s BeO packages perfect for older
technology silicon diodes as well as newer silicon carbide and gallium nitride
devices," explained Tim Going, president and CEO of StratEdge. "We have worked
with many of our clients who manufacture semiconductor switches to perfect these
packages. For companies looking for a turnkey switch solution, StratEdge can
obtain the devices, assemble, test, and deliver them directly to you or your
customer."

StratEdge assembly services are performed at StratEdge headquarters in San
Diego, CA. They include eutectic or epoxy die attach, gold or aluminum
wedge-to-wedge thermosonic wire bonding, lidding, lead trimming, marking, bulk
packaging, and testing.

The BeO packages are available as part of StratEdge`s new high power family of
products. The Power Package family features thermally enhanced packages in many
shapes, sizes, and lead counts. The materials used in the packages have matched
coefficients of expansion to mitigate the inherent stresses of brazing
dissimilar materials together. All packages are designed for high reliability
and offer excellent RF performance over the range of the device. StratEdge
packages are capable of passing MIL-STD 883 fine and gross hermeticity testing
and meet RoHS and WEEE compliance standards.

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About StratEdge

StratEdge, founded in 1992, designs, manufactures, and provides test and
assembly services for a complete line of high performance semiconductor packages
operating from DC to 50+ GHz for the high speed digital (OC-48, OC-192, OC-768),
mixed signal, broadband wireless, satellite, point-to-point/multipoint, VSAT,
and test and measurement industries, as well as aerospace stripline filters.
StratEdge offers ceramic, low cost molded ceramic, and metal packages. All
packages are lead-free and most meet RoHS and WEEE standards. For more
information contact StratEdge at 866-424-4962, email: info@stratedge.com, or
visit our website at www.stratedge.com.

StratEdge
Tim Going, 866-424-4962
t.going@stratedge.com
or
A-R Marketing, Inc.
Andrea Roberts, 858-451-8666
andrea@armarketinginc.com

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