Product Description
The PE42553 is a HaRP™ technology-enhanced absorptive SPDT RF switch that supports a broad frequency range from 9 kHz to 8 GHz. This general purpose switch maintains excellent linearity, high RF performance and fast settling time making this device ideal for test and measurement (T&M), automated test equipment (ATE) and other high performance wireless applications.

FEATUREs
• Excellent power handling: 36 dBm CW and 38 dBm pulsed power in 50Ω @ 8 GHz
• High linearity: IIP3 of 66 dBm
• High isolation
   ▪ 45 dB @ 3 GHz
   ▪ 41 dB @ 8 GHz
• HaRP™ technology enhanced
   ▪ Fast settling time
   ▪ No gate and phase lag
   ▪ No drift in insertion loss and phase
• High ESD performance
   ▪ 2.5 kV HBM on all pins, 4 kV HBM on RF pins to GND
   ▪ 1 kV CDM on all pins
• Packaging – 16-lead 3 × 3 mm QFN

APPLICATIONs
• Test and measurement
   ▪ Signal sources
   ▪ Communication testers
   ▪ Spectrum analyzers
   ▪ Network analyzers
• Automated test equipment
• General purpose TX/RX switch