Laguna-based Cirtek Holdings Philippines Corp. on Thursday said it is ramping up production of its military-grade power regulators and microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) products due to higher demand.
Demand rose after the company passed a quality systems audit conducted United States Defense Logistics Agency in 2018.
“Cirtek’s power regulator and amplifier products are officially certified as high-quality military standard,” it said.
Power regulators are systems designed to automatically maintain a constant voltage level and use of all electronic components, while amplifiers are the core part of analog devices and are used with components like capacitors and resistors as voltage-amplifying devices.
“End applications include cutting-edge military and space-exploration applications,” the company said.
MEMS’s end applications include critical automobile systems like airbag deployment, navigation operations, pressure sensors and various other stabilization and robotics systems. MEMS technology improves mechanical devices by making them very small but also fully compatible with integrated circuits processes to have more combined efficiency and the best of both worlds.
“We are very proud of the high-quality standards that Cirtek is able to achieve year after year, as shown by the continuous trust our customers place on us. With the continuous innovation in the technology world, automotive, defense, space, robotics and end-consumer products are always pushing boundaries to create more value,” Cirtek Chairman Jerry Liu said in a statement.
“Cirtek is always updated by consistently investing in technology and will continue to showcase the world-class engineering of the Philippines to the world,” Liu added.
The volume of MEMS products is expected to expand and reach up to 6 million units per year, with more devices developed every year. Output of power regulators is expected to hit 2 million units per year, with continuous year-on-year growth, the company said.
Cirtek ended 2018 with a net income of $8.33 million, more than double from the previous year’s $3.15 million.