Contributions from: Akoustis Technologies, OnScale, Resonant

Mobile filter start-up Akoustis Technologies completed the acquisition of STC-MEMS, a semiconductor wafer manufacturing operation and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) business in Canandaigua, New York. The acquisition enables Akoustis to internally manufacture its single-crystal BAW filters.

BAW filter start-up Akoustis Technologies, Inc. demonstrated 5.8 GHz single crystal AlN resonators for RF filter applications. The high frequency RF resonator technology targets 5 GHz Wi-Fi and LTE-U.

Akoustis Technologies Inc., a manufacturer of innovative BulkONE™ bulk acoustic wave (BAW) high-band RF filters for mobile wireless, announced today a significant performance improvement in its patented single-crystal BAW technology, which the Company believes satisfies resonator requirements to produce commercial, high-band RF filters, including 4G/LTE, Wi-Fi, emerging 5G and other wireless applications.

Akoustis Technologies, Inc. announced that Rohan Houlden has joined the company as VP of engineering. In this role, he will manage the development and qualification of high band RF BAW filter products.

Akoustis Technologies, Inc. has signed agreements with a Chinese RF front-end (RFFE) module manufacturer to develop and supply high band BAW filters for 4G, 4.5G, 5G and Wi-Fi front-end modules.

Akoustis Technologies, a pre-revenue start-up pursuing single crystal bulk acoustic wave (BAW) filters for mobile devices, reported that the company has fabricated a single crystal BAW filter for the 2.7 GHz band and said this is the world's first single crystal BAW filter. Akoustis claims their single crystal piezoelectric material will provide better performance than current BAW filters.