News: Microelectronics
18 June 2021
Fairview launches GaN high-power PIN diode switches
Fairview Microwave Inc of Lewisville, TX, USA (an Infinite Electronics brand that provides on-demand RF, microwave and millimeter-wave components) has debuted a new series of high-power broadband RF and microwave PIN diode coaxial packaged switches that utilize gallium nitride (GaN) technology and are suitable for aerospace & defense, microwave radio, military and commercial communications, VSAT, SATCOM, test & measurement, wireless infrastructure and fiber-optics applications.
In the manufacturing process, GaN and chip & wire technology ensures what is claimed to be state-of-the-art power performance with excellent power-to-volume ratio, making the devices suitable for broadband high-power applications.
Because these are PIN diode designs, they also offer fast switching speed as low as <50ns. They offer what is claimed to be excellent thermal properties and a significantly higher breakdown voltage that results in tolerating higher input power levels over broadband and narrowband RF and microwave frequencies. All models in this new product line meet a series of environmental conditions for altitude, vibration, humidity and shock, and are EAR99-compliant.
Additional features include broad frequency band coverage ranging from DC to 18GHz with reflective SPDT and SP4T PIN diode designs. The PIN diode switches also have compact coaxial packages, cold switching performance up to 100W CW RF input power, and TTL-compatible driver circuitry for accurate logic control.
“Our new GaN PIN diode switches offer excellent power to volume ratio, thermal properties, and higher breakdown voltage, which delivers state-of-the-art power handling capability in small compact packages, plus they’re available with same-day shipping,” says product line manager Tim Galla.
The new high-power RF and microwave PIN diode switches are in-stock and available for immediate shipping with no minimum order quantity (MOQ) required.
