Product Specification
PE4242
SPDT UltraCMOS™ RF Switch
Features
Product Description
• Single-pin or complementary CMOS
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.
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
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.
• Typical input 1 dB compression point of
+27 dBm
• Ultra-small SC-70 package
Figure 1. Functional Diagram
RFC
Figure 2. Package Type
6-lead SC-70
RF1
RF2
CMOS
Control
Driver
CTRL CTRL or VDD
Table 1. Electrical Specifications @ +25 °C, VDD = 3 V (ZS = ZL = 50 ꢀ)
Parameter
Conditions
Minimum
Typical
Maximum
Units
Operation Frequency1
DC
3000
MHz
1000 MHz
2000 MHz
0.7
0.9
0.85
1.05
dB
dB
Insertion Loss
Isolation
1000 MHz
2000 MHz
30
21
32
23
dB
dB
1000 MHz
2000 MHz
18
16
22
18
dB
dB
Return Loss
‘ON’ Switching Time
‘OFF’ Switching Time
Video Feedthrough2
Input 1 dB Compression
Input IP3
50% CTRL to 0.1 dB of final value, 1 GHz
50% CTRL to 25 dB isolation, 1 GHz
300
200
15
ns
ns
mVpp
dBm
dBm
2000 MHz
26
43
27
2000 MHz, 14 dBm input power
45
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
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