Akoustis ships samples of new single-crystal XBAW filter to customer

Akoustis Technologies announced that it has shipped samples of a new advanced single-crystal XBAW filter solution to a tier-1 enterprise-class Wi-Fi access point customer. The filter targets next-generation enterprise Wi-Fi 7 architectures that enable faster speeds, support more connections, and provide greater adaptability with reliable low latency performance. Akoustis has completed a re-development of its advanced single-crystal nanomaterials and has created a new process that delivers BAW filters with higher power handling and improved harmonics over its standard poly-crystal technology. The customer plans to use the filter in multiple Wi-Fi 7 routers that are expected to begin shipping in the first half calendar 2024. Dave Aichele, EVP of Business Development of Akoustis, stated, “This new technology is being sampled by our top enterprise-class customer for potential use across its future family of Wi-Fi 7 devices.” Mr. Aichele continued, “This new material offers significant improvements in what can be achieved today in our poly crystal technologies, with advantages in power handling and improved harmonics, and allows our customer to further push the boundaries of Wi-Fi performance. We expect this new material to deliver results in BAW across 5G mobile devices, 5G mobile infrastructure, Wi-Fi, automotive, and other markets as we introduce additional single-crystal driven XBAW(R) filters in the coming years.”