In 1978, Microwave Associates legally changed its name to M/A-COM, Inc. M/A-COM is part of the growing family of Tyco International companies. M/A-COM markets currently served are; wireless telecommunications, aerospace AND defence and automotive.

Microwave Associates

Microwave Associates began life in the summer of 1950 in a small rented space in Boston, Massachusetts by providing magnetrons to the U.S. Army Signal Corps. In the years to follow, the company firmly established itself as a technological powerhouse by continued significant investment in research and development (R&D).

This commitment to R&D is a tenet that still stands with the company today. The proof, of course, is in the industry-leading reputation that M/A-COM continues to enjoy.

In 1978, Microwave Associates legally changed its name to M/A-COM, Inc. to reflect its involvement in the growing communications market. Today, M/A-COM continues to expand into new areas. Still a major player in aerospace and defence-related industries, M/A-COM also has brought their expertise to the wireless telecommunications, automotive and private land-mobile radio markets.

Today, M/A-COM is part of the growing family of Tyco International companies, and is a unit of Tyco Electronics, the largest business unit of Tyco International. M/A-COM has manufacturing facilities, design centres and sales offices throughout the globe.

Long recognized as a pioneer in microwave and radio frequency (RF) technology, M/A-COM has established itself as an industry leading developer and high-volume manufacturer of RF, microwave and millimetre wave semiconductors, components and technologies. Holding hundreds of patents in the field, M/A-COM has become known as expert technology innovators and integrators. Some of the major markets M/A-COM currently serves are wireless telecommunications, aerospace AND defence and automotive.

M/A-COM also has full vertical integration capability. Truly unique to the industry, M/A-COM is able to produce and process semiconductor materials, design and manufacture devices, combine these devices into single and multi-function components, to manufacture integrated subassemblies using these components and devices and then to combine the integrated subassemblies into complete systems driven by in-house developed software.

Thus, M/A-COM can offer customers low-cost, high-volume solutions tailored to their needs at any step of the process. M/A-COM also maintains greater control of each step of the manufacturing process required to produce reliable and repeatable products. Most of all, M/A-COM's vertical integration capability gives customers the confidence that M/A-COM understands all steps of the production process, how to control them and how to anticipate problems.

As innovators, M/A-COM has taken their wireless expertise and broadened it to include new markets for the company, and with great success. For instance, M/A-COM develops, manufactures and supplies technologically advanced two-way land mobile radio products, networks and services to the public safety, utility, industrial, business and government markets. M/A-COM is a pioneer in the development of IP-based (Internet protocol) networks for private radio applications.

They are the suppliers of such industry leading brands as EDACS®, OpenSky® and ProVoice?, and have network installations in facilities, states, counties and municipalities across the United States and in various locations throughout the world.

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