Peregrine Semiconductor unveils the next generation of its UltraCMOS™ process technology. HaRP™ technology enhancements enable improvements in harmonic results, linearity and overall RF performance. The first devices to be released on the HaRP-enhanced UltraCMOS process are the PE42672 SP7T and the PE42660 SP6T RF switches for quad-band GSM and GSM/WCDMA handset applications. The switches provide for an increasing number of RF paths to connect to the antenna through a single CMOS device. PE42672 is a monolithic SP7T switch with on-board CMOS decoder. This highly integrated solution simplifies and lowers the cost of RF designs by reducing overall part count by as many as six devices and 13 wire bonds. Both devices offer good linearity (PE42672: 2fo – 85 dBc and 3fo – 79 dBc, PE42660: 2fo – 88 dBc and 3fo – 85 dBc); IP3 better than +70 dBm, world-class 1.5 KV ESD tolerance, 2.75 V operating voltage and low power consumption.
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