Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation (San Diego, CA) [NASDAQ: PSMI] has announced the latest version of UltraCMOS process technology—Semiconductor Technology Platform 8 (STeP8). STeP8 technology shows a 36% improvement in RonCoff performance over STeP5 technology announced just one year ago—dramatically improving the linearity, insertion loss, and isolation capabilities of Peregrine’s RFIC products. Features include:

• A SP4T antenna-tuning switch.
• An on-resistance of 1.5 Ohms.
• An insertion loss performance of 0.15 dB matched @ 900 MHz.

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