PE42553B-Z

The PE42553 is a HaRP^TM technology-enhanced absorptive SPDT RF switch that supports a broad frequency range from 9 kHz to 8 GHz. This general purpose switch maintains excellent linearity, high RF performance and fast settling time making this device ideal for test and measurement (T&M), automated test equipment (ATE) and other high performance wireless applications.

The PE42553 is a pin-compatible version of the PE42552 with improved power handling capability of 36 dBm continuous wave (CW) and 38 dBm pulsed power in 50 Ohm at 8 GHz. No blocking capacitors are required if DC voltage is not present on the RF ports. The PE42553 is manufactured on pSemi’s UltraCMOS^® process, a patented variation of silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology on a sapphire substrate.