Driven by expertise,
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Deep expertise

TUSK IC is a pioneer in advancing mmWave IC technology across a range of sectors. Incorporated in 2018 in Belgium, TUSK IC is privately held, developing designs and products for the automotive, industrial, medical, and satcoms segments.

The company was originally established as a spin-out from the renowned mmWave Research team at KU Leuven (University of Louvain), with initial development projects for a Belgium Government agency.

TUSK IC quickly branched out, designing highly reliable RF ICs for the automotive industry; these ICs meet stringent reliability and environmental requirements, carried forward to subsequent adaptations for chemical industry monitoring systems and medical devices. Today, customers from across the world turn — and return — to us for the design of automotive radar, industrial sensing, connectivity, 4D imaging, quantum, and other high-frequency applications.

Product focused

Since 2022, we have leveraged the diverse industry experience and benefits of its CMOS mmWave technology to expand into RF ICs and modules to meet the fast-growing demand for cost-effective and robust flat panel antennas for Satcoms. Our innovative approach led to participation by the European Space Agency, and engagement with a number of leading operators and ground segment providers

With a mission

Our mission is to lower cost and performance barriers for Satcom antennas. Rather than designing for closed systems or for highly tailored requirements, we are engineering for the many – to enable robust, highly reliable communications across orbits, emerging constellations, and networks.

The people behind TUSK IC

Our milestones & achievements

TUSK IC incorporated as a spin-out from Europe’s top university KU Leuven and its world-renowned mm-wave IC design group.
Belgium Government project to develop a suite of mmWave design and validation tools.
TUSK IC awarded Bureau Veritas ISO 9001 Certification.
Development of new CMOS ICs for automotive RF sensors.
Release for manufacturing for automotive radar ICs.
Follow-on Belgium Government project for enhancement of IC development tools.
Development of RF detector chips for food and chemical conglomerates.
Follow-on RF sensor IC design for the automotive segment.
Design of RF position detection ICs for medical sector companies.
Release for manufacturing for next generation automotive RF sensor IC.
Release for manufacturing for next generation automotive RF sensor IC.
Commenced ESA programme for development of mmWave CMOC ICs and modules for flat panel satcoms antennas.
Design of RF ICs for next generation (4D) automotive/vehicle sensors.
ESA Spark Grant for expanded test and evaluation of the Satcom ICs and ConnecTile modules.
Prototype manufacturing for ConnectKa ICs and ConnecTile modules for satcoms segment.
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TUSK IC combines a solid service foundation with a clear product roadmap.

Starlink has opened up a new market of broadband internet access for use cases and locations that were left behind. Think of coverage in rural areas, border regions, on-the-move, in-flight, etc.

Many regions are adding their own constellations, move to frequency bands with more capacity and need User Terminals compliant with their infrastructure and designed for consumer mass-markets. 

With the explosive growth of SatCom, the industry is now entering a new phase of exploration: towards higher frequency bands -like Ka-band- with faster data rates, towards convergence with 5G, and with a wave of upcoming innovations.

TUSK IC is stepping up by addressing one of Europe’s most pressing needs in strategic autonomy: we deliver innovative chips for User Terminals compliant with the new deployments of Ka-band space infrastructure -in all regions- but focusing on Europe’s IRIS2 constellation, as beachhead.

Our roadmap

2025
Ka-band beamforming ICs
2026
4x4 Active Antenna Eval Kits and Flat Panel Array demonstrators
2027+
Ka-band products in mass-volume; Expansion into sensing markets and E-band

Why invest

  • A market in disruption, with explosive growth
  • At the heart of strategic autonomy, 
and chips-act, agendas
  • Protected by IP and know-how
  • Building on industrial expertise and global network
  • Supported by ESA

Partners and affiliations

  • Key mm-wave design partner for imec IC link
  • ESA Development Partner, multiple programs under Telecoms Directorate
  • Member of Flanders Space and Flanders Semiconductors