Recent Developments in the Nuvotronics PolyStrata Process: Enabling Next-Generation Phased Arrays

Nuvotronics, based in the Research Triangle Park (RTP) area, specializes in the manufacture of RF filters and components for microwave and millimeter-wave applications. Products are manufactured in the PolyStrata® process, a unique layer-by-layer copper electroplating process originally developed over 15 years ago through a DARPA program aimed at advancing Ka-band phased array manufacturing. In recent years, Nuvotronics has scaled the manufacturing process to meet the volume and cost demands driven by today’s deployment of spaceborne and terrestrial commercial communication equipment for global broadband and 5G networks. This seminar will trace the evolution and scaling of the PolyStrata fabrication process, compare PolyStrata filters with conventional technologies, and highlight its application to a broad range of components, including combiners, couplers, baluns, and antennas.

Ben Cannon

Chief Technologist, Nuvotronics on September 26, 2025 at 10:15 AM in EB2 1231
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Ben has been a member of the technical staff at Nuvotronics for over 12 years, currently serving as the Chief Technologist for the organization. His current focus is the application of the Nuvotronics PolyStrata manufacturing process to spaceborne and airborne phased array antenna systems. Throughout his tenure, Ben has led multiple spaceflight hardware developments and successfully guided the design and qualification of RF components for both commercial and government space applications. Prior to Nuvotronics, Ben was an antenna designer at Raytheon Missile Systems, where he specialized in the development of millimeter wave antenna and radome solutions for guided munitions. Ben has a B.S. ECE from Carnegie Mellon University and M.S. EE from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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