PIN Switch Runs 30 MHz to 3 GHz

May 21, 2015

A SPDT PIN diode switch handles CW power levels to 100 W from 30 MHz to 3 GHz.

Richardson RFPD is now supporting a single-pole, double-throw (SPDT) PIN diode switch from MACOM Technology Solutions for applications from 30 MHz to 3 GHz. The switch, model MASW-011055, is supplied in a common-anode configuration and can handle continuous-wave (CW) power levels to 100 W. Suitable for high-power pulsed and CW signals, the switch exhibits low insertion loss of 0.35 dB at 2 GHz and high isolation of 51 dB at the same test frequency. The switch is RoHS-compliant and +260°C reflow-compatible. It is ideal for use in land mobile radio and MIL-COM applications that require high CW and pulsed power operation. The switch achieves 500 ns typical switching speed and is supplied in a lead-free 5-mm HQFN 12-lead plastic package.

Richardson RFPD, 1950 S. Batavia Ave., Ste. 100, Geneva, IL 60134; (630) 262-6837

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Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.