Custom Integrated Microwave Assemblies (IMAs)
to 95 GHz
What Is an Integrated Microwave Assembly?
An integrated microwave assembly (IMA) packages a complete RF signal chain into a single ruggedized subsystem built to your specification: amplification, conversion, filtering, and control in one unit. X-Microwave designs and manufactures custom IMAs from the same pre-characterized building blocks you prototype with, so the assembly you field performs like the design you validated.
An IMA consolidates several discrete RF functions into one packaged unit. Instead of wiring together separate connectorized components, the signal chain is integrated onto a common substrate and housing. The result is smaller, lighter, and more reliable than a rack of discrete parts, and far simpler to drop into a larger system. IMAs are the workhorse subsystems behind radar front ends, electronic-warfare receivers, satellite payloads, and test equipment.
From Validated Prototype to Production Assembly
Because our IMAs are built from X-MWblocks, the path from concept to hardware is continuous. There is no redesign step where performance gets renegotiated.
SWaP-Optimized for Constrained Platforms
Airborne pods, unmanned platforms, handhelds, and satellites require the smallest and lightest packaging possible. We optimize footprint, thermal path, and power draw so the assembly fits the envelope without giving up RF performance.
Reducing size, weight, and power is not an afterthought. It is designed into block selection and packaging from the first prototype.
Built for the Mission
X-Microwave IMAs support demanding RF and microwave applications to 95 GHz.
Quality & Compliance
Every assembly is built under a quality system certified to AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015, with screening, environmental testing, documentation, and export-compliance support to match aerospace and defense program requirements.
Integrated RF for 3U OpenVPX
Bring amplification, conversion, filtering, and control together in a rugged 3U OpenVPX card, configured to your slot profile and application.
Frequently Asked Questions
X-MWblocks are the modular components used for prototyping. An IMA is the finished, packaged subsystem those validated blocks become for production.
Custom IMAs are supported across the platform’s range to 95 GHz, depending on the signal chain.
Yes. Assemblies can be ruggedized and tested to the shock, vibration, and thermal requirements of your platform.
Yes, from a single qualification unit through repeatable production, under one AS9100D-certified quality system.
