BOASTING A TRIPLE-THROW DESIGN, the new 2413 switches can support Wi-Fi and Bluetooth devices from 0.5 to 3.0 GHzeven in the same module. The RF switches also can serve ZigBee/IEEE 802.15.4 products. The single-pole triple-throw (SP3T) RF antenna switches, dubbed the uPG2413T6M and the uPG2413T6Z, exhibit 0.35 dB of insertion loss at 1 GHz and 0.50 dB at 2.5 GHz. They offer 26 and 18 dB isolation, respectively, at 1 and 2.5 GHz. The switches handle +28 dBm power at 0.1-dB compression and +31-dBm power at 1-dB compression. P&A: available now; $0.49 for the T6M and $0.39 for the T6Z in 100,000Q.
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Nancy FriedrichNancy Friedrich
RF Product Marketing Manager for Aerospace Defense, Keysight Technologies
Nancy Friedrich is RF Product Marketing Manager for Aerospace Defense at Keysight Technologies. Nancy Friedrich started a career in engineering media about two decades ago with a stint editing copy and writing news for Electronic Design. A few years later, she began writing full time as technology editor at Wireless Systems Design. In 2005, Nancy was named editor-in-chief of Microwaves & RF, a position she held (along with other positions as group content head) until 2018. Nancy then moved to a position at UBM, where she was editor-in-chief of Design News and content director for tradeshows including DesignCon, ESC, and the Smart Manufacturing shows.
