Manufacturing Technology Study on Radio Frequency Power Modules Packaging Techniques.

Program requirements cover manufacturing methods and technology encompassing a determination of materials, processes, and related techniques to improve producibility thereby enhancing manufacturing methods to achieve a significant reduction in production cost of R.F. Power Amplifier Modules. The requirement includes the fabrication and test of proof of process of 25-100 watt R.F. Microwave Hybrid Modules. The foregoing amplifiers featured the enhanced materials, processes, and techniques evolved under this program which achieved reduction of total cost of product. The achieved design is directly applicable to the production design of the ANTPS-59 Solid State Radar system with direct benefit to a wide family of other Solid State Radars and other systems which may use similar R.F. Power Modules. Because several hundred of these R.F. power modules are used per system, the cost savings resulting from this program are significantly multiplied and provides a very favorable payback on MMT investment. At the outset of the program, the materials, manufacturing and testtune methods being used for fabricating power modules at that time were reviewed with respect to their yielded final cost.