The Italian perspectives on the application of GaN technology in future SAR and RADAR systems

GaN technology providing at the same time high power density, efficiency, low noise performance combined with the robustness to high RF signals, wideband operation, represents the best solution for the development of very compact and efficient Transmit Receive (TR) Module. For this reason the Italian Space Agency (ASI) has supported the creation of a national team of competences that, starting from the availability of technological processes from the Selex ES Foundry and the experience of Thales Alenia Space Italy on SAR Systems development, promotes a European GaN technology for the next Space missions.