Beam lead PIN diodes feature fast switching speeds and capacitances

SemiGen now offers a series of beam lead PINs, the SBL 2000. The beam lead PIN diodes feature switching speeds as low as 3ns with both low capacitance and resistance. The company’s beam lead PINs are optimally designed during assembly for high levels of mechanical strength and stability with an operating temperature ranging from -55C to +150C. These PINs come with breakdown voltages as high as 100V, maximum junction capacitances as low as 0.02pF, and a maximum series resistance as low as 3ohm at 10mA and 2.5ohm at 10mA. These diodes are suitable for microstrip or stripline circuits as well as applications requiring high isolation from a series of mounted diodes such as multi-throw switches, phase shifters, attenuators, and modulators.