Communications: Three-Way Power Splitter Offers Same 3-dB Split On Any Port

Oct. 18, 2004

In a feature that's unique among splitters, the IMX 2228 surface-mountable, two-way power splitter offers the same 3-dB split at any of its three ports. Mounted on an alumina substrate, it provides a 6-dB ±0.5 dB attenuation range and a 0- to 7-GHz frequency range. Its input power rating is 1 W, and the load power rating is 0.5 W (with base-plate temperature 100°C or less). The splitter also offers an input voltage standing-wave ratio of 1.3:1 or better. The splitter is compact, with mechanical dimensions of only 0.1 by 0.1 by 0.015 in., providing optimum flexibility for high-density circuit designs. Contact the factory for volume pricing.

International Manufacturing Services www.ims-resistors.com

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Dave Bursky

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Dave Bursky, the founder of New Ideas in Communications, a publication website featuring the blog column Chipnastics – the Art and Science of Chip Design. He is also president of PRN Engineering, a technical writing and market consulting company. Prior to these organizations, he spent about a dozen years as a contributing editor to Chip Design magazine. Concurrent with Chip Design, he was also the technical editorial manager at Maxim Integrated Products, and prior to Maxim, Dave spent over 35 years working as an engineer for the U.S. Army Electronics Command and an editor with Electronic Design Magazine.