Filtronic plc

Company profile

Filtronic plc is a world leader in the design and manufacture of a broad range of customised RF, microwave and millimetre wave cellular and broadband components and subsystems. The company's products are used in wireless communication infrastructure equipment, cellular handsets, electronic defence systems, and cable communication systems. These products filter, amplify and transmit and receive RF signals. Filtronic can supply products for every significant transmission standard and modulation system in the world, operating at any frequency. Filtronic's customers are leading international original equipment manufacturers such as Motorola, Nokia, Nortel and Lucent, together with prominent defence contractors such as British Aerospace and Lockheed Martin. The Company has achieved a pre-eminent level of engineering expertise and currently employs over 250 engineers, many of whom hold PhDs. These engineers operate from sites in Europe, North America, Australia and China.