Analog Devices HMC973ALP3E, Voltage Variable Attenuator, 31dB, 5GHz, 16-Pin SMT

Applications
Point-to-point and point-to-multipoint radios
Base station infrastructure
Fiber optics and broadband telecom
Microwave radio and VSAT
Military radios, radar, and ECM
Short haul/high capacity radios
SATCOM and sensors

The HMC973ALP3E is an absorptive Voltage Variable Attenuator (VVA) which operates from 0.5 to 5 GHz and is ideal in designs where an analog DC control signal must be used to control RF signal levels over a 26 dB amplitude range. It features a shunt-type attenuator controlled by an analog voltage, Vctrl. The HMC973ALP3E is an unidirectional device with optimum linearity performance achieved when the RF input signal is applied to the RFIN package lead. The HMC973ALP3E is housed in a 3x3 mm QFN leadless package.

Wide attenuation range: 26 dB
Single positive voltage control: 0 to +5V
Absorptive topology
16 lead 3x3mm SMT package: 9 mm²
Applications
Point-to-point radio
Cellular/3G & WiMAX/4G infrastructure
Test instrumentation
Microwave sensors
Military, ECM & radar