[March 06, 2005] Paratek Strengthens Manufacturing Management Tweet WASHINGTON --(Business Wire)-- March 6, 2005 -- Paratek Microwave, Inc., a privately held company at the forefront of the next generation wireless devices, today announced George Sardo has joined the company as Paratek's Director of Materials and Supply Chain Management. Formerly the Senior Process Manager for Corning's Specialty Materials Division, Sardo will lead Paratek's materials research and development team as they transition to full scale manufacturing. Sardo will also manage Paratek's supply chain for its line of electronically tunable components. Jim DiLorenzo, Paratek CEO, said, "George Sardo has the 'been there, done that' experience we need to take the next step to full scale production of our tunable materials technology." Paratek has leveraged its extensive experience developing electronically tuned RF devices with its miniaturized 3-D circuit design and manufacturing expertise to develop a new generation of ultra compact frequency and impedance agile circuitry. Able to continuously tune from 30 MHz to 3 GHz, Paratek's miniaturized radio frequency front ends provide the multi-band, multi-function capability needed for today's software defined radios. Paratek's tunable RF front ends complement its proven performance in developing smart scanning, beam steering antennas. About Paratek Microwave, Inc Paratek Microwave, Inc., a privately held company, is uniquely able to address the solutions needed for the next generation wireless devices by combining its patented tunable RF and microwave dielectric materials technology with its highly integrated 3-D miniaturized circuit and module design. Resulting products are multi-band, multi-function radio frequency front ends and components with ultra wideband frequency agility for software defined radios, circuit agility for longer battery life, and real-time adaptive impedance matching for improved performance. Other products include electronically tunable RF filters, pre-selectors, and phase shifters. Paratek has also developed a line of smart scanning and phased array antennas, which provide enhanced wireless network performance, flexibility, scalability, and are particularly well suited for RFID and communications on the move applications. Paratek is headquartered in Columbia, MD, with offices in Nashua, NH. For more information visit www.paratek.com. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]