SAN DIEGO, Sept. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Peregrine
Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: PSMI), founder of RF SOI (silicon on
insulator) and pioneer of advanced RF solutions, introduces the
UltraCMOS® PE42542 and PE42543 18 GHz SP4T broadband RF switches.
This expansion of the company's high-frequency portfolio – launched
in 2013 with the PE42520 and PE42521 SPDT 13 GHz switches –
represents the first RF SOI switches to deliver a high-performance
alternative to incumbent gallium arsenide (GaAs) technology.
Peregrine's new switches uniquely offer test-and-measurement,
wireless backhaul and military systems designers additional
features, such as broad bandwidth, low-frequency power handling,
high ESD protection and a fast settling time.
![Peregrine's new 18 GHz UltraCMOS(R) RF switches, the PE42542 and PE42453, feature broad bandwidth, low-frequency power handling and a fast settling time ideal for test-and-measurement equipment. Peregrine's new 18 GHz UltraCMOS(R) RF switches, the PE42542 and PE42453, feature broad bandwidth, low-frequency power handling and a fast settling time ideal for test-and-measurement equipment.](http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnvar/20140916/146556)
"Peregrine is reaching high-frequency performance levels
previously considered unachievable in RF SOI," says Kinana Hussain,
senior marketing manager. "Our in-house, high-frequency design
expertise coupled with our UltraCMOS technology has enabled
Peregrine to break the 13 GHz RF SOI barrier last year and expand
our high-frequency portfolio to 18 GHz today with a roadmap to many
more high-frequency components."
Peregrine's entire high-frequency portfolio features high
linearity that meets or exceeds GaAs switch performance across the
entire frequency band. Because they are based on UltraCMOS
technology, the components in the portfolio feature several
attributes that GaAs technology cannot match, including:
- Broad bandwidth that maintains performance across the frequency
range
- Low-frequency power handling that maintains signal fidelity as
the power passes through
- Fast settling time that avoids the gate-lag phenomenon
- High linearity of 58 dBm (IIP3) that ensures minimal
signal compression
- High ESD rating that offers four times more protection
- Low power consumption that uses less than 5 percent power
In addition to these advantages, Peregrine's UltraCMOS PE42542
and PE42543 18 GHz RF switches offer standard 1.8V and 3.3V input
logic control and consistent performance across a wide, 2.3V to
5.5V supply range. For special RF requirements, PE42543 sports a
fast switching time of 500 ns.
Features, Packaging, Pricing and
Availability
Peregrine's PE42542 and PE42543 are single-pole
four throw (SP4T) RF switches accommodating a frequency range
between 9 kHz and 18 GHz and offering low-frequency power handling
of 10 dBm at 9 kHz. The switches also offer consistent performance
across a wide supply range with no drift in insertion loss and
phase. Both switches feature 120-microampere power-supply-current
consumption, which is a fraction of what is required by competing
GaAs switches. The PE42542 has a high linearity of 58 dBm IIP3 and
118 dBm IIP2, a fast switching time of 3 microseconds and a high
ESD rating of 3.5 kV HBM, 150V MM and 500V CDM on all pins. Its
fast settling time of 7 microseconds eliminates gate lag in
test-and-measurement equipment. The PE42543 has a high linearity of
59 dBm IIP3 and 113 dBm IIP2, a fast switching time of 500 ns, a
fast settling time of 2 microseconds and a high ESD rating of 2.5
kV HBM, 150V MM and 250V CDM on all pins. Samples, evaluation kits
and volume-production parts are available now. Offered in a RoHS
compliant, 29-lead 4x4 mm LGA package, the PE42542 and PE42543 are
each $18.15 for 10K-quantity orders.
View the press kit for images and datasheets.
Features
|
UltraCMOS
PE42542
|
UltraCMOS
PE42543
|
Configuration
|
SP4T
|
SP4T
|
Frequency
Range
|
9 kHz–18
GHz
|
9 kHz–18
GHz
|
High
Isolation
|
• 55 dB @ 3
GHz • 33 dB @ 13.5 GHz
• 29 dB @ 16 GHz
• 26 dB @ 18 GHz
|
• 55 dB @ 3 GHz
• 32 dB @ 13.5 GHz
• 28 dB @ 16 GHz
• 25 dB @ 18 GHz
|
High
Linearity
|
• 58 dBm IIP3
• 118 dBm IIP2
|
• 59 dBm IIP3
• 113 dBm IIP2
|
RF Input
Power
|
32 dBm
|
32 dBm
|
Low Power
Consumption
|
120
microamperes
|
120
microamperes
|
Control Logic
Support
|
1.8V, 3V
|
1.8V, 3V
|
Wide Supply
Range
|
2.3 to
5.5V
|
2.3 to
5.5V
|
High ESD
Ratings
|
3500V HBM on all
pins
|
2500V HBM on all
pins
|
Settling
Time
|
7
microseconds
|
2
microseconds
|
Switching
Time
|
3
microseconds
|
500
nanoseconds
|
Special
Benefits
|
• Fast settling time
• No gate and phase lag
• No drift in insertion loss and
phase
|
• Fast settling time
• No gate and phase lag
• No drift in insertion loss and
phase
|
Package
|
29-lead 4x4 mm
LGA
|
29-lead 4x4 mm
LGA
|
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ABOUT PEREGRINE SEMICONDUCTOR
Peregrine Semiconductor (NASDAQ: PSMI), founder of RF SOI (silicon
on insulator), is a leading fabless provider of high-performance,
integrated RF solutions. Since 1988 Peregrine and its founding team
have been perfecting UltraCMOS® technology – a patented, advanced
form of SOI – to deliver the performance edge needed to solve the
RF market's biggest challenges, such as linearity. With products
that deliver best-in-class performance and monolithic integration,
Peregrine is the trusted choice for market leaders in automotive,
broadband, industrial, Internet of Things, military, mobile
devices, smartphones, space, test-and-measurement equipment and
wireless infrastructure. Peregrine holds more than 180 filed and
pending patents and has shipped more than 2 billion UltraCMOS
units. For more information, visit http://www.psemi.com.
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Brown
Peregrine Semiconductor
Phone: 619.993.4648
pr@psemi.com
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