Peregrine releases single-pole double-throw switch
Peregrine Semiconductor
PE42556 SPDT RF switch
Peregrine Semiconductor has announced the PE42556 single-pole double-throw (SPDT) RF switch.
The PE42556, designed on Peregrine's UltraCMOS silicon-on-sapphire process technology, features broadband RF performance from 9kHz up to 13.5GHz without gate or phase lag and insertion-loss drift, and ensures fast switch-settling time.
The Harp-enhanced switch has best-in-class linearity, making it suitable for use in test and measurement applications, including Automated Test Equipment (ATE) and general-purpose test and measurement; RF/IF transceiver signal switching; filter-bank switching; and discrete DSA stages.
The PE42556, an absorptive switch, terminates the unused port to 50Ohms and delivers an isolation of 26dB at 13.5GHz and IIP3 of 56dBm.
ESD tolerance is 4.0kV HBM on all ports.
Additional features include integrated CMOS control logic driven by a single-pin, low-voltage CMOS control input with a user-defined logic table, as well as a logic-select pin that allows polarity to be inverted for back-to-back switching applications.
This device complements Peregrine's PE42552 SPDT specified from 9kHz to 7.5GHz.
The PE42556 is offered in a flip-chip package with a 400um bump pitch.
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