About Us
Our vision is to deliver performance on the next generation radio frequency integrated solutions for emerging defense, 5G/6G and satellite communications. The consolidation of RF semiconductor companies over the past decade has narrowed the innovation to a handful of players, and thus, has resulted in limited selection of compoentns. There is a disruption needed to be filled for the new classes of RF chips in terms of integration, circuit techniques, and architecture.
Our first chips show that we can push the envelope. Our deep knowledge of phased array and transceiver architecture informs our new RF chips.
We are here to work with your team to assist on your world class modules and subsystems.
Jonathan P. Comeau
VP of Hardware Engineering
John received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Union College, Schenectady, NY in 1997, the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI in 1999 and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA in 2006.
Meet The Team
Steve Fireman
Co-Founder | Chief Product Officer
Steve co-founded Otava in 2017, leading the development of the first commercially available wideband beamforming IC that spans 24 – 40 GHz, which covers multiple defense and 5G FR2 band applications. Steve currently drives the internal RF product development at Otava, while managing critical customer programs and vendor relationships.
Alastair Upton
Chief Revenue Officer
As CRO, Alastair leads sales and business development initiatives, manages partnership programs, and provides expertise in aerospace and defense (A&D), telecommunications, and satcom new product development opportunities. Alastair brings over 40 years of experience in the semiconductor industry, focusing on defense electronics and high-volume commercial applications. He has worked at several prominent companies, including GE Aerospace, Lockheed Martin, RF Micro Devices (now Qorvo), MACOM, IDT (now Renesas), and Anokiwave (now Qorvo).