RF Components

RF Components

Würth Elektronik presents an extensive range of RF products. To outline, this selection encompasses ceramic and ferrite inductors, coaxial connectors, and frequency products. Additionally, it features high-frequency filters, including low-pass and band-pass varieties, shielding solutions, and antenna products tailored for various signal types.

  • Filters
  • On-Board Shielding
  • Balun
  • Antenna
  • RF Connectors
  • Frequency Control Products
  • RF Inductors
  • Application Notes

Filters

The Würth Elektronik portfolio for filters includes low-pass and band-pass filters with sizes available in 0603, 0805 and 1008. These filters have a wide range of applications, which include Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GSM, IoT (Internet of Things) and radio systems for cellular and wireless frequencies.

WE-LPF Multilayer Chip Low-Pass Filter

Multilayer chip low-pass filter with power capacity up to 3 W

WE-BPF Multilayer Chip Band-Pass Filter

Multilayer Chip Band-Pass Filter with low insertion loss and high attenuation

WCAP-CSRF Radio Frequency MLCC

Würth Elektronik radio frequency MLCCs, WCAP-CSRF series are NP0 Class I MLCCs for high frequency and antenna matching. The WCAP-CSRF series are small type MLCCs with precise C values. The MLCCs have high-temperature stability, low ESR, and have very low tolerances (0.05 pF to 0.5 pF; 5%).

On-Board Shielding

Würth Elektronik offers Shielding Cabinets to protect PCBs from EMI radiation. The WE-SHC series shields RF input, output and amplifier stages as well as oscillators and EMC sensitive components with plastic cases.

WE-SHC Shielding Cabinets

Würth Elektronik has released a broad offering of shielding cabinets to protect PCBs from EMI radiation. The WE-SHC series shields RF input, output, and amplifier stages as well as oscillators and EMC sensitive components with plastic cases.

Balun

RF transceivers are increasingly utilizing more and more differential topologies due to the inherent benefit of noise reduction, and a balun is always needed to communicate between single ended antenna and a differential line. Würth Elektroniks RF-balun portfolio includes multilayer SMD baluns with balanced impedances of 50, 100 and 200 W in the sizes of 0603 and 0805. These baluns have applications in the frequency ranges of 2.45 and 5.5 GHz, which include wireless communication systems and IoT.

WE-BAL Multilayer Chip Balun

  • Low loss SMT Balun with balanced impedance of 50 to 200 Ω
  • Operating temperature: –40 °C to +85 °C
  • Power Capacity: 2 W max.

Antenna

Due to the nature of antennas sending and receiving electromagnetic signals, they interact and are affected by the entire surrounding environment and are extremely sensitive to electromagnetic fields. This can be extremely problematic for RF engineers when integrating into a design an antenna that is small, has good gain and efficiency in the frequency range of operation, and is able to work as desired in different PCB environments. Würth Elektronik multilayer chip antennas (WE-MCA) are the perfect solution for RF design engineers who are limited by time and cost restraints. These LTCC-based multilayer chip antennas are very small in size, easy to tune (antenna matching) and have excellent size-to-performance ratio. WE-MCA covers the frequency ranges from 433 MHz to 5.8 GHz, which include applications like home RF/smart home, WLAN, Bluetooth, GPS/GNSS, ZigBee, and cellular communication technologies. Particularly important are the 868, 915 and 2450 MHz frequencies, which are and will be extensively used in home automation.

WE-MCA SMD Multilayer Chip Antennas

Würth Elektronik WE-MCA series are low temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) multilayer chip antennas. These antennas are formed from several layers of dielectric material, which are pressed and fired together into a monolithic structure.

WIRL-ACCE

Antennas for applications up to 2.45GHz

RF Connectors

Würth Elektronik Coaxial Connectors are designed for a frequency range of DC to 18 GHz at 50 Ω impedance. The WR-SMA series, with its threaded-type coupling mechanism, is perfect for securing your connection in intensive vibration environments. Also available are MCX, MMCX, Coax Jack and Plug Adaptors for all your In-Series and In-Between-Series configurations, as well as Pre-Assembled Coax Cable Assemblies with double end SMA, RP-SMA, MCX or MMCX connectors in different cable types.

WR-SMA High Frequency IP67 Coaxial Connectors

IP67 rated RF coaxial connectors from Würth Elektronik feature subminiature version A (SMA) and reverse polarity subminiature version A (RPSMA). A variety of IP67 rated SMA and RPSMA coaxial connectors are available including bulkhead jack with threaded coupling technology, a straight socket which can be mounted in normal or reverse polarity, as well as THT, end launch and crimp mounting interfaces in straight or right angle orientations.

