Product Specification
PE4246
Absorptive SPST UltraCMOS™
RF Switch: DC - 5000 MHz
Product Description
The PE4246 RF Switch is designed to cover a broad range of
applications from DC 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.
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
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.
compression point
• CMOS/TTL single-pin control
• Single +3-volt supply operation
• Extremely low bias: 33 µA @ 3 V
• Available in a 6-lead DFN package
Figure 1. Functional Diagram
Figure 2. Package Type
6-lead DFN
RF1
RF2
50
50
CMOS
Control
Driver
CTRL
Table 1. Electrical Specifications @ +25 °C, VDD = 3 V (ZS = ZL = 50 Ω)
Parameter
Operation Frequency1
Operating Power
Condition
Minimum
Typical
Maximum
5000
Units
MHz
DC
CTRL=1/CTRL=0
30/24
dBm
DC-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
dB
dB
dB
Insertion Loss
Isolation
DC-2000 MHz
2000-3000 MHz
3000-4000 MHz
4000-5000 MHz
49
45
43
40
55
48
46
44
dB
dB
dB
dB
Return Loss
DC-5000 MHz
DC-5000 MHz
DC-5000 MHz
11
30
50
20
33
dB
dBm
dBm
mVpp
µs
Input 1 dB Compression3
Input IP3
Video Feedthrough2
Switching Time
15
2
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 Ω test set-up,
measured with 1ns risetime pulses and 500 MHz bandwidth.
3. Note Absolute Maximum ratings in Table 3.
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