Filtronic PLC, a leader in advanced microelectronics (AIM:FTC), has secured a £47.3m ($62.5m) order from SpaceX for the company's proprietary gallium-nitride ("GaN") E-band product.
Higher power and efficiency are what's offered over the company's gallium arsenide product range. Gallium's semiconductor properties are key to its usage in communications applications. GaN and GaAs allow faster data transmission than silicon and is reliable at high temperatures.
Nat Edington, CEO, reflected on the order, stating "we are extremely proud".
Gallium is not considered a rare earth currently, it is quite abundant but concentrated deposits are rare.
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