Features & BenefitsSmiths Interconnect is the world leader in temperature variable attenuators from DC through Ka Band, featuring our patented Thermopad line of products which compensate for gain variation over temperature. The Thermopad® (Patent # 5,332,981) is a totally passive, surface mountable temperature variable attenuator. It requires no bias or control voltages and does not generate distortion. The Thermopad can be used in place of a standard chip attenuator to combine level setting or buffering and temperature compensation in a single chip design. This will reduce component count, increase reliability, and lower costs. Applications include power amplifiers, mixers, MMIC amplifiers, directional couplers and diode detectors. Frequency Range from DC to 36 GHz Attenuation Values from 1 to 10dB Wire Bondable Connections Available Negative & Positive Coefficients of Attenuation Available Tape and Reel Packaging Available Space and Military Qualified Impedance 50 and 75 Ohms RoHS Compliant Option Available This media type is not supported by your browser.
TVA Offerings Smiths Interconnect Thermopad® ( Temperature Variable Attenuator) Offering Thermopad® Product Series Fixed Attenuator Equivalent Frequency Range Max Input Power CW Footprint Dimensions (Inches) Footprint Dimensions (mm) TVA TS03 DC-12.4 GHz 2.0 Watts 0.122 X 0.145 3.10 X 3.68 MTVA TS05 DC-18 GHz 200 Milliwatts 0.075 X 0.060 1.91 X 1.52 WTVA TS09 or TT9 DC-20 GHz 200 Milliwatts 0.060 X 0.075 1.52 X 1.91 KTVA KFA 16-36 GHz 200 Milliwatts 0.120 X 0.065 3.05 X 1.65 K2TVA Not Available 17-22 GHz and 27-32 GHz 200 Milliwatts See Brochure See Brochure AN7 TS07 DC-6 GHz 100 Milliwatts 0.080 X 0.050 2.03 X 1.27 AN11 TS11 DC-6 GHz 100 Milliwatts 0.045 X 0.025 1.13 X 0.62
Documents & Literature Data SheetBrochureS-parametersUser GuideWhite PaperCatalogThermopad Technical DatasheetsMTVA Thermopad Series-Brochure (US)544 kBWTVA Thermopad Series Brochure (US)1030 kBTVA Thermopad® Series Brochure469 kBVariable Attenuator Brochure168 kBMTVA S Parameters798 kBThermopad Temperature Shift Reference Chart725 kBThermopad® Attenuation Shift Due To Self-Heating 696 kBFixture Preparation and RF Test of SMT Board Level Components at High Frequencies White Paper970 kBThermopad Catalog2367 kB