Akoustis Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKTS) (“Akoustis” or the “Company”), an integrated device manufacturer (IDM) of patented bulk acoustic wave (BAW) high-band RF filters for mobile and other wireless applications, announced that it has received three new Wi-Fi 6E design wins for carrier-class applications.
Two design wins are for a leading European carrier-class Wi-Fi OEM that will be using the Akoustis 5.5 GHz and 6.5 GHz standard XBAW® coexistence filter solutions, as well as the 5.6 GHz and 6.6 GHz standard XBAW® coexistence filter solutions that allows for greater usage of the U-NII 4 band.
The first Wi-Fi 6E router is expected to ramp production by the end of calendar 2022 and the second router is expected to begin ramping by the end of the March 2023 quarter. The third design win is for a global network communication solutions provider that will be using the Akoustis 5.6 GHz and 6.6 GHz standard XBAW® coexistence solutions to sell a Wi-Fi 6E extender to its carrier partner, with a production ramp expected by August of calendar 2023.