STC Microwave Systems

General

STC Microwave Systems, formerly Signal Technology Corporation Arizona and California Operations, has been designing and manufacturing custom Microwave Components, Oscillators and Subsystem products for the more than 30 years and has grown to become the premier designer and manufacturer with its Microwave Integrated Multi-Function Assembly (MFA) products. We are recognized as a market leader in Custom Microwave Products and Services.

Our Microwave Systems Solutions are typically integrated into complex systems and subsystems which require precision frequency generation, conversion and management. STC designs and manufactures custom microwave products using frequency generation, synthesis and conversion components and assemblies from raw materials to finished products, and produces various integrated packages, including associated control and conditioning electronic assemblies.

We participate on virtually every major U.S. Defense program, a significant number of Foreign Military Sales (FMS) programs and a number of Space satellite programs. We participate on a number of major platforms for defense applications, commercial satcom and numerous precision measurement, instrumentation and sensor equipment for industrial applications such as level detection, general avionics and telecommunications.

We are dedicated to meeting customer requirements for cost, performance and delivery in products that bridges the entire microwave frequency range.

Our History

STC Microwave Systems was officially formed in June, 1968 in Scottsdale, Arizona as part of Omni Spectra, Incorporated. Started as a research and development laboratory in October 1966, the company was acquired by M/A-Com Incorporated in 1980, Signal Technology Corporation in 1991 and subsequently Crane Co. in 2003.

STC Microwave Systems did have a site in California that started in 1967 as Addington Laboratories and subsequently acquired by Signal Technology Corporation in 1989. California Operation expanded through organic growth as well as strategic acquisitions of former well known microwave companies, including Western Microwave, FEI Microwave Components, Systron Donner, Innowave, and Omega Microwave.

Company Locations

STC Microwave Systems is located in Chandler Arizona and in Beverly Massachusetts (Olektron).

Chandler Address and contact information Map Directions from Phoenix Sky Harbor airport (PHX)
Beverly Address and contact information Map Directions from Beverly Municipal airport (BVY)

Our Markets

We remain committed to defense, space and communication markets, assuring customers of continued support and investment in our products and technologies.

In the defense market, every significant U.S. Defense system prime contractor is currently our customer and our products have made their way into virtually every U.S. Defense platform and many foreign defense platforms.

Our components and subsystems are widely used on electronic subsystems such as radar, electronic warfare, missile guidance, fire control and navigation, satellite communications, and industrial microwave precision measurement and control electronics.

Our broad range of products allows customers to solve their system design needs from individual system components to integrated subsystems. Our strategy is to grow in these markets through acquisitions and leveraging our position as one of the world's top suppliers of RF and microwave products.

Operations

Our team has the technical, manufacturing, management and financial resources to ensure continued individual attention to our customers.

By providing direct access to engineering, development and production resources, we can quickly respond and deliver solutions to custom requirements.

Our facilities are located in Chandler, Arizona, just 20 minutes southeast of the Phoenix airport.
We own a modern facility with 84,000 sq. ft. of design, manufacturing and support areas. The Chandler facility has approximately 25,000 sq. ft. of specialty designed process areas with class 100,000, and 10,000, clean rooms with full assembly, test and environmental screening capability in support of customer product fabrication and test.

Our capability includes Hybrid chip & wire thin film (HMIC) and discrete component integration and testing. Support functions, such as Material Resource Planning (MRP II), bar-coded work in process tracking and control, laser welding, machine shop, printed wiring board assembly including through hole, wave solder & surface mount, etch and plating lab, CAD, CAE, CAT systems and more, enhance our processes and capability for integrated customer support.

Quality Systems

We are ISO9001:2000 registered and dedicated to being the supplier of choice by providing reliable, high quality standard and custom products that meet our customers needs for performance, cost and delivery.

Our certificates of approval are linked below:

• Chandler

• Beverly

We are proactively committed to the Total Quality Management (TQM) philosophy and in excelling to new heights of improvement in customer satisfaction, on-time delivery, superior product and service quality and competitive pricing.

Our team take great pride in our ability to retain a list of highly qualified employees and vendors who have demonstrated compliance to quality system requirements and show an active interest in statistical process control implementation for continuously improved quality.

Quality Assurance Requirements - Reference should be made on the STC Microwave Systems Solutions purchase order or request for quote to determine which of the codes listed are applicable.

Specification and Controls

We meet or exceed military specification requirements and controls and in numerous areas have been independently certified on our quality systems for SPC, Mil-STD-2000, operator certifications, and numerous environmental stress screening requirements.

The international community has looked to the for product specification and process control development and interpretation.

Annual Report

All publicly-disclosed financial information is available through Crane Co.