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News Release from: Peregrine Semiconductor | Subject: PE94302
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 24 June 2005
Digital step attenuator has the right
stuff
The PE94302 is billed as the first digital step attenuator for rad-hard space applications.
Available now from Peregrine Semiconductor Corp, the PE94302 is the first digital step attenuator (DSA) for rad-hard space applications The 6bit, 50ohm PE94302, which operates from DC to 4.0GHz, features: attenuation of 31.5dB; parallel and serial programming modes; low insertion loss of 1.7dB; IIP3 of 52dBm; and a switching speed of 2us
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 22 Oct 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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"UltraCMOS technology consistently delivers extraordinary performance due to its patented silicon-on-sapphire substrate".
"Rad-hard tolerance levels are met with confidence, and for space applications, the PE94302 is yet another example of how UltraCMOS supports not only the performance-value requirements of standard commercial products, but also service extreme environmental demands of space", stated Chuck Tabbert, Director of Space and Defense Products for Peregrine.
Evaluation kits support development with the PE94302, and UltraCMOS technology tutorials are available from the Peregrine website.
The PE94302 is offered in the 28-pin quad flatpack (QFP) specifically developed for RF applications, and is in production now.
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