Why did you pick Spectrum Control’s Powerfilm™ PCAAF_W-T9016 Chip Attenuator Design Kit as the featured product for the month?
Spectrum Control‘s Powerfilm chip attenuators have been a popular choice for customers designing board-level RF modules and systems. The company has just released a new design kit for rapid prototyping and development that can significantly accelerate development and prototyping efforts.
The Powerfilm™ PCAAF_W-T9016 kit includes samples of 26 different part numbers in the PCAAW and PCAAF families, making it easy for designers to select the component appropriate for their design.
What are the key features of Powerfilm chip attenuators?
- Frequency Range: DC – 18 GHz
- Nominal Impedance: 50 Ohms
- Discrete dB Values: 0 thru 20 dB
- Designed for Low Power Applications (0.75 to 4 Watts)
- Excellent Attenuation Stability and Accuracy
- Testing to Mil-PRF-55342, MIL-PRF-55182, and MIL-PRF-8833 is available
These chip attenuator families are built on alumina substrates and are designed for low power applications (0.75 to 4 Watts) delivering excellent attenuation stability and accuracy.
Other SMT attenuators in the Powerfilm line can operate in high power applications up to 100 Watts. In addition to chip attenuators, Spectrum Control manufactures a broad range of Powerfilm brand resistive devices including terminations and resistors. They are available in a variety of substrates and packages including flange, chip, pill, and rod.
What are common markets?
Spectrum Control’s chip attenuators are engineered for high reliability operation in a wide range of RF applications including:
- Amplifier Circuits
- Receivers
- Up/down Converters
- Phase-matched Arrays
- Switching Applications
What are the product specs that this kit covers?
PCAAW-Series
PCAAW-Series Attenuation Accuracy (dB)
PCAAW-Series VSWR
PCAAW-Series Rated Power (Mounted Circuit side up or down)
PCAAF-Series
PCAAF-Series Attenuation Accuracy (dB)
PCAAF-Series VSWR
PCAAF-Series Rated Power (Mounted Circuit side up or down)
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About Kevin McCormack
Kevin P. McCormack serves as the Supplier Business Manager for RF Coaxial Passives and Interconnect products at RFMW. With an extensive 43 years in the RF and Microwave Industry, he has primarily focused on the RF Interconnect/Passive marketplace, holding diverse senior-level positions throughout his career. Kevin has collaborated with some of the industry’s most talented professionals, cherishing the enduring friendships forged along his journey in the RF/Microwave sector.
