pSemi PE42520C-Z

The PE42520 SPDT absorptive RF switch is designed for use in Test/ATE and other high performance wireless applications. This broadband general purpose switch maintains excellent RF performance and linearity from 9 kHz through 13 GHz. This switch is a pin-compatible upgraded version of PE42552 with higher power handling of 36 dBm continuous wave (CW) and 38 dBm instantaneous power in 50Ω @ 8 GHz. The PE42520 exhibits high isolation, fast settling time, and is offered in a 3×3 mm QFN package. The PE42520 is manufactured on pSemi’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.

• HaRP technology enhanced
• Fast settling time
• No gate and phase lag
• No drift in insertion loss and phase
• High power handling @ 8 GHz in 50Ω
  • 36 dBm CW
  • 38 dBm instantaneous power
  • 26 dBm terminated port
• High linearity 66 dBm IIP3
• Low insertion loss
  • 0.8 dB @ 3 GHz
  • 0.9 dB @ 10 GHz
  • 2.0 dB @ 13 GHz
• High isolation
  • 45 dB @ 3 GHz
  • 31 dB @ 10 GHz
  • 18 dB @ 13 GHz
• ESD performance
  • 4 kV HBM on RF pins to GND
  • 2.5 kV HBM on all pins
  • 1 kV CDM on all pins

• Test/ATE
• High performance wireless applications