Articles & Case Studies

Microwave Myths Debunked

True or False? At Crescend, we actively try to debunk microwave myths and misconceptions and educate our customers. We feel that microwaves are grossly underutilized ...

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World’s First Large Scale Solid State Industrial Microwave System

February 5, 2020 high power solid state industrial solid-state microwave drying microwaves solid state microwaves solid-state

Crescend Technologies announces the delivery of a 400 kilowatt, solid state L-band power system to a customer site. It is believed to be the first ...

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PTL-50 Solid State Microwave Generator

November 19, 2019 Crescend PTL-50 Solid State Microwave Generator

Crescend Technologies announces the delivery of a 400 kilowatt, solid state L-band power system to a customer site. It is believed to be the first ...

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Industrial Microwaves: Magnetron Tubes vs. Solid State

November 19, 2019 Crescend PTL-50 Solid State Microwave Generator

Historically, every microwave heating device, from a home microwave oven to a large industrial system, has been powered by a magnetron tube. First developed in ...

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Crescend Celebrates 40 Years of Service

November 17, 2019 RF Amplifiers

Crescend is celebrating its 40th year in business, designing and manufacturing RF Amplifier solutions for multiple wireless communication and RF markets. Crescend is a premier ...

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Crescend Awarded Solid State Generator Contract

November 16, 2019 awards RF Amplifiers

Crescend’s RF Energy business segment was awarded a contract for an L-Band, 400 kW Solid State Microwave Generator system, supporting the Bio-Mass drying market. This ...

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Crescend Expands Mobile Amplifier Portfolio

November 15, 2019 Mobile Amplifiers

Crescend Technologies announces the expansion of our mobile amplifier portfolio with the release of UHF and 700/800 MHz, 50 watt mobiles. These amplifiers cover the ...

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Crescend Technologies Announces its High Power Analog/Digital Power Amplifiers for Paging and Voice Applications

November 14, 2019 High Power Analog/Digital Power Amplifiers RF Amplifiers Voice Applications

Crescend Technologies recently introduced a new line of high-power RF amplifiers designed for critical voice and paging applications. These high-power amplifiers offer output powers of ...

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Electromagnetic Simulation of Antenna Performance Solid-State Microwaves

September 18, 2018 COMSOL multiphysics electromagnetic simulation RF antenna solid state microwave solid-state

The advent of high-power solid-state microwave technology makes possible the use of coaxial transmission lines and unconventional antenna configurations, something not previously possible when using ...

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Awards – February 2018

February 11, 2018 awards Defense

IDSI, LLC is proud to announce additional awards of multiple contracts worth an aggregate of approximately 4 million dollars ($4,000,000) for both communications and electronic ...

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Awards – August 2017

August 11, 2017 awards Defense

IDSI, LLC is proud to announce the award of three contracts worth an aggregate of approximately five million dollars ($5,000,000) for both communications and electronic ...

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The Advent of Solid State Microwave Generation

July 17, 2017

We’re extremely excited and proud to be the creators of the PrecisePower™ family, our industry’s first fully solid state microwave power sources. This family of ...