In system designs, filters are crucial for band selection and for cleaning up unexpected spurious tones. RF/microwave filters are electronic circuits that selectively permit specific frequencies to pass through a system while rejecting undesired signals outside of a filter’s passband.
In contrast to competing filter technologies, Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit, or MMIC, planar filters are uniquely suited to meet the demands of next-generation systems. Consequently, RF market trends for filters are starting to prioritize higher frequency capabilities and size, weight and power (SWaP) and scalability. As next-generation technologies push towards higher frequencies, technologies are capitalizing on wider available bandwidths and higher channel densities, enabling increased data throughput.
