The MASW-005100-1194 is a SP5T Series-Shunt broad band switch made with MACOM's HMIC™ (Heterolithic Microwave Integrated Circuit) process, US Patent 5,268,310. This process allows the incorporation of silicon pedestals that form series and shunt diodes or bias by imbedding them in a low loss, low dispersion glass. This hybrid combination of Silicon and Glass gives HMIC Switches exceptional low loss and remarkable high isolation through low millimeter-wave frequencies. These high performance switches are suitable for the use in multi-band ECM, Radar, and instrumentation control circuits where high isolation to insertion loss ratios are required. With a standard +5 V/-5 V, TTL controlled PIN diode driver, 50 ns switching speeds are achieved.
