There are many different types of baluns and the type of balun used in microwave RF designs depends on the bandwidth required, the operating frequency, and the physical architecture of the design.

Within the huge range of wideband transformers, there are selections on passband frequency, turns ratios, and pin configurations. Figure 1 shows an example configuration range from a typical industry ...

The book, authored by Raymond A. Mack and Jerry Sevick has been reviewed on EDN as well and that review can be found here. Editor’s note: Part 1 of this three-part book excerpted article discussed the ...