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Document No. 70-0090-09
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RF1
RF2
CTRL
50
50
CMOS
Control
Driver
ESD
The PE4246 RF Switch is designed to cover a broad range of
applications from 1 to 5000 MHz. It is non-reflective at both
RF1 and RF2 ports. This SPST switch integrates a single-pin
CMOS control interface, and provides low insertion loss while
operating with extremely low bias from a single +3-volt supply.
In a typical application, the high isolation PE4246 can replace
multiple RF switches of lesser isolation performance. It is
offered in a small 3x3 mm DFN package.
The PE4246 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.
Product Specification
Absorptive SPST UltraCMOS
RF Switch: 1 - 5000 MHz
Product Description
Figure 1. Functional Diagram
PE4246
Features
Non-reflective 50-ohm RF switch
50-ohm (0.25 watt) terminations
High isolation: 55 dB at 1000 MHz,
48 dB at 3000 MHz
Low insertion loss: 0.8 dB at 1000 MHz,
0.9 dB at 3000 MHz
High linearity: +33 dBm input 1dB
compression point
CMOS/TTL single-pin control
Single +3-volt supply operation
Extremely low bias: 33 A @ 3 V
Available in a 6-lead DFN package
Notes: 1. Device linearity will begin to degrade below 1 MHz.
2. The DC transient at the output of the switch when the control voltage is switched from Low to High or High to Low in a 50
test set-up,
measured with 1ns risetime pulses and 500 MHz bandwidth.
3. Note Absolute Maximum ratings in Table 3.
Table 1. Electrical Specifications @ +25 °C, VDD = 3 V (ZS = ZL = 50 )
Figure 2. Package Type
6-lead DFN
Parameter
Condition
Minimum
Typical
Maximum
Units
Operation Frequency1
1
5000
MHz
Operating Power
CTRL=1/CTRL=0
30/24
dBm
Insertion Loss
1-2000 MHz
2000-3000 MHz
3000-4000 MHz
4000-5000 MHz
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.3
1.0
1.1
1.3
1.8
dB
Isolation
1-2000 MHz
2000-3000 MHz
3000-4000 MHz
4000-5000 MHz
49
45
43
40
55
48
46
44
dB
Return Loss
1-5000 MHz
11
20
dB
Input 1 dB Compression3
1-5000 MHz
30
33
dBm
Input IP3
1-5000 MHz
50
dBm
Video Feedthrough2
15
mVpp
Switching Time
2
s
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