Peregrine Semi Intros Family Military RF ICs

Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. (San Diego, CA) announced a family of RF IC products targeted at military and aerospace applications. The devices, which range from RF switches to mixers to phase-locked-loops, are targeted at operation over the extended temperature range of -55°C to +125°C. In addition, the devices undergo the special assembly and quality conformance requirements described by MIL PRF 38535 class N specifications.

Peregrine's initial offering is composed of 19 different products, including nine phase-locked-loop synthesizers, six RF pre-scalars, three RF switches and a broadband mixer. The devices are distinguished by their linearity and isolation characteristics. The phase-locked-loop synthesizers are capable of frequencies up to 3GHz with very low phase noise. The RF switches feature P1dB compression points in excess of 30dBm, isolation in excess of 50dB and operating frequencies up to 5GHz. The broadband mixer is capable of IIP3 linearity better than 33dBm and can operate from 50MHz to 3GHz.</p.

Pricing starts at $14 per unit in volumes of 1,000. The products are now available.