DMTL – Smallest Thin-Film 10W 3dB Directional Couplers For Wireless Communications

Passive components design-in distributor, DMTL, has added to its high-reliability component offering for the wireless communications with the introduction of what it believes to be the smallest thin-film 10W 3dB directional couplers currently available.

According to DMTL, the new AVX DB0603N 3dB 90 degree couplers exhibit ‘excellent’ high-frequency performance in ranges spanning 2000-6000MHz and are thought to be unique in their ability to provide 10W continuous RF power handling. As a result, they are ideally suited to balanced amplifiers and signal distribution in a broad range of wireless communications applications, including mobile communications, satellite TV, GPS devices and wireless LANs.

Utilizing Land Grid Array (LGA) packaging technology, the 10W 3dB directional couplers feature a very low profile, ‘excellent’ solderability, and improved heat dissipation in addition to self-alignment during reflow, says the company.