by minicircuitsadmin | Dec 7, 2018 | Amplifiers, Attenuators, Engineering Resources
I. Introduction Equalizers are devices used to compensate for negative gain slope in the frequency response of a wide variety of RF systems. Unlike a standard attenuator with a flat frequency response, an equalizer is a unique kind of attenuator which exhibits lower...
by minicircuitsadmin | Aug 30, 2018 | Attenuators, Engineering Resources
I. Introduction: Microwave hybrid circuitry is generally built by integrating several discrete die via wire bonding. Circuit designers are faced with the task of predicting the performance of hybrids, which comes with some specific challenges. Most RF/microwave MMIC...
by minicircuitsadmin | Oct 14, 2015 | Attenuators, Engineering Resources
An electronic attenuator may be viewed as a variable resistor controlled by current through its control port. If a pure signal is applied at its input, harmonics will not be generated over most of the device’s operating frequency range; however, some amount of...
by minicircuitsadmin | Jul 5, 2015 | Attenuators, Engineering Resources
Background Mini-Circuits DAT series of 50Ω digital step attenuators support a wide variety of configurations including attenuation range, step size and operating power supply voltages. Table 1 shows the models, their operating voltages and associated evaluation...
by minicircuitsadmin | Jun 5, 2015 | Attenuators, Engineering Resources
Background: The Mini-Circuits DAT series is specified to operate with supply voltages over the range of 2.7V to 3.3V. When operating over this range, the parts meet all their specified performance parameters over the operating environmental ranges. However, under...
by minicircuitsadmin | May 13, 2015 | Attenuators, Engineering Resources, Q/A
About Digital Step Attenuators Q. Suppose I don’t work at less than the specified 1 dB compression of a step attenuator, what are the consequences? A. Should you exceed the specified compression, typically given at 0 dBm input, harmonics will be generated which...
