MDM Microwave Varactors
Uncased microwave varactors on thin membrane (1–500 pF, >50 GHz, >40 V breakdown, 15 µm thickness, 0.003 g) for AESA phase shifters in space/aviation systems.
Technical specifications
- Purpose
- AESA discrete phase shifter varactors for space-based location and communication systems
- Year of release
- 2013
- Application areas
- Aviation; space; radio engineering, electronics, microelectronics; civil industries
- Range of capacitance values, pF
- 1–500
- Operating frequency, GHz
- >50
- Breakdown voltage, V
- >40
- Dielectric loss tangent
- <0.01
- Time between failures, hours
- 100,000
- Capacitor thickness, µm
- 15
- Mass, g
- 0.003
- Design
- Uncased, beam terminals, thin semiconductor/dielectric membrane
- TRL
- 7
About
The MDM Microwave Varactors are uncased variable capacitors with beam terminals based on thin semiconductor and dielectric membranes, designed for receiving/transmitting paths of space systems and discrete phase shifters of Active Electronically Scanned Arrays (AESA) in space-based location and communication systems. Nominal capacitance range 1–500 pF, operating frequency >50 GHz, breakdown voltage >40 V, dielectric loss tangent <0.01, time between failures 100,000 hours, capacitor thickness 15 µm, mass 0.003 g. Applications: aviation, space, radio engineering, microelectronics, civil industries. Released 2013.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.
