PE45361
Document Category: Product Specification
UltraCMOS® Power Limiter, 10 MHz–8 GHz
Features
• Monolithic drop-in solution with no external bias
components
Figure 1 • PE45361 Functional Diagram
• Adjustable low power limiting threshold from
+7 dBm to +13 dBm
POUT
• High maximum power handling of 50 dBm,
100W pulsed
P1dB
RF1
RF2
• Positive threshold control from +0V to +0.3V
• Fast response time of less than 1 ns
• Packaging – 12-lead 3 × 3 × 0.5 mm QFN
PIN
Voltage Control and ESD
Applications
• Wireless infrastructure transceivers and antennas
• Test and measurement (T&M)
VCTRL
Product Description
The PE45361 is a HaRP™ technology-enhanced power limiter designed for use in high performance power
limiting applications in test and measurement equipment and wireless infrastructure transceivers and antennas.
Unlike traditional PIN diode solutions, the PE45361 achieves an adjustable input 1dB compression point or
limiting threshold via a low current control voltage (VCTRL), eliminating the need for external bias components
such as DC blocking capacitors, RF choke inductors and bias resistors.
It delivers low insertion loss and high linearity under non-limiting power levels and extremely fast response time
in a limiting event, ensuring protection of sensitive circuitry. It also offers excellent ESD rating and ESD
protection.
The PE45361 is manufactured on pSemi’s UltraCMOS® process, a patented advanced form of silicon-on-
insulator (SOI) technology, offering the performance of GaAs with the economy and integration of conventional
CMOS.
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Product Specification
DOC-75388-6 – (10/2020)
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