Semicon Associates is the only independent supplier of a high quality dispenser cathode qualified for space. A Semicon dispenser cathode is used globally for virtually all military and civilian applications. Typical applications include high power, high bandwidth TWTs, ion neutralizer and ion electric propulsion systems.

A space qualified dispenser cathode from Semicon Associates meets our customer's specifications and is certified with a full documentation package:

• Full material and process traceability forwards and backwards
• Homogeneous processing
• Certified dimensional data
• Certified chemical and physical analysis of all involved materials
• More rigid/tighter specifications
• 100% double inspection
• Destructive metallurgical analysis of potting and brazing samples

The protocol used on such space applications can be applied to other "high reliability" applications.