DC-20 GHz SP4T nonreflective switch in die form for military end-use introduced by Custom MMIC

Dec. 29, 2014
WESTFORD, Mass., 29 Dec. 2014. Custom MMIC in Westford, Mass., is introducing the CMD203, a DC-20 GHz SP4T nonreflective switch in die form for microwave radio and VSAT, telecom infrastructure, test instrumentation, and military end-use.

WESTFORD, Mass., 29 Dec. 2014. Custom MMIC in Westford, Mass., is introducing the CMD203, a DC-20 GHz SP4T nonreflective switch in die form for microwave radio and VSAT, telecom infrastructure, test instrumentation, and military end-use.

With insertion loss of 2.4 dB and isolation of 39 dB at 10 GHz, the CMD203 offers RF and microwave performance over a broad frequency range, with a switching speed of 66 nS, an input P1dB of +20 dBm, and an input IP3 of +30 dBm.

The CMD203 also includes an on-board binary decoder circuit, thereby reducing the number of required logic control lines from four to two. Each single ended control line requires logic levels of 0/-5 V. Overall the CMD203 consumes 4.5 milliamps of DC current.

For more information contact Custom MMIC online at www.custommmic.com.

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