Technical Education Webinar Series

Title: Lose the Tube. Gain Mission-Ready Ka-Band Power for Defense Systems

Date: April 21, 2026

Time: 8am PT / 11am ET

Sponsored by: RFMW and Qorvo

Presented by: Fouad Boueri, Senior Product Line Manager, High Power Analog Group, Qorvo

Abstract:
Electronic warfare, advanced radar, and SATCOM systems require various extents of wideband Ka-band power with instant-on availability, continuous-wave (or quasi-continuous-wave) performance and long-term reliability. While TWTAs deliver output power, they introduce maintenance burden, warm-up delay and lifecycle risk. Modern spatially combined GaN SSPAs now provide field-proven, integrated subsystem solutions with graceful degradation, fault monitoring and optimized SWaP-C at the full solution level. This webinar explores system-level strategies for transitioning from tube-based amplifiers to mission-ready solid-state architectures.

Presenter Bio:
Fouad Boueri has 24 years of diversified experience in the semiconductor industry from product management to sales & marketing to channel management and engineering management. Since 2020 as senior product line manager within the Defense & Aerospace business unit at Qorvo within the High Power Analog group, he has managed product lines including discrete transistors, SSPA modules, and filters. Fouad holds a MS EE from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and an MBA from UCLA’s Anderson School of Management.

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