AVX expands RF product line with two new air-core RF-inductor series

AVX has expanded its RF product line with the development of two new air-core RF-inductor series. Available in a wide variety of sizes and inductances, the new AL and AS series RF inductors feature high Q, excellent SRF (self-resonant frequency), an inductance range spanning 1.65 to 538 nH, and current handling from 1.6 to 4.4 A. Both series are also lead-free and RoHS compliant. "Unlike ferromagnetic core inductors, which are subject to core losses that increase with frequency, our new AL and AS Series RF inductors utilize air core technology, which makes them particularly well-suited for high frequency applications," said Larry Eisenberger, senior marketing application engineer at AVX. Designed for the telecommunications, portable communications, broadcasting, and wireless markets, AVX's new AL and AS Series RF inductors are compatible with the wide range of AVX RF products and are well suited for applications including broadband I/O filtering, impedance matching, and decoupling or bypassing. AVX