PE43713 Datasheet, PDF (1/31 Pages) Peregrine Semiconductor – UltraCMOS RF Digital Step Attenuator, 9 kHz-6 GHz

PE43713
Product Specification
UltraCMOS® RF Digital Step Attenuator, 9 kHz–6 GHz
Features
• Flexible attenuation steps of 0.25 dB, 0.5 dB and
1 dB up to 31.75 dB
• Glitch-less attenuation state transitions
• Monotonicity: 0.25 dB up to 4 GHz, 0.5 dB up to
5 GHz and 1 dB up to 6 GHz
• Extended +105 °C operating temperature
• Parallel and Serial programming interfaces with
Serial Addressability
• Packaging—32-lead 5 × 5 mm QFN
Applications
• Test and measurement (T&M)
• General purpose RF attenuator
Figure 1 • PE43713 Functional Diagram
Switched Attenuator Array
RF
Input
Parallel
Control
×7
Serial In
CLK
Control Logic Interface
LE
RF
Output
A0 A1 A2
(optional)
P/S V_{SS_EXT}
Product Description
The PE43713 is a 50Ω, HaRP™ technology-enhanced, 7-bit RF digital step attenuator (DSA) that supports a
broad frequency range from 9 kHz to 6 GHz. It features glitch-less attenuation state transitions, supports 1.8V
control voltage and includes an extended operating temperature range to +105 °C and optional V_{SS_EXT} bypass
mode to improve spurious performance, making this device ideal for test and measurement (T&M).
The PE43713 is a pin-compatible upgraded version of the PE43703. An integrated digital control interface
supports both Serial Addressable and Parallel programming of the attenuation, including the capability to
program an initial attenuation state at power-up.
The PE43713 covers a 31.75 dB attenuation range in 0.25 dB, 0.5 dB and 1dB steps. It is capable of maintaining
0.25 dB monotonicity through 4 GHz, 0.50 dB monotonicity through 5 GHz and 1 dB monotonicity through 6
GHz. In addition, no external blocking capacitors are required if 0 VDC is present on the RF ports.
The PE43713 is manufactured on Peregrine’s UltraCMOS^® process, a patented variation of silicon-on-insulator
(SOI) technology on a sapphire substrate.
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Product Specification
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DOC-49614-1 – (3/2015)