
STMicroelectronics
Description
The ST integrated tunable capacitor, offers excellent RF performance, low power consumption and high linearity required in adaptive RF tuning applications. The fundamental building block of PTIC is a tunable material called Parascan, which is a version of barium strontium titanate (BST) developed by Paratek microwave.
FEATUREs
• High power capability (+36 dBm)
• High tuning range (3.5/1)
• High quality factor (Q)
• High linearity device
• Low leakage current
• Capacitor bias is DC blocked
• Frequency of operation from DC to 3 GHz
• 8 values available: 1.2 pF, 2.7 pF, 3.3 pF,
3.9 pF, 4.7 pF, 5.6 pF, 6.8 pF and 8.2 pF
• Analog control voltage
• Compatible with high voltage control IC
(STHVDAC series)
• Available in plastic molded package:
– µQFN package 1.2 x 1.6 x 0.9 mm
– Flip Chip 0.65 x 1.0 x 0.3 mm
– Flip Chip 0.65 x 1.2 x 0.3 mm
• ECOPACK®2 compliant component
Benefit
• RF tunable passive implementation in mobile
phones to optimize antenna radiated
performances.
APPLICATIONs
• Cellular Antenna open loop tunable matching
network in multi-band GSM/WCDMA/LTE
mobile phone
• Open loop tunable RF filters