#101 | Interview with Tudor Williams, Filtronic

About this episode

Ryan interviews Tudor Williams, CTO of Filtronic, discussing the applications of Gallium Nitride devices in aerospace and automotive sectors.

For this episode of the eTech49 podcast Ryan speaks to Tudor Williams the CTO of Filtronic plc. Tudor has many years of experience of the semiconductor industry, after graduating from Swansea University in 2003 he completed a PhD in RF Engineering at Cardiff University, he then started his career as a MMIC design engineer in the aerospace industry, progressing through various roles until arriving at Filtronic in 2021. Filtronic is a leader in the field of RF microwave and mmWave electronics systems, designing and supplying highly specialised semiconductor devices and hybrid electronics assemblies for applications like satellite communications and radar. The company has a range of standard products and works with customers on customised solutions. The episode focuses on the applications of Gallium Nitride or GaN devices in aerospace and automotive like radar systems and traction inverters. Filtronic corporate website: https://filtronic.com/ Tudor Williams LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tudor-williams-545a0033/ How to get in touch with Ryan: eTech49 website: https://etech49.com/ Ryan Maughan LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-maughan-a2893610/ Ryan…

People in this episode

Hosts: Ryan Maughan, Ryan

Guest: Tudor Williams

Topics covered

• RF Engineering
• semiconductors
• Gallium Nitride
• aerospace
• automotive

Keywords

• Filtronic
• mmWave electronics
• satellite communications
• radar systems
• traction inverters

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Gallium Nitride devices, RF microwave systems, mmWave electronics

Books & works: PhD

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