QuinStar announces a new team member. Introducing Rafael Hernandez, our QA Manager. Rafa brings significant experience to the role. Additionally, he has a keen interest and talent for establishing processes to improve company-wide operations. As a certified ISO9001 Internal Auditor himself, he will be an integral part of QuinStar’s ongoing certification activities. QuinStar is certified [...]
QuinStar recently celebrated our 26th year in business! QuinStar designs and manufactures millimeter-wave products for communication, scientific, and test applications. We excel in microelectronic assembly, rapid prototyping, and mass customization. As a result, we serve both established and emerging markets with system applications in the commercial, scientific, and defense arenas. Accordingly, QuinStar is certified to [...]
New product! QuinStar recently added a Waveguide Medium-Power Termination to our product line up. QTG features a standard waveguide flange interface from 18 – 110 GHz in K through W bands. The termination is a short length of waveguide and an integral matched terminal load. We designed a gradual taper in order to ensure a [...]
QuinStar is exhibiting next week at the APS March Meeting. The American Physical Society will convene at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. We'll unveil some new cryogenic products and prototypes. In addition, QuinStar is offering the unique opportunity to meet one-on-one with our design engineer. We understand that the requirements change rapidly in the emerging [...]
In 1952, our friend and colleague, William Tap Lum, entered UC Berkeley to study the science closest to his heart—astronomy. He never left the UCB Radio Astronomy Laboratory, continuing to work part time even after “retiring” in 1994. In sum, Tap's lifetime contributions to the field are immeasurable. To honor and remember Tap, QuinStar has [...]
With sadness, QuinStar announces the passing of noted cryogenic researcher William Tap Lum. He worked at the Radio Astronomy Laboratory at UC Berkeley. Tap teamed up with David Williams and Harold Weaver to found Berkshire Technologies, Inc. The company made cryogenically cooled low-noise amplifiers. His products supported the research of many physicists and radioastronomers for [...]
At QuinStar, we’re about more than millimeter-wave technology. The people comprising QuinStar pursue diverse and exciting outside interests. Our Chief Engineer, Jim Schellenberg, is a highly skilled amateur astronomical photographer. He captured this beautiful image of the Orion nebula using a specially modified Canon 6D. The camera responds to the H-alpha spectral line at 656 [...]