Copper Mountain Technologies

09/01/2026

Watch the Electronic Design QuickChat with Subbaiah Pemmaiah, Technical Director at Copper Mountain Technologies, to learn about the latest advances in VNA technology and how our approach is making RF measurement more flexible, integrated, and adaptable to engineering applications:

Check out this QuickChat to learn how developments are reshaping RF design and test workflows, reducing engineering effort, and helping teams accelerate product development.

08/25/2026

Swing by Copper Mountain Technologies at SmallSat 2026 — Booth ! Explore our range of USB Vector Network Analyzers (VNAs) and see our most recent mmWave solution: the BFx Frequency Extension Base.

08/20/2026

Organizations like the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP) play a vital role in strengthening Indiana's economy by bringing together leaders from industry, higher education, and philanthropy to advance innovation, talent development, and the state's key industries, including advanced manufacturing.

We're proud to renew Copper Mountain Technologies' membership with CICP and continue supporting the growth of Indiana's manufacturing and technology ecosystem. As a company headquartered in Indianapolis, we're committed to collaborating with organizations that help drive innovation, strengthen the engineering workforce, and create opportunities for manufacturers across our state.

08/18/2026

Imagine harnessing the power of advanced RF measurements without being an RF engineer. Modern embedded sensing solutions transform complex S-parameter data into actionable insights for quality assurance teams, project managers, agricultural specialists, healthcare professionals, and other domain experts.

In agriculture, embedded RF sensing can monitor soil moisture, assess crop conditions, and evaluate fruit ripeness through non-destructive testing, helping reduce waste, optimize resource use, and improve harvest quality. Similar benefits extend across industries, enabling continuous quality assurance, predictive maintenance, and earlier detection of developing issues.

By moving RF measurements out of the laboratory and into real-world environments, embedded VNA solutions make sophisticated sensing accessible to a broader range of professionals, unlocking capabilities and insights that were previously impractical—or simply impossible—to achieve.

Learn more: https://coppermountaintech.com/integrated-solutions/

08/14/2026

As mmWave testing becomes more common, conventional VNA + frequency extender setups can leave much of the VNA’s functionality unused. Our latest article in Microwave Journal explores a more scalable approach: a dedicated backend designed specifically for mmWave frequency extenders.

Read the article to learn how this architecture can simplify testing, increase drive power, reduce cost, and improve measurement throughput:

Advances in Millimeter-Wave RF Measurement Technology Enabling Scalable mmWave Testing

08/12/2026

Native Linux and macOS support is now available for Copper Mountain Technologies Value Series VNAs through the latest CMT VNA software release.

Value Series users can now benefit from the same modern, cross-platform software experience available across the CMT platform, with measurement speeds up to 3–5× faster by eliminating compatibility layer overhead. Whether in university research labs, higher education, or Linux-based production and automated test environments, CMT VNA delivers a streamlined workflow with the speed, flexibility, and precision engineers expect.

Download the new software here:

Download free VNA software from Copper Mountain Technologies for demo or find the right VNA software for your vector network analyzer.

08/10/2026

What if a Vector Network Analyzer could do more than characterize RF components?
As VNAs become smaller, more powerful, and easier to integrate, they're evolving beyond traditional RF testing into intelligent sensing platforms. Embedded and integrated VNA solutions are opening new possibilities for continuous monitoring, predictive maintenance, material characterization, industrial automation, agriculture, and even emerging medical technologies.

Our latest paper explores how the same S-parameter measurements used to evaluate antennas, filters, and amplifiers can also reveal changes in materials, structures, and environments—transforming RF measurements into actionable insights.

Read the paper: https://coppermountaintech.com/integrated-embedded-vna-solutions-for-s-parameter-measurement/

08/07/2026

What could be more rewarding than seeing our Cyprus team continue to grow? While our Cyprus office was established in 2022, this year we reached another exciting milestone by moving into a new, larger manufacturing facility. Bringing design engineering, production, software development, and service together under one roof strengthens our ability to innovate, scale, and better serve customers around the world.

08/06/2026

Can RF measurements tell the difference between water, coffee, milk, oil, or even water with sugar? Join our live webinar next week to see it in action. Brian Walker, Senior Scientist at Copper Mountain Technologies will perform live measurements of multiple liquids using a vector network analyzer and demonstrate how their unique dielectric properties affect:
- Resonance frequency
- Peak amplitude
See firsthand how RF sensing enables rapid, non-destructive material characterization with real-world applications in quality control, process monitoring, and liquid identification.
Register today and don't miss the live demonstration: https://www.globalspec.com/events/eventdetails?eventId=5150

08/05/2026

We are pleased to exhibit at the 2026 IEEE EMC+SIPI Symposium in Dallas this week and have an opportunity to showcase our latest Vector Network Analyzers models in action. Swing by our booth #452 for live demonstrations of:
- The new SN0904 4-port, 9 GHz VNA, demonstrating fast, accurate characterization of a twisted pair within a CAT-5 Ethernet cable for high-speed interconnect measurements. View product: https://coppermountaintech.com/vna/sn0904-4-port-9-ghz-vector-network-analyzer/
- The SC0902 VNA (9 kHz–9 GHz), featuring an exceptionally low start frequency ideal for Signal Integrity and Power Integrity testing. View product: https://coppermountaintech.com/vna/sc0902-2-port-9-ghz-vector-network-analyzer/