HMC346ALC3B
v02.0717
GaAs MMIC VOLTAGE-VARIABLE
ATTENUATOR, DC - 18 GHz
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Typical Applications
The HMC346ALC3B is ideal for:
• Test Instrumentation
Features
Wide Bandwidth: DC - 18 GHz
Low Phase Shift vs. Attenuation
30 dB Attenuation Range
• Fiber Optics & Broadband Telecom
• Microwave Radio & VSAT
• Military Radios, Radar, & ECM
Simplified Voltage Control
RoHS Compliant 3 x 3 mm SMT Package
General Description
Functional Diagram
The HMC346ALC3B is an absorptive Voltage Variable
Attenuator (VVA) in a leadless “Pb free” RoHS com-
pliant SMT mount ceramic package operating from
DC - 18 GHz. It features an on-chip reference atten-
uator for use with an external op-amp to provide
simple single voltage attenuation control, 0 to -5V.
The device is ideal in designs where an analog DC
control signal must control RF signal levels over a
30 dB amplitude range. The HMC346ALC3B allows
the use of surface mount manufacturing techniques.
Electrical Specifications, TA = +25° C, 50 Ohm system
Parameter
Min
Typical
Max
Units
DC - 10 GHz
DC - 14 GHz
DC - 18 GHz
2.0
2.8
3.3
2.5
3.2
4.0
dB
dB
dB
Insertion Loss
DC - 12 GHz
DC - 18 GHz
26
20
30
24
dB
dB
Attenuation Range
DC - 18 GHz
10
dB
Return Loss
Min. Atten:
Atten. >2 dB:
+5
+4
dBm
dBm
Input Power for 0.25 dB Compression (0.5 - 18 GHz)
Input Third Order Intercept (0.5 - 18 GHz)
(Two-tone Input Power = -8 dBm Each Tone)
Min. Atten:
Atten. >2 dB:
+30
+8
dBm
dBm
tRISE, tFALL (10/90% RF):
tON, tOFF (50% CTL to 10/90% RF):
8
16
ns
ns
Switching Characteristics
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