Cost-effective, high performance PIN diode control devices

Microsemi have announced the availability of a series of new plastic packaged PIN diode control products for challenging radio frequency (RF) power, small signal switching and receiver power limiting functions. The new devices are highly cost competitive and can provide higher RF functionality, enabling defence, aerospace and medical customers to drive down bill of materials (BOM) costs with low risk and little sacrifice to performance. “Our test and measurement, communication radio, radar and MRI customers all require an increased level of functional integration coupled with form factor reduction, which is consequently driving the need for PIN diode switches with higher density, functionality and performance,” said Kevin Harrington, director of strategic marketing for Microsemi's RF/microwave discrete products business unit. “Our new PIN diode switches are both integrated and compact in surface mount plastic packaged formats which further enables superior RF performance.”