{"id":2315,"date":"2025-12-12T10:51:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T10:51:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/sivers-semiconductors-wins-esa-contract-for-next-gen-satcom-beamforming-ics\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T10:51:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T10:51:58","slug":"sivers-semiconductors-wins-esa-contract-for-next-gen-satcom-beamforming-ics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/sivers-semiconductors-wins-esa-contract-for-next-gen-satcom-beamforming-ics\/","title":{"rendered":"Sivers Semiconductors Wins ESA Contract for Next-Gen SATCOM Beamforming ICs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1765522969928_639011197759963300.png\" width=\"711\" height=\"390\" class=\"imageload removeImageattr fr-dib\" alt=\"Sivers Semiconductors Wins ESA Contract for Next-Gen SATCOM Beamforming ICs\" data-original=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1765522969928_639011197759963300.png\" style=\"\"><meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.satnow.com\/news\/1765522969928_639011197759963300.png\"><meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"711\"><meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"390\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Sivers Semiconductors<\/strong>, a global leader in photonics and wireless technologies, announced it has been awarded a new development program by the <strong>European Space Agency (ESA)<\/strong>. The contract, valued at approximately USD $900,000, will span 18 months and support the development of next-generation satellite communication (SATCOM) beamforming integrated circuits (BFICs). &#8220;As the only EU-based commercial provider of mmWave BFICs for SATCOM and 5G, this award reinforces our position as a key player in the European SATCOM ecosystem,&#8221; said <strong>Vickram Vathulya<\/strong><strong>, CEO of Sivers Semiconductors<\/strong>. &#8220;It enables us to push the boundaries of BFIC performance while meeting critical energy-efficiency requirements, positioning Sivers to deliver both our upcoming products and the next-generation solutions the market will demand.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget-layout related-content-also-read-box my-3\">\n<h4 class=\"mb-0\">Also Read: What is Space Power Beaming Technology?<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ESA&#8217;s initiative will advance broad-market SATCOM BFICs targeting superior performance and improved energy efficiency. This builds on Sivers Semiconductors&#8217; technology roadmap, with the company&#8217;s current generation of SATCOM BFICs scheduled for broad release in Q1 2026. &#8220;Being selected for this ESA program highlights Sivers&#8217; commitment to advancing Europe&#8217;s SATCOM innovation,&#8221; said <strong>Harish Krishnaswamy<\/strong><strong>, Managing Director of the Wireless Business Unit at Sivers Semiconductors<\/strong>. &#8220;We are proud to contribute to ESA&#8217;s mission and support strategic initiatives like IRIS<sup>2<\/sup>, which are crucial to establishing a robust SATCOM network for the European Union.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Phased arrays have become essential to modern SATCOM, and semiconductor advances have finally made them broadly affordable. Yet beamforming networks in today&#8217;s user terminals remain too complex and power-hungry, limiting true scalability,&#8221; said <strong>Dr.&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>V\u00e1clav Valenta<\/strong><strong>&nbsp;Directorate of Technology, Engineering and Quality, European Space Agency<\/strong>. &#8220;This new ESA project tackles that challenge head-on by exploring smarter combinations of active and passive beamforming architectures and antenna-feeding mechanisms, designed to enable a new generation of significantly more efficient phased arrays. We are very pleased to launch this strategic development with Sivers Semiconductors, which plays a key role in the global phased-array supply chain.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sivers Semiconductors continues to strengthen its role in Europe&#8217;s strategic SATCOM initiatives, delivering high-performance, energy-efficient solutions for both commercial and government satellite communications. The ESA program positions Sivers Semiconductors for continued growth, supporting evolving global market needs while driving the development of next-generation SATCOM technology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sivers Semiconductors, a global leader in photonics and wireless technologies, announced it has been awarded a new development program by the European Space Agency (ESA). The contract, valued at approximately USD $900,000, will span 18 months and support the development of next-generation satellite communication (SATCOM) beamforming integrated circuits (BFICs). &#8220;As the only EU-based commercial provider [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[50,72,25,42,20,48],"class_list":["post-2315","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-5g","tag-global","tag-launch","tag-satcom","tag-satellite","tag-satellite-terminals"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2315"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2315\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}