Avago Announces UMTS Duplexers In Munich

Oct. 9, 2007

Avago Technologies announced two miniature WCDMA duplexers at the European Microwave Conference in Munich, Germany this week. The company's models ACMD-7602 and ACMD- 7612 duplexers are optimized for use in band 1 data terminals and handsets for Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) applications. Based on film-bulk-acoustic-resonator (FBAR) technology, the duplexers both feature 1.1-dB insertion loss in transmit and receive bands with interference-blocking capabilities exceeding 53 dB and more than 43 dB noise rejection, all in packages measuring less no bigger than 3.0 x 2.5 x 1,2 mm. Pricing for the miniature duplexers begins at $0.80 in high volumes. For more information, visit the Avago website.

Avago Technologies (www.avagotech.com)

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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.