UltraCMOS® RF Digital Step Attenuator

The PE43610 is a 50Ω, HaRP™ technology-enhanced, 6-bit RF digital step attenuator (DSA) that supports a wide frequency range from 9 kHz to 13 GHz. The PE43610 features glitch-safe attenuation state transitions, supports 1.8V control voltage and optional VSS_EXT bypass mode to improve spurious performance, making this device ideal for test and measurement, point-to-point communication systems, and very small aperture terminals (VSAT).

The PE43610 provides an integrated digital control interface that supports both serial addressable and parallel programming of the attenuation. The PE43610 covers a 31.5 dB attenuation range in 0.5 dB and 1 dB steps. It is capable of maintaining 0.5 dB and 1 dB monotonicity through 13 GHz. In addition, no external blocking capacitors are required if 0 VDC is present on the RF ports.

PE43610 UltraCMOS® RF Digital Step Attenuator

UltraCMOS® RF Digital Step Attenuator

PE43610


The PE43610 is a 50Ω, HaRP™ technology-enhanced, 6-bit RF digital step attenuator (DSA) that supports a wide frequency range from 9 kHz to 13 GHz. The PE43610 features glitch-safe attenuation state transitions, supports 1.8V control voltage and optional VSS_EXT bypass mode to improve spurious performance, making this device ideal for test and measurement, point-to-point communication systems, and very small aperture terminals (VSAT).

The PE43610 provides an integrated digital control interface that supports both serial addressable and parallel programming of the attenuation. The PE43610 covers a 31.5 dB attenuation range in 0.5 dB and 1 dB steps. It is capable of maintaining 0.5 dB and 1 dB monotonicity through 13 GHz. In addition, no external blocking capacitors are required if 0 VDC is present on the RF ports.

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Specifications

Description6-bit; 64 states
Min Freq.9 kHz
Max Freq.13 GHz
Max Typ. IL (dB)3.00
Min Typ. IL (dB)1.60
IIP3 (dBm)50
Attn Range (dB)0.00–31.50
Attn Step (dB)0.5/1.0
InterfaceParallel (Latched, Direct), Serial, Serial Addressable
Bits6
Attenuation Accuracy (dB @ 1 GHz)+(1.00+4.5% of setting) / -1
Switching Time0.330 µs
ESD HBM (V)1000
Package24L LGA
Package (mm)4x4

About Product

Key Features

      Wideband support from 9 kHz to 13 GHz
      Glitch-safe attenuation state transitions
      Flexible attenuation steps of 0.5 dB and 1 dB up to 31.5 dB
      +105°C operating temperature
      Parallel and serial programming interfaces with serial addressability
      High HBM ESD of 1 kV
      Packaging: 24-lead 4 × 4 mm LGA

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