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SPST Reflective AlGaAs PIN Diode Switch

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M/A-COM Products

Rev. V3

MA4AGSW1

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TYPICAL DRIVER CONNECTIONS

CONTROL LEVEL (DC CURRENT)

RF OUTPUT STATE

J1 or J2

J1-J2

-5V

Low Loss

+10mA

Isolation

(On-wafer measurements)

*Note:

Typical switching speed is measured from 10% to 90% of the detected RF voltage driven by a TTL

compatible driver. Driver output parallel RC network uses a capacitor between 390 pF - 560 pF and

a resistor between 150 - 220 Ohms to achieve 10 ns rise and fall times.

UNITS

INSERTION LOSS @ -5V

0.05 - 18GHz

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0.2

0.3

dB

18 - 50GHz

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0.3

0.6

dB

PARAMETER

FREQUENCY BAND

MIN

TYP

MAX

UNITS

INSERTION LOSS @ -5V

0.05 - 18GHz

---

0.2

0.3

dB

18 - 50GHz

---

0.3

0.6

dB

ISOLATION @ +10mA

0.05 - 18GHz

20

22

---

dB

18 - 50GHz

40

46

---

dB

INPUT RETURN LOSS @ -5V

0.05 - 18GHz

---

30

---

dB

18 - 50GHz

---

16

---

dB

OUTPUT RETURN LOSS @ -5V

0.05 - 18GHz

---

30

---

dB

18 - 50GHz

---

16

---

dB

( 10 % - 90 % RF VOLTAGE )

10GHZ

---

10

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nS