PE4242_06 Datasheet, PDF (1/9 Pages) Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. – SPDT UltraCMOS™ RF Switch

Product Description
The PE4242 UltraCMOS™ RF Switch is designed to cover a
broad range of applications from near DC through 3000 MHz.
This reflective switch integrates on-board CMOS control logic
with a low voltage CMOS-compatible control interface, and can
be controlled using either single-pin or complementary control
inputs. Using a nominal +3-volt power supply voltage, a typical
input 1 dB compression point of +27 dBm can be achieved.
The PE4242 RF Switch is manufactured on Peregrine’s
UltraCMOS™ process, a patented variation of silicon-on-
insulator (SOI) technology on a sapphire substrate, offering the
performance of GaAs with the economy and integration of
conventional CMOS.
Figure 1. Functional Diagram
RFC
RF1
RF2
Product Specification
PE4242
SPDT UltraCMOS™ RF Switch
Features
• Single-pin or complementary CMOS
logic control inputs
• +3.0-volt power supply needed for
single-pin control mode
• Low insertion loss: 0.7 dB at 1000 MHz,
0.9 dB at 2000 MHz
• Isolation of 32 dB at 1000 MHz, 23 dB at
2000 MHz
• Typical input 1 dB compression point of
+27 dBm
• Ultra-small SC-70 package
Figure 2. Package Type
6-lead SC-70
CMOS
Control
Driver
CTRL CTRL or V_DD
Table 1. Electrical Specifications @ +25 °C, V_DD = 3 V (Z_S = Z_L = 50 Ω)
Parameter
Conditions
Minimum
Typical
Maximum
Units
Operation Frequency¹
DC
Insertion Loss
1000 MHz
2000 MHz
Isolation
1000 MHz
2000 MHz
30
21
Return Loss
1000 MHz
2000 MHz
18
16
‘ON’ Switching Time
50% CTRL to 0.1 dB of final value, 1 GHz
3000
MHz
0.7
0.85
dB
0.9
1.05
dB
32
dB
23
dB
22
dB
18
dB
300
ns
‘OFF’ Switching Time
50% CTRL to 25 dB isolation, 1 GHz
200
ns
Video Feedthrough²
Input 1 dB Compression
2000 MHz
15
26
27
mVpp
dBm
Input IP3
2000 MHz, 14 dBm input power
43
45
dBm
Notes: 1. Device linearity will begin to degrade below 10 MHz.
2. The DC transient at the output of any port of the switch when the control voltage is switched from Low to High or High to Low in a 50 Ω test
set-up, measured with 1ns risetime pulses and 500 MHz bandwidth.
Document No. 70-0095-03 │ www.psemi.com
©2003-2006 Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. All rights reserved.
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