The TC600 from Arlon is an enhanced thermal conductivity ceramic filled PTFE/Woven fiberglass laminate for microwave printed circuit boards. It has a dielectric constant of 6.15 (Dk) and a dissipation factor (Df) of 0.0020 at 10 GHz (it goes a little higher when the frequency goes above 20 GHz). The TC600 has a very low loss tangent that provides higher amplifier or antenna efficiency and low Z-direction CTE that provides unsurpassed plated through hole reliability. This soft substrate has high peel strength for reliable narrow lines and can be used in power amplifier, filters, couplers, small footprint antennas and GPS & hand-held RFID reader antennas applications.
