M/A-COM’s Broadband Surface Mount Switches are Ideal for Higher Power Wideband Applications

(Product News, 17 Jun 2009)

M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc., a lprovider of innovative microwave and RF design solutions, has introduced a new family of surface mount broadband 2 – 20GHz HMIC PIN diode switches for test instrumentation, satellite, and other wide frequency range applications.

The compact 1.5mm x 2.2mm chipscale package SPDT, part number MASW-002103, offers the smallest broadband surface mount symmetrical SPDT solution in the industry. It also offers broadband performance out to 26GHz with excellent isolation to insertion loss ratio. Specifically, this switch achieves greater than 27dB of isolation and less than 1dB of insertion loss across the 2GHz to 20GHz specified frequency range. This switch can also handle power levels up to 38dBm at 2GHz and 33dBm at 20GHz.

The 1.65mm x 2.06mm chipscale package SP3T, part number MASW-003103, offers broadband performance out to 25GHz. This switch achieves greater than 30dB of isolation and less than 1.1dB of insertion loss across the specified 2GHz to 20GHz frequency range. It’s important to note that it still typically achieves 1.4dB of IL and 28dB of isolation at 25GHz. This switch can handle power levels up to 38dBm at 2GHz and 33dBm at 20GHz.

The SP4T solution, part number MASW-004103, is only 1.5mm x 2.14mm and offers broadband performance out to 24GHz. This switch achieves greater than 33dB of isolation and less than 1.3dB of insertion loss across the specified 2GHz to 20GHz frequency range. It achieves 1.6dB of insertion loss and 30dB of isolation out to 24GHz. This switch can also handle power levels up to 38dBm at 2GHz and 33dBm at 20GHz.