IC Aids Portable Wireless Applications

May 20, 2010
Model SE2601T is a combination RF single-pole, three-throw (SP3T) switch and low-noise-amplifier (LNA) front-end IC from SiGe Semiconductor designed to enhance the performance and functionality of converged Bluetooth/Wi-Fi chipsets for embedded ...

Model SE2601T is a combination RF single-pole, three-throw (SP3T) switch and low-noise-amplifier (LNA) front-end IC from SiGe Semiconductor designed to enhance the performance and functionality of converged Bluetooth/Wi-Fi chipsets for embedded applications. The switch suffers only 0.5-dB Bluetooth path loss with the LNA in bypass mode, while the LNA has 12 dB gain and 1.8 dB noise figure.

According to Sanjiv Shah, Marketing Director Embedded Products at SiGe, "With the SE2601T, we are providing our customers with a single-chip solution integrating a SP3T RF switch and Wi-Fi receive path low noise amplifier. The SE2601T, which integrates features that until now have been discrete on the device motherboard or inside of a module solution, occupies less board space and offers significant advantages for designers of today's cool, feature-rich mobile devices." SiGe developed the SE2601T to enhance the performance and functionality of Bluetooth/Wi-Fi chipset solutions utilizing an integrated CMOS power amplifier (PA). The device is supplied in a RoHS-compliant 2 x 2 mm QFN package.

About the Author

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.

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