Best Practices For Maximizing The Performance Of Our Surface-Mount Filters

The Knowles Precision Devices DLI brand of microstrip bandpass filters offers innovative filter topologies yielding excellent performance in a small footprint when fabricated on high DK temp stable ceramic substrate materials. Since customers use surface-mount filters in a wide range of applications, they have designed their devices so they can be used on most RF PCB materials. To ensure our customers achieve optimal performance and are successful with the filters, this article compiles a number of best practices and resources.