Scalable RF/Microwave Signal Switches are Backed by Graphical Design Tool
At IMS 2026, Pickering Interfaces (Booth #14104) plans to display its COTS, configurable, and turnkey signal-switching platforms in support of scalable RF and microwave test systems. These platforms, fashioned in compliance with PXI and LXI standards, serve applications from aerospace and defense to communications, semiconductor, and automotive test.
The company will also demo its Microwave Switch Design Tool, part of the company’s recently released Test System Architect graphical toolset. The free online tool enables engineers to graphically design, configure, and simulate RF and microwave switching systems, specify components such as relays, attenuators, connectors, and cables, and share designs with colleagues or Pickering engineers for evaluation before manufacturing.
At IMS, Pickering will highlight its RF & microwave switching solutions, including:
- Standard COTS RF and microwave switching solutions: PXI and PXIe modules with bandwidths up to 110 GHz, including SPDT, transfer, multiplexer, and matrix options, supported by PXI, PXIe, and LXI/USB chassis.
- Flexible RFIU switch platforms: User-specified microwave switching solutions available in PXI and LXI formats, supporting high-performance microwave relays up to 110 GHz at 50-Ω impedance and up to 2.5 GHz at 75-Ω impedance, with a range of front-panel connector options.
- Turnkey RFIU switch and signal routing subsystems: Custom LXI microwave switch subsystems designed to meet unique test requirements while supporting long-term system compatibility.
Also featured will be solutions from the company’s reed relay and connectivity divisions.
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