Wenzel Associates

Wenzel Associates

Wenzel Associates, Inc.

Austin, Texas, United States

Radar & SensorsElectronic WarfareSpaceDual-use
Founded 1978Subsystem Manufacturer, Component SupplierSupplies Defense Industry
Profile last updated: April 19, 2026

About

Founded in 1978, Wenzel Associates is a defense subsystem manufacturer based in Austin, United States working in radar & sensors, electronic warfare, space.

Wenzel Associates is a crystal oscillator and frequency source manufacturer headquartered in Austin, Texas, founded in 1978. It designs and manufactures ultra-low phase noise crystal oscillators, OCXOs, PLOs, PLDROs, frequency synthesizers and integrated microwave assemblies up to 30 GHz. Its products serve defense, space, radar, electronic warfare, test and measurement, commercial and medical applications. Defense work includes electronic assemblies for Northrop Grumman's AN/SLQ-327 SEWIP Block 3 program and oscillators used on radar, communications and missile defense systems. Space work includes hardware for NASA and JPL missions. The company operates under U.S. export control rules and is a Quantic company. Its Croven Crystals subsidiary, in Whitby, Ontario, produces precision quartz crystal resonators capable of MIL-PRF-3098 crystals.

Location

Austin, United States

Founded

1978

Company type

Subsidiary

Legal name

Wenzel Associates, Inc.

Focus areas

crystal oscillatorsfrequency controltimingphase noiseOCXOPLOintegrated microwave assembliesradarelectronic warfarespacedefensetest and measurementQuantic

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Radar & SensorsElectronic WarfareSpace

Supply-chain role

Subsystem ManufacturerComponent Supplier

What they offer

HardwareComponentsManufacturing ServicesEngineering Services

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

Whisper Series Phase Locked Dielectric Resonator Oscillators

Phase locked dielectric resonator oscillator

PLDROs for X-band and Ku-band (8 to 18 GHz) with low phase noise, customizable with phase locked loops and tuning.

OCXO (oven controlled crystal oscillators)

Crystal oscillator

Ultra-low phase noise oven controlled crystal oscillators across 5 MHz to 12 GHz ranges.

PLO (phase locked oscillators)

Frequency source

Phase locked oscillators for 25 MHz to 12 GHz frequency ranges.

Integrated Microwave Assemblies

Integrated microwave assembly

Oscillator-based and frequency conversion assemblies to 30 GHz for military, aerospace and commercial radar, communications and electronic warfare.

Blue Tops RF Modules

RF module

Ultra-low noise multiplied microwave sources to X-band.

Low G-Sensitivity Crystal Oscillators

Crystal oscillator

Crystal oscillators designed for low g-sensitivity and ultra-low phase noise.

VHF Space OCXO

Space oscillator

Space-grade oven controlled crystal oscillator for VHF frequencies.

Custom Rack Mount Frequency Sources

Frequency source

Fixed frequency, multiple output rack-mounted sources and synthesizers for test labs and missile defense systems.

End users

Defense Industry

Standards, platforms & customers

Defense standards

ITARMIL-PRF-3098

Platforms & programmes

AN/SLQ-327 SEWIP Block 3AN/SLQ-32Lunar Reconnaissance OrbiterMars Science LaboratoryMars Perseverance RoverEuropa ClipperORBCOMM Generation 2Envision

Named customers

NASANASA Jet Propulsion LaboratoryNorthrop GrummanESANational Radio Astronomy Observatory

People

Management & team (8)

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