In recent years, the low-altitude economy has transformed from an overlooked space into a new resource driving economic advancement. As its core carrier, drones are making a key leap from consumer-grade to industrial-grade applications.
Data shows that consumer drones have achieved large-scale adoption, while demand for industrial drones is growing rapidly at an annual rate of 20%. With continuous improvements in sensors, power systems, and communication technologies, drone applications now span law enforcement patrols, agricultural spraying, power line inspection, forest fire prevention, emergency rescue, and aerial filming. Strengthened policy support is also injecting strong momentum into the growth of the industrial drone industry.
Challenges in Industrial UAV Transmission
With the rise of the low-altitude economy, drones are evolving from consumer entertainment products into essential industrial equipment. However, in complex scenarios such as power line inspection, forest fire prevention, and emergency rescue, industrial drones demand higher standards for long-distance, high-definition, and low-latency image transmission.
The core requirement of industrial drone image transmission is stable, ultra-long-distance communication. In mountainous terrain or harsh weather conditions, traditional transmission technologies often face signal attenuation, severe interference, and limited range. The 1.4 GHz frequency band, with its strong diffraction and low-loss characteristics, has become the optimal choice, while a 10 W power output serves as the key threshold for achieving transmission distances beyond 30 km.
Under this trend, the RF power amplifier (PA) has become the core component of drone communication systems, which must deliver high power output while ensuring clear and stable signal transmission.
12V LDMOS Tech Powers Industrial UAV Transmission
The radio frequency power amplifier (PA) is the core of UAV video transmission systems, directly determining transmission distance and signal quality.
For a long time, mainstream GaAs (gallium arsenide) solutions have shown limitations in scenarios above 5W:
l Poor heat dissipation: GaAs has only one-third the thermal conductivity of silicon, leading to performance degradation under high temperatures;
l Weak voltage tolerance: Reliability suffers in extreme environments such as high temperatures and vibrations;
l High cost: Exceeding 5W requires additional heat dissipation and protection designs, which conflicts with the lightweight design needs of UAVs.
In this context, Huatai Electronics uses years of LDMOS process expertise to create a full-voltage coverage platform, providing a solid technical foundation for industrial UAV video transmission solutions.
Addressing industry challenges, Huatai’s 12V LDMOS PA solution offers high heat dissipation, high voltage tolerance, and wide-temperature stability, capable of stable 10W output for long-distance transmission over 30 km. Its efficiency and gain surpass GaAs solutions of the same power level. Additionally, the 12V design is fully compatible with UAV lithium battery power systems, eliminating the need for step-up circuits, while low Q factor and low impedance simplify circuit design and reduce development and debugging costs.
In terms of market adoption, Huatai Electronics’ products have passed performance certification, enabling the large-scale application of high-power UAV video transmission.
Ande Electronics: Empowering the Future of UAV Applications
As a key distribution partner of Huatai Electronics, Ande Electronics actively addresses the technological upgrade demands of industrial UAV video transmission, comprehensively supporting the future development of UAV applications.
In terms of product supply, Ande Electronics focuses on Huatai Electronics’ core products, forming a complete component matrix that meets all UAV video transmission requirements.
Key supplies include PAs, PMICs, and related RF chips, which can directly match industrial UAV scenarios requiring 10W-level video transmission. At the same time, Ande proactively manages inventory reserves to meet cost-reduction needs for small and medium-sized customers.
To address the industry’s demand for multifunctional and highly integrated solutions, Ande Electronics also provides high-integration chips from Huatai, enabling customers to gain a technological edge in advance. Furthermore, Ande expands component supply to support multi-scenario adaptation, helping customers diversify their business applications.
Beyond stable product supply, Ande Electronics offers full-process technical support and service assurance. Its professional team assists customers in component selection and provides customized component pairing recommendations based on UAV application scenarios.
For supply assurance, Ande Electronics has established an efficient inventory management system to ensure popular components are readily available, shortening customer R&D and production cycles. For bulk procurement customers, flexible supply chain services are provided to optimize purchasing costs and delivery efficiency.
Through inventory assurance, rapid delivery, technical consultation, and reference design support, Ande helps customers quickly build high-performance UAV video transmission systems. With this complete product ecosystem, Ande Electronics is enabling more UAV manufacturers to achieve longer-range, higher-stability, and lower-power wireless communication, injecting new momentum into the low-altitude economy.
Conclusion
The industrial upgrade of UAVs relies on breakthroughs in core components. Huatai Electronics’ 12V LDMOS solution not only overcomes the limitations of GaAs in high-power applications but also opens a new frontier for RF communication devices.
As a bridge for technology and supply chain, Ande Electronics will continue to introduce the latest products and solutions from Huatai Electronics, driving integrated innovation across UAVs, satellite communications, and connected vehicles.
With the dual support of favorable policies and market demand, industrial UAV video transmission is entering a new era, and we are building a solid technological foundation for this transformative period.
