SAN DIEGO, Oct. 14, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Peregrine
Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: PSMI), founder of RF SOI (silicon on
insulator) and pioneer of advanced RF solutions, announces the
UltraCMOS® PE42722, a high-linearity RF switch that enables a dual
upstream/downstream band architecture in cable customer premises
equipment (CPE) devices. By using a dual-band architecture,
multi-service operators (MSOs) have the flexibility to offer their
customers new and expanded services while CPEs can comply with the
new DOCSIS 3.1 cable industry standard. MSOs also benefit
from the switch supporting both DOCSIS 3.0 and 3.1, allowing for a
simple and cost-effective transition to DOCSIS 3.1.
CPE devices, such as set-top boxes, cable modems and home
gateways, have previously supported only one upstream and
downstream band at a time. Until now, no switch has met the
linearity requirements necessary to support a dual-band
architecture. When upgrading to a different high-speed service
plan, the customer currently is faced with the inconvenience of
physically changing the CPE device to get the hardware necessary to
support the higher upstream and downstream band requirements. The
introduction of the PE42722 high-linearity switch marks the first
time that dual upstream/downstream bands can reside in the same CPE
device. Once CPE devices are equipped with the PE42722 switch, the
exchanging of hardware will no longer be necessary.
"The PE42722 is a game changer for the cable industry," says
Kinana Hussain, Peregrine's senior marketing manager. "By enabling
a dual-band architecture, customers will be able to make a simple
phone call to their cable service provider, who can then, 'with the
flip of a switch', upgrade their customer's high-speed data service
plan. The added bonus of also complying with the DOCSIS 3.1
standard makes this switch a must-have for all next-generation CPE
devices."
An additional benefit of the PE42722 high-linearity switch is
its compliance with the DOCSIS 3.0 and 3.1 cable standards. The
cable industry faces the challenge of supporting the customer's
increasing demand for more high-speed home data. In order to meet
this rise in data consumption, the industry announced the DOCSIS
3.1 standard in Oct. 2013. These new
DOCSIS 3.1 requirements put enormous pressure on the entire cable
industry eco system, from CPE devices to the infrastructure. To
ease the infrastructure transition to the higher speeds and
eliminate the need to replace the CPE, these devices must
incorporate the flexibility to accommodate multiple
upstream/downstream frequency band definitions. To create a
dual-band architecture, a switch must be placed directly at the
cable modem (CM) connector before the filters and needs to comply
with the stringent DOCSIS 3.1 CM spurious emissions requirements of
-50 dBmV. Such a low spurious level requires the switch harmonic
performance to be better than -115 dBc. The PE42722 is the only RF
switch available today that can achieve these high harmonic
requirements.
Features, Packaging, Pricing and Availability
Covering
a frequency range of 5-1,794 MHz, the PE42722 readily supports an
average input power greater than 65 dBmV. The switch's low
insertion loss (0.3 dB at 1218 MHz) preserves noise figure and
receiver sensitivity and achieves superior signal quality, along
with providing high isolation of 40 dB at 612 MHz. The PE42722 also
features a low current consumption of 130 µA, standard +1.8V and
+3.3V logic support, a wide voltage supply range from 2.3 to 5.5V,
and 1.5 kV ESD protection on all pins.
Offered in a 32-lead 5 mm x 5 mm QFN package, volume-production
parts, samples and evaluation kits are available now. For
10K-quantity orders, each PE42722 switch is $3.38. To learn more, please visit the PE42722
press kit.
Product
Specification
|
Peregrine's
PE42722 UltraCMOS® SPDT RF Switch
5-1,794
MHz
|
Features:
|
Supports DOCSIS
3.0/3.1
|
High
Linearity
- High harmonic
performance
- 2fo = -117 dBc @
170 MHz
- 3fo = -134 dBc @
170 MHz
|
Low Insertion
Loss
- 0.2 dB @ 204
MHz
- 0.3 dB @ 1218
MHz
- 0.7 dB @ 1700
MHz
- 0.85 dB @ 1794
MHz
|
High
Isolation
- 50 dB @ 204
MHz
- 40 dB @ 612
MHz
- 33 dB @ 1218
MHz
- 29 dB @ 1794
MHz
|
High Input Power
Handling
- PIN,CW =
80 dBmV
- PIN,Peak
= 85 dBmV
|
High ESD protection:
1.5 kV on all pins
|
USE OF FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding
our management's future expectations, beliefs, intentions, goals,
strategies, plans and prospects. Such statements constitute
"forward-looking" statements, which are subject to the safe harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
The achievement of the matters covered by such forward-looking
statements involves risks, uncertainties and assumptions. If any of
these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if any of the
assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results, performance or
achievements could be materially different from any future results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by the
forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include,
but are not limited to, our dependence on a limited number of
customers