JT Electronics provides custom circuit design and hardware from system concepts or specifications which cover applications from baseband to 26 GHz. Specific applications include R.F. amplifiers, active and passive mixers, switches, filters, frequency synthesizers, modulators and demodulators. The physical circuitry is comprised of either lumped or distributed elements via microstrip, stripline, or coplanar waveguide topologies depending on the performance, packaging, and cost trade-offs. The circuit board material or substrates utilized range from aluminum oxide or alumina impregnated material, teflon fiberglass, to FR4 type epoxy resins. Discrete components are of the surface mount or  chip variety, mounted with conventional wave or hand soldering techniques for conventional boards, or with eutectic solder or epoxy attachment for hybrid assemblies. Hybrid, chip and wire interconnects, are accomplished using gold wire, thermal compression bonding.

All customer specifications are initially approached in the ideal case via CAD analysis, and extensive experience. The realities of component layout, ground loops, cross talk, component tolerances, and packaging effects are then factored into the overall design. Many of these issues are resolved in the engineering breadboard model whereby  the package and interconnects become part of the R.F. circuit at the higher frequencies. Thermal effects, related to active and passive device junction temperatures in turn are modeled, based on manufacturer component specifications. Once accomplished, the environmental issues such as temperature, humidity, shock, vibration, and electrostatic discharge are integrated into the final package as related to the candidate devices chosen and their destined environment. 

About West Coast Engineering

For over 23 years, West Coast Engineering (WCE) has been supplying electronics to OEMs, CEMs and distributors worldwide. Located in Hawthorne California, near the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), West Coast Engineering has established itself as a premier independent distributor specializing in providing electronic components for the military, aeronautical, medical, automotive and commercial manufacturing industries. JT Electronics is one of the hundreds of manufacturers that WCE carries on its linecard.

WCE has the techology and resources to handle any size transaction, no matter how big or small.

Quick Facts

• Founded: 1984
• Headquarters: Hawthorne, CA
• Other Locations: Futain, Shenzhen ▪ China PRC ▪ Brazil

West Coast Engineering is committed to providing the highest quality service to customers with its large diverse inventory stocked in its ISO9001:2000 and ESD compliant 70,000 sq. ft. warehouse. Year after year, West Coast Engineering has been considered a top independent distributor because of its principled reputation built on longstanding relationships with a dedicated customer base.

WCE's strategies differ from any other independent distributors. Listed below are some of the added measures that WCE takes to make sure that OEMs, CEMs and distributors have peace of mind when placing orders for electornic components, selling excess inventory, forming strategic alliances, and purchasing RoHS or
non-RoHS parts.