HRF-AT4610-TR Honeywell Microelectronics & Precision Sensors, HRF-AT4610-TR Datasheet

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... HRF-AT4610 31.5 dB 4GHz, 6 Bit Parallel Digital Attenuator The Honeywell HRF-AT4610 is a 6-bit digital attenuator ideal for use in broadband communication system applications that require accuracy, speed and low power consumption. The HRF-AT4610 is manufactured with Honeywell's patented Silicon On Insulator (SOI) CMOS manufacturing technology, which provides the performance of GaAs with the economy and integration capabilities of conventional CMOS ...

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... Digital Inputs Note 1 - Operation of this device beyond any of these parameters may cause permanent damage. Note 2 - Although the HRF-AT4610 contains ESD protection circuitry on all digital inputs, precautions should be taken to ensure that the Absolute Maximum Ratings are not exceeded. Latch-Up: Unlike conventional CMOS digital attenuators, Honeywell's HRF-AT4610 is immune to latch-up. ...

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... HRF- AT4610 PIN CONFIGURATIONS Pin Function Pin 1 VDD 13 2 GROUND 14 3 GROUND INPUT 16 5 GROUND 17 6 GROUND 18 7 GROUND 19 8 GROUND 20 9 GROUND 21 10 GROUND 22 11 GROUND 23 12 GROUND 24 Note: Bottom ground plate must be grounded for proper RF performance. TRUTH TABLE S5 S4 ...

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... HRF-AT4610 PERFORMANCE CURVES Insertion Loss 0.0 -0.5 -1.0 -1.5 -2.0 -2.5 -3.0 -3.5 -4.0 -4.5 -5.0 0.00 0.25 Return Loss 0.0 -5.0 -10.0 -15.0 -20.0 -25.0 -30.0 -35.0 -40.0 0.00 4 Typical AT4610 Reference Insertion Loss 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 2 ...

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... HRF- AT4610 Step Accuracy 1.0 0.5 dB 0.8 2.0 dB 8.0 dB 31.5 dB 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.0 -0 -0.4 -0.6 -0.8 -1.0 0.00 0.25 0.50 Relative Accuracy 0 0.0 -0.5 -1.0 0.5 dB 2.0 dB 8.0 dB -1.5 31.5 dB -2.0 0.00 0.25 0.50 www.honeywell.com/microwave Typical AT4610 Step Accuracy 1 ...

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... HRF-AT4610 PACKAGE OUTLINE DRAWING GREEN MATERIAL SET The –GR attenuators have a Green material set that can withstand a maximum soldering temperature of 260 LEAD FINISH The package leads are Nickel Palladium Gold (NiPdAu). The configuration being manufactured and delivered today is lead-free RoHS compliant. Compliant packages have half-etch leadframes and have date codes of 0300 or greater. ...

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... HRF- AT4610 EVALUATION CIRCUIT BOARD Honeywell's evaluation board provides an easy to use method of evaluating the RF performance of our attenuator. Simply connect power, DC and RF signals to be measuring attenuator performance in less than 10 minutes. HRF-AT4610 Evaluation Board EVALUATION CIRCUIT BOARD LAYOUT DESIGN DETAILS Item Description PCB ...