PE42020
Product Specification
UltraCMOS® True DC RF Switch, 0 Hz–8000 MHz
Features
• High power handling
Figure 1 • PE42020 Functional Diagram
▪ 30 dBm @ DC
RFC
▪ 36 dBm @ 8 GHz
• Maximum voltage (DC or AC peak): ±10V on the
RF ports
RF1
RF2
• Total harmonic distortion (THD): –84 dBc
• Configurable 50Ω absorptive or open reflective
switch via a single pin (LZ)
50Ω
50Ω
• Packaging – 20-lead 4 × 4 mm QFN
DC Tracking
CMOS Control Driver and ESD
Applications
• Test and measurement
▪ Signal sources
LZ
LS CTRL VDD VSS
▪ Communication testers
▪ Spectrum analyzers
▪ Network analyzers
• Automated test equipment
▪ Complex combination of DC + RF/analog and
digital signals
Product Description
The PE42020 is a HaRP™ technology-enhanced SPDT True DC RF switch that operates from zero Hertz up to
8 GHz with integrated RF, analog and digital functions. The PE42020 can accommodate up to ±10V input DC
voltage on the RF ports. It can be configured as a 50Ω absorptive or an open reflective True DC switch via the
single LZ pin. The PE42020 True DC RF switch delivers excellent RF performance and high power handling
down to zero Hertz, making this device ideal for handling the complex combination of DC, RF/analog and digital
signals in test and measurement (T&M) and automated test equipment (ATE) applications.
The PE42020 is manufactured on Peregrine’s UltraCMOS® process, a patented variation of silicon-on-insulator
(SOI) technology on a sapphire substrate.
Peregrine’s HaRP™ technology enhancements deliver high linearity and excellent harmonics performance. It is
an innovative feature of the UltraCMOS process, offering the performance of GaAs with the economy and
integration of conventional CMOS.
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Product Specification
DOC-23814-4 – (7/2017)
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