FOUNTAIN HOUSE, S.C., July 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Kyocera AVX Corporation, a leading global manufacturer of advanced

electronic components committed to driving technological innovation and building a better future, today announced a new

 series of integrated thin film (ITF) hybrid couplers designed to facilitate the continued development of high-frequency 

wireless systems in industrial, automotive, communications and telemetry.

A hybrid coupler is a special four-port directional coupler that splits an input signal into two equal amplitude 3dB output

 signals that are 90° out of phase. Many hybrid couplers also support performance monitoring and the ability to inject a 

signal without disrupting the original signal.

Using proven multilayer thin film technology, Kyocera AVX's new DB0402 3dB 90° hybrid coupler delivers excellent 

high-frequency performance in the microwave and RF bands from 3,000 to 4,100 MHz and supports rapid adjustment

 of RF parameters. Its compact and rugged structure measures only 0.040 inches by 0.023 inches by 0.014 inches 

(length by width by height, tolerance ±0.002 inches), which can save circuit board space; the lead-free nickel termination 

is compatible with reflow soldering, wave soldering, vapor phase soldering and hand soldering techniques, suitable for 

reliable automated assembly.

This series of products also features high power handling capability (continuous 1W), low insertion loss (typical value

 -0.5dB, maximum value -0.8dB), high isolation, excellent amplitude and phase balance (typical values 0.6dB and 2°, 

respectively, maximum values 1.2dB and 5°, respectively), temperature stability, improved linearity, low parasitic effects, 

high batch consistency, excellent solderability, reflow self-alignment characteristics, and effective heat dissipation.

Currently, the series offers four typical operating frequency bands: 3,200MHz, 3,500MHz, 3,700MHz and 3,800MHz, 

with a nominal impedance of 50Ω and an operating temperature range of -40°C to +85°C. The products comply with

 the requirements of the International Automotive Task Force (IATF) and RoHS, are produced in ISO 9001 certified 

factories, and are packaged in tape and reel for easy automated assembly.

This series of products is suitable for a variety of application scenarios in the fields of industry, automobiles, 

communications and telemetry, including base stations, wireless LANs, mobile communication systems, 4G/5G/6G LTE 

infrastructure, satellite TV receivers, global positioning systems (GPS), RF balanced amplifiers, signal distribution, 

high-power radio equipment, vehicle positioning systems and other high-frequency wireless systems.

"The rapid development and expansion of 5G, satellite communications and other high-frequency wireless 

technologies is driving key advances such as millimeter wave and MIMO (multiple-input, multiple-output) 

antennas, which require innovative microwave and RF components such as our new 3dB 90° hybrid couplers," 

said Mohammed Abu-Naim, RF product manager for Kyocera AVX North America. "Our new products provide 

customers with space- and cost-saving solutions that enable repeatable high-frequency RF performance in

 compact handheld devices that meet the high power handling and wide operating frequency requirements 

of industrial, automotive, communications and telemetry applications."