Richardson RFPD Introduces KYOCERA AVX AL Series and AS Series Air Core Inductors

AL Series and AS Series of Air Core RF Inductors

January 18, 2023

Richardson RFPD, Inc., an Arrow Electronics company, announced the availability and full design support capabilities for AL Series and AS Series of air core RF inductors from KYOCERA AVX.

Part of KYOCERA AVX’s wound air core inductor family, these new devices feature excellent SRF, high-Q, high current, miniature size and low inductance. They are ideal for RF circuits, broadband I/O filtering, frequency selection and impedance matching.

The AS Series features a unique square cross section that provides better performance and offers manufacturing advantages over toroidal coils.

Additional key features of the KYOCERA AVX AL Series and AS Series air core inductors include:

Parameter	AL Series	AS Series
Inductance range	1.65 nH to 538 nH	5.5 nH to 27.3 nH
Inductance tolerance	2%, 5%, 10%	2%, 5%, 10%
Rated current	1.5 A to 4.0 A	2.7 A, 2.9 A, 4.4 A
Operating temperature	40 ˚C to +125 ˚C	-40˚C to +125˚C
Termination	96.5% Tin/3% Silver over 0.5% Copper	96.5% Tin/3% Silver over 0.5% Copper