US : Avago Technologies announced a high-performance Band 8 WCDMA duplexer ( above ). Leveraging the industry best Q values of its FBAR (Film Bulk Acoustic Resonator) technology, Avago’s ACMD-7605 successfully demonstrates a superior 1.3dB typical Tx insertion loss (IL) and 3.5dB max IL over-temperature which significantly lowers power consumption and improves talk time.

Achieving superior IL for Band 8 devices is especially difficult due to its wide bandwidth and the close spacing between transmit and receive bands. ACMD-7605 also provides excellent over-temperature isolation performance of 51dB min in the Tx band and 48dB min in the Rx band, which in combination with Avago’s best-in-class insertion loss minimizes sensitivity degradation experienced in over temperature conditions.

The simplified routing architecture in Avago’s ACMD-7605 duplexer eases integration into PCB designs. Additionally, the ACMD-7605 comes packaged in a miniature 3.0 x 3.0 mm module and is RoHS-compliant. ACMD-7605 is ideal for UMTS-based mobile phones, femtocells, repeaters and data terminal applications.

Pricing and Availability

Products are available now with pricing starting from $2.00 in 10,000 volumes.

More information about Avago Technologies’ wireless products can be found at: www.avagotechwireless.com