Chip Resistors Are Optimized For 50-Ohm Impedance

June 13, 2008

BY USING SPECIAL MANUFACTURING techniques to reduce voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR), a family of chip resistors has been optimized for 50-Ω characteristic impedance. Power ratings for the resistors range from 50 mW up to 200 W and a low return loss to 20 GHz. In addition to the standard and MIL-PRF-55342 case sizes, the new components are available in 14 standard case sizes: 0402 thru 3838. The resistors are available with single-surface or wrap-around terminations and a variety of termination materials.

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Nancy Friedrich | RF Product Marketing Manager for Aerospace Defense, Keysight Technologies

Nancy Friedrich is RF Product Marketing Manager for Aerospace Defense at Keysight Technologies. Nancy Friedrich started a career in engineering media about two decades ago with a stint editing copy and writing news for Electronic Design. A few years later, she began writing full time as technology editor at Wireless Systems Design. In 2005, Nancy was named editor-in-chief of Microwaves & RF, a position she held (along with other positions as group content head) until 2018. Nancy then moved to a position at UBM, where she was editor-in-chief of Design News and content director for tradeshows including DesignCon, ESC, and the Smart Manufacturing shows.