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Temp-Variable Pads Range DC To 20 GHz

Sept. 15, 2010

A line of temperature variable attenuators from EMC Technology has been optimized for use from DC to 20 GHz. The WTVA attenuators make use of the company's patented Thermopad technology for optimal temperature coefficients of attenuation (TCA) from 12.4 to 20.0 GHz. They measure only 0.070 x 0.060 in. (1.76 x 1.62 mm) and are available in a RoHS compliant solder finish with dB values from 2 to 6 dB and negative coefficients slopes from 0.003 to 0.006. They can also be supplied as custom versions specific to the frequency band and temperature slope characteristics of an application.

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Jack Browne | Technical Contributor

Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.