Date: 15/11/2010

New family of SAW IF filters from Vectron optimized for emerging LTE applications

Vectron International has released the new family of SAW IF Filters. The new range of IF filters support transceiver and repeater designs in LTE applications. Vectron says its family of SAW IF filters maintain high transmission quality over increased bandwidths. The new filters can be customized for center frequencies ranging from 50MHz to 1GHz and different bandwidths from 3.5MHz to 75MHz therfore enabling it to address various LTE development types.

"Vectron has an extensive SAW filter heritage, and we have always supported the wireless industry," said Alan Mond, vice president and general manager, communication business unit, Vectron. "As standards and access technologies have evolved, our filter offering has continued to adapt. We continue to help customers answer each new challenge."

Other features of the SAW IF filters from Vectron are:
>50% fractional filter bandwidth available
Passband ripple typically 0.3dB or lower
Low insertions loss (5dB typical) solutions available