# Neways wins €3 million order to manufacture Lofar radio telescope electronics

Astron has awarded Neways a €3 million tender to supply 328 UniBoard2 units for the Lofar radio telescope upgrade. Neways will produce and test the complex printed circuit board assemblies, with the project starting in July 2020.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2020-05-07
- Where: Leeuwarden, Netherlands, Netherlands
- Value: $3.30M (3.00M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Products: UniBoard2 printed circuit board assemblies, FPGA-based signal processing boards
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Astron Limited](https://endata.com/companies/15580.md) (customer)
- [Neways](https://endata.com/companies/47084.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [bits-chips.com](https://bits-chips.com/article/neways-to-manufacture-lofar-electronics-upgrade/), 2020-05-07: "Astron, the Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy, has awarded a tender for the supply of 328 Uniboard2 units to Neways in Leeuwarden."

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