Planar Plasma Switch
RF switch
A light-activated, solid-state plasma RF switching technology the company says enables electromechanical-class RF performance with solid-state speed, reliability and scalability, covering DC to 110+ GHz.
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Jones Microwave
Semiconductors & PhotonicsEdmonton, AB
Edmonton company developing light-activated solid-state plasma RF switches — a planar platform covering DC to 110+ GHz and a waveguide platform reaching 220+ GHz — along with related microwave components and antennas.
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About
Source: jonesmicrowave.comJones Microwave states that it is "an Edmonton-based technology company developing advanced microwave and mm-wave switching solutions for the next generation of high-frequency systems", and that it designs and develops "solid-state microwave switches, components, and antennas designed for exceptional performance, efficiency, and reliability, forming the foundation for next generation microwave switches, antennas, and related technologies". Its switching products are built on light-activated solid-state plasma technology, which the company says delivers electromechanical-class RF performance with solid-state speed, reliability and scalability.
Received $349,000 under FABrIC in June 2025 for commercial scale-up of high-frequency, high-power and high-speed light-activated solid-state plasma switches. fabricinnovation.ca
The only Alberta recipient among the 23 recipients across 20 projects in FABrIC's first round of Challenge Projects. newswire.ca
Its waveguide plasma switch is specified to 220+ GHz with under 0.5 dB insertion loss at 220 GHz and power handling in the hundreds of watts pulsed. jonesmicrowave.com
Its planar plasma switch is specified from DC to 110+ GHz with under 0.4 dB insertion loss at 40 GHz, over 40 dB isolation and switching under 1 microsecond. jonesmicrowave.com
Profiled by CMC Microsystems for a patented light-activated switch controlling microwaves in the 30 to 300 GHz band, fabricated at the University of Alberta's nanoFAB. cmc.ca
Products & Services
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Waveguide Plasma Switch
RF switch
A light-activated, solid-state RF switching technology delivering electromechanical-class performance from microwave to sub-THz frequencies, specified to 220+ GHz.
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RM3
Named by FABrIC as the collaborator on Jones Microwave's plasma switch commercial scale-up project.
Government & Grants
Government support actually received. Unpublished amounts are left out.
FABrIC Challenge Project, delivered by CMC Microsystems, for commercial scale-up of light-activated solid-state plasma switches
Recent News
- Jun 26, 2025Government
Accelerating Canada's Semiconductor Industry: FABrIC announces $35.6M total investment from $13.4M funding in market-ready innovation
Jones Microwave Inc. of Edmonton is listed among the fabrication-process recipients, receiving $349,000 for a light-activated solid-state plasma switch scale-up project. The $35.6M and $13.4M figures are program-wide totals across all recipients.
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Thomas Jones
Founder & CEO
Chris Micetich
Board Chair
Michael Finot
Director of Product Commercialization
Technology Focus
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Light-activated solid-state plasmaPlanar plasma switchWaveguide plasma switchmmWaveSub-THzSPST / SPDT / SPnTAttenuatorsAntennas
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