SAN DIEGO and ROME,
Oct. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --
EUROPEAN MICROWAVE WEEK -- Peregrine Semiconductor Corp.
(NASDAQ: PSMI), founder of RF SOI (silicon on insulator) and
pioneer of advanced RF solutions, announces the expansion of its
integrated product portfolio into DC and X-band frequencies. Today,
Peregrine introduces two new integrated products—a True DC switch
and an X-band core chip. Built on Peregrine's UltraCMOS®
technology, both products integrate RF, digital and analog
components onto a single chip. While integration has traditionally
offered high-volume markets the benefit of lower cost, Peregrine
uses intelligent integration to offer performance advantages in
high-performance markets. Peregrine's integrated products offer
benefits such as configurability, flexibility, reliability,
repeatability, ease-of-use, a reduced form factor and enhanced
performance.
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"From integrated switches to Global 1, Peregrine has introduced
a broad range of industry-leading integrated products and
technologies over our more than 25-year history," says Duncan Pilgrim, Peregrine's vice president of
marketing. "Today, we continue that legacy of innovative
integration with two new ground-breaking products that include RF,
digital and analog components on a single die. Only Peregrine's
UltraCMOS technology enables this level of integration. Utilizing
our integrated solutions, our customers are now able to maximize
their resources, simplify their designs and focus on delivering
high-quality and high-performance products to their customers."
Low Frequency Intelligent Integration: A True DC
Switch
At the lower end of the frequency spectrum, Peregrine
sets a new standard with the industry's first and only RF
integrated switch to achieve true DC capability. With a wide
frequency range of 0 Hz to 8000 MHz, the UltraCMOS True DC switch
(PE42020) effectively operates in a previously unobtainable portion
of the frequency spectrum. This frequency expansion is paramount to
markets that rely on accuracy and precision, such as test and
measurement. The True DC SPDT switch features high power handling,
30 dBm at 0 Hz and 36 dBm at 8 GHz, and maintains excellent RF
performance and linearity from DC through 8000 MHz. Moreover, it
can switch DC and AC peak voltages in the range of +10V to -10V at
currents of up to 80 mA, a first for this kind of
product.
On a single chip, the True DC switch integrates multiple
functions:
- RF: High-performance switching
- Analog: DC tracking
- Digital: Control logic and impedance control (50-ohm absorptive
or open reflective)
Another unique advantage of the True DC switch is efficient
switching time. While low-frequency operation typically requires a
slow switching time, the True DC switch uses advanced circuitry to
remove this dependence, resulting in a 10 microsecond switching
time, and a 15 microsecond settling time which is critical for
test-and-measurement applications.
The PE42020 features high-linearity (IIP3) performance of 63
dBm, and high port-to-port isolation of 37 dB @ 6 GHz. It supports
standard +1.8V and +3.3V control logic and operates over a
temperature range of -40 to +85 degrees centigrade. The True DC
switch also supports 1000V HBM ESD tolerance and is supplied in a
compact 20-lead 4x4 mm QFN plastic package.
Sampling now and shipping in early 2015, the pioneering True DC
switch (PE42020) is poised to replace problematic mechanical relays
and MEMS switches in the test-and-measurement market.
High Frequency Intelligent Integration: An X-Band Core
Chip
At the higher end of the frequency spectrum, Peregrine
introduces the industry's first integrated X-band, CMOS core chip
to utilize MMIC (monolithic microwave integrated circuit) design
techniques, enabling highly accurate signal control with minimal
power loss. MMIC design techniques, such as Lange couplers,
have only been used by III-V technologies. The use of these passive
techniques on silicon has always presented a challenge due to
silicon's lossy nature at higher frequencies. Peregrine solves this
challenge by using an UltraCMOS sapphire substrate—a near-perfect
insulating substrate that naturally lends itself to integration.
With this X-band core chip, Peregrine combines standard CMOS design
with passive MMIC circuitry for a truly intelligent approach to
integration at microwave frequencies.
This high-performance, X-band core chip integrates the following
on a single die:
- A seven-bit digital phase shifter
- A seven-bit digital step attenuator
- High isolation signal-path switching
- A compact digital serial interface control with true CMOS
compatibility
The X-band segment of the frequency spectrum is used by many
modern satellite and radar systems, including synthetic aperture
radar (SAR) and phased-array radar. Applications include weather
monitoring, air traffic control, defense tracking and earth
observation. Peregrine's integrated chips offer a significantly
reduced form factor delivering a distinct advantage within these
systems that are tightly packaged within a small physical area.
Additionally, Peregrine's UltraCMOS technology provides the high
degree of reliability demanded by these critical applications.
Sampling in early 2015, this X-band core chip delivers the fine
resolution and degree of control that is critical for radar
applications. The chip offers a maximum power handling of +18 dBm
from 9-10.1 GHz and covers 31.75 dB attenuation range in 0.25 dB
steps. The phase shifter offers 358 degrees of phase range with a
resolution of 7 degrees. It maintains high attenuation and phase
accuracy over frequency and temperature and exhibits low power
consumption.
For more information, please visit
www.psemi.com/intelligentintegration or visit the intelligent
integration online press kit.
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but are not limited to, our dependence on a limited number of
customers for a substantial portion of our revenues; intellectual
property risks; intense competition in our industry; our ability to
develop and introduce new and enhanced products on a timely basis
and achieve market acceptance of those products; consumer
acceptance of our customers' products that incorporate our
solutions; our lack of long-term supply contracts and dependence on
limited sources of supply; and potential decreases in average
selling prices for our products.
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ABOUT PEREGRINE SEMICONDUCTOR
Peregrine Semiconductor (NASDAQ: PSMI), founder of RF SOI (silicon
on insulator), is a leading fabless provider of high-performance,
integrated RF solutions. Since 1988 Peregrine and its founding team
have been perfecting UltraCMOS® technology – a patented, advanced
form of SOI – to deliver the performance edge needed to solve the
RF market's biggest challenges, such as linearity. With products
that deliver best-in-class performance and monolithic integration,
Peregrine is the trusted choice for market leaders in automotive,
broadband, industrial, Internet of Things, military, mobile
devices, smartphones, space, test-and-measurement equipment and
wireless infrastructure. Peregrine holds more than 180 filed and
pending patents and has shipped more than 2 billion UltraCMOS
units. For more information, visit http://www.psemi.com.
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Editorial Contact:
Elizabeth
Brown
Peregrine Semiconductor
Phone: 619.993.4648
pr@psemi.com
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