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MA4SW510

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HMIC™ Silicon SP5T PIN Diode Switch

RoHS Compliant

PARAMETER

VALUE

Operating Temperature

-65°C to +125°C

Storage Temperature

-65°C to +150°C

RF C.W. Incident Power

+30dBm

Forward Bias Current Per Port

± 50mA

Reverse Applied Voltage

-25 Volts

Max. operating conditions for a combination of

RF power, D.C. bias and temperature:

+30dBm CW @ 15mA (per diode) @+85°C

Absolute Maximum Ratings

Features

♦ Broad Bandwidth

♦ Specified from 50 MHz to 20 GHz

♦ Usable from 50 MHz to 26.5 GHz

♦ Lower Insertion Loss and Higher Isolation than

Comparable pHEMT/ Discrete Component Designs

♦ Rugged Fully Monolithic

♦ Glass Encapsulated Chip with Polymer Protective

Coating

♦ Up to +30dBm C.W. Power Handling @ +25°C

♦ 50 nS Switching Speed

Description

The MA4SW510 is a SP5T, series-shunt, broadband,

PIN diode switch made with M/A-COM Tech’s patented

process. This process allows the silicon pedestals which

form the series - shunt diodes and vias to be embedded

into low loss, low dispersion glass. By also incorporating

small spacing between circuit elements, the result is an

HMIC chip with low insertion loss and high isolation at

frequencies up to 26.5GHz. It is designed to be used as

a moderate power, high performance switch and provide

superior performance when compared to similar designs

that use discrete components.

The top side of the chip is protected by a polymer

coating for manual or automatic handling and large gold

bond pads help facilitate connection of low inductance

ribbons. The gold metallization on the backside of the

chip allows for attachment via 80/20, gold/tin solder or

conductive silver epoxy.

Applications

The MA4SW510 is a high performance switch suitable

for use in multi-band ECM, radar, and instrumentation

control circuits where high isolation to insertion loss ra-

tios are required. With a standard ±5V, TTL controlled,

PIN diode driver, 50nS switching speeds are achievable