Low-Cost Switch Supports Wireless System

Aug. 6, 2009

Model UPG2405T6Q from California Eastern Laboratories is a single-pole, triple-throw (SP3T) GaAs monolithic microwave integrated circuit (MMIC) switch ideal for a wide range of wireless applications, including Bluetooth, RFID, and wireless local area networks (WLANs). It is usable from 0.01 to 2.50 GHz with typical insertion loss of 0.45 dB at 1 GHz and 0.60 dB at 2.5 GHz. The switch operates with a control voltage of +2.8 VDC and can handle input power levels to +31 dBm. It features isolation of typically 28 dB at 1 GHz and 20 dB at 2.5 GHz. The SP3T switch is supplied in a 10-pin TSSON package measuring 2.0 x 1.35 x 0.4 mm.

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Jack Browne

Technical Contributor

Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.