RF Tool: WRENCH SMA Torque Wrench

MCX and MMCX Connectors

Würth Elektronik's MCX and MMCX connectors are designed with a snap-on coupling feature for fast and easy connections.

WR-ADPT Coaxial Jack and Plug Adaptors

SMA adapters for users to change the interface between plug, jack, and reverse polarities. SMA adapters are convenient and fast tools for extending the connection of PCB connectors or cable assemblies.

WR-CXASY Coaxial Cable Assemblies

Coaxial Cables assemblies for MCX, MMCX, SMB, SMA, SMP, UMRF and RP SMA combinations.

WR-UMRF Ultra-Miniature RF Coaxial Connectors

Würth Elektronik's WR-UMRF series ultra-miniature RF coaxial connectors expand their coaxial connector portfolio The WR-UMRF series features a small footprint (3.0 mm x 3.1 mm) and low profile with a 2.5 mm mating height.

RF Tool: WR-UMRF Insertion & Extraction Tool

WR-SMP Series Coaxial Connectors

Würth Elektronik’s WR-SMP series miniature connectors with both slide-in and snap-on features provide a fully compatible interconnect application up to 40 GHz.

RF Tool: WR-SMP Extraction Tool

WR-SMB Series Coaxial Connectors

Würth Elektronik’s WR-SMB series subminiature coax connectors are suitable for applications up to 4 GHz and designed with a snap-on coupling feature.

RF Tool: WR-TOOLRF COAX Crimp Handle and WR-TOOLRF COAX Crimp Head

WR-NTYPE Series: N-Type Coaxial Connectors

The WR-NTYPE series from Würth Elektronik features medium-sized, N-Type coaxial products with screw-on coupling.

Frequency Control Products

Würth Elektronik and IQD Frequency Products range of Quartz Crystals, Clock Oscillators, VCXOs, TCXOs/TCVCXOs, OCXOs and Rubidium Oscillators generate the accurate timing signal required in many RF applications. These applications include Bluetooth, IoT (Internet of Things), NFC (Near Field Communications), RFID (Radio Frequency Identification), Small Cells (Pico, Micro, Macro), Smart Meters, Smart Homes, and Wi-Fi.

Quartz Crystals

Quartz crystals available in SMT and THT models and in frequencies between 1.8423 MHz and 50 MHz.

Clock Oscillators

SMT clock oscillators with frequencies between 3.6864 MHz and 156.25 MHz plus 32.768 kHz

TCXOs and TCVXOs

IQD’s temperature compensated crystal oscillators (TCXO) and voltage controlled temperature compensated crystal oscillators (VCTCXO) are hermetically sealed and come in a wide range of frequencies, available in different options

OCXOs

IQD's OCXOs deliver the ultimate piezoelectric performance with stabilities down to less than ±1 ppb

Rubidium’s

IQD Frequency Products' high-performance rubidium oscillators are used as time distribution services with stability around 1000 times more accurate than a typical OCXO

RF Inductors

Würth Elektronik's diverse range of RF Inductors are categorized into two main types: ceramic and ferrite. Within their ceramic selection, options abound with wire wound, thin-film, and multilayer inductors, each engineered for specific applications. On the ferrite side, high-current standards dominate, ideal for high-frequency demands. With varying construction technologies, these inductors offer distinct characteristics tailored to meet your unique requirements. Explore the following selection of inductors available from Würth Elektronik, where innovation meets reliability.

WE-KI and WE-KI HC SMD WireWound Ceramic Inductors

Wire wound ceramic inductors with an excellent Q factor and highest possible self-resonant frequencies up to 12.5 GHz. The WE-KI inductors are also available in high current versions up to 2.3 A.

WE-RFI and RFH SMD Ferrite Inductors

Wire wound SMT inductors with high inductances, high currents and high thermal stability.

WE-TCI Thin Film Chip Inductors

Thin film inductors with extreme accuracy, which results in a very tight tolerance of 2% or ± 0.1 nH and small inductance values.

WE-MK Multilayer Ceramic SMT Inductors

Würth Elektronik’s multilayer ceramic inductors, WE-MK series, are available in small package sizes to meet the demand of miniaturization. The multilayer inductors are thermally stable and do not show any variation in inductance over a large temperature range.

WE-CAIR/WE-ACHC Series Air Coils

Würth Elektronik WE-ACHC high current air coil features flat wire for high frequency applications. The WE-ACHC is available in two sizes, 1010 and 1212, with an IR up to 40 A and has up to 50% higher Q-factor than other products. The coil label enables pick-and-place assembly.