In order to support the ongoing development of high-frequency wireless systems in industrial, automotive, telecommunications, and telemetry applications, KYOCERA AVX unveiled a new range of integrated thin film (ITF) hybrid couplers.
Special four-port directional couplers known as hybrid couplers divide input signals into two 3dB outputs with identical amplitudes and 90° phase shifts. Additionally, a lot of them allow for performance monitoring and signal injection without disrupting the original signal.
The New DB0402 3dB 90° hybrid couplers from KYOCERA AVX Feature:
- Field-proven multilayer thin-film technology.
- Engineered to provide excellent high-frequency performance in microwave and RF bands spanning 3,000 to 4,100MHz and enable the quick adjustment of RF parameters.
- Compact, rugged constructions that measure just 0.040” x 0.023” x 0.014” ±0.002” (L x W x H), enabling board space savings,
- Lead-free nickel terminations compatible with reflow, wave, vapor phase, and manual soldering techniques,
- Reliable automated assembly. Additional benefits include high power handling (1W continuous),
- Low insertion loss (-0.5dB typical, -0.8dB max.), high isolation, exceptional amplitude and phase balance (0.6dB typical, 1.2dB max. and 2° typical, 5° max., respectively), temperature stability,
- Linearity improvements,
- Low parasitics,
- high part-to-part and lot-to-lot repeatability,
- Excellent solderability, self-alignment during reflow, and effective heat dissipation.
The series is rated for 50? impedance and operating temperatures ranging from -40°C to +85°C. It is now available in four frequency bands with typical performance of 3,200, 3,500, 3,700, and 3,800MHz.
Additionally, it is produced in ISO 9001 facilities, packaged on tape and reel for automated assembly, and complies with RoHS and International Automotive Task Force (IATF) regulations.
Ideal applications for the series extend throughout the industrial, automotive, telecommunications, and telemetry industries and include base stations, wireless LANs, mobile communications systems, 4G, 5G, and 6G LTE infrastructure, satellite TV receivers, global positioning systems (GPS), RF balanced amplifiers, signal distribution, heavy-duty radios, vehicle location systems, and other high-frequency wireless systems.
Leadership Comments 
“The rapid evolution and expansion of 5G, SATCOM, and other high-frequency wireless technologies is fueling the evolution of enabling technologies, including millimeter wave and MIMO (multiple-input, multiple-output) antennas, which are empowered by innovative microwave and RF components, like our new 3dB, 90° hybrid couplers,” said Mohammed Abu-Naim, RF Product Manager, KYOCERA AVX – North America. “Our new hybrid couplers provide customers with space- and cost-saving solutions for maximizing repeatable, high-frequency RF performance in compact and handheld industrial, automotive, telecommunications, and telemetry applications with high power handling and wide operating frequency requirements.”
For more information about KYOCERA AVX’s DB0402 3dB 90° hybrid couplers or the complete KYOCERA AVX portfolio of RF/microwave components, including thin film directional couplers, please visit the links embedded here.
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