The HMC346ALC3B is an absorptive Voltage Variable Attenuator (VVA) that operates from from DC to 18 GHz. It has an attenuation range of 30 dB and can handle up to 5 dBm of Input Power. The device has an on-chip reference attenuator for use with an external op-amp to provide simple single voltage attenuation control from 0 to -5 V. It is available in a leadless “Pb free” RoHS compliant 3 x 3 mm surface mount ceramic package and is ideal for test instrumentation, fiber optics, telecom, military radios, radar and ECM applications.