ATN3580-15

• Specified Flat Response to 40 GHz
• Return Loss > 16 dB to 40 GHz
• Available at 110, 12, 15, 20, 30 and 40 dB
• Power Handling to 1 W CW
• Rugged Thin Film Silicon Chips

Fixed Attenuator Pads

The ATN3580-15 series of attenuator chips incorporate thin film resistors on high resistivity silicon chips to achieve precision attenuation, tight flatness and high return loss to 40 GHz. The design uses a balanced TEE resistive structure to assure broad bandwidth performance. The thin film technology offers improved power handling capability in comparison to the traditional thick film printed attenuator. All ATN3580-15 attenuator chips are specified for their attenuation at DC. In addition, a wafer probe sample test is performed to 40 GHz to assure meeting the flatness specification. Skyworks' measurements indicate that attenuation typically increases with increasing frequency, as shown in Figure 1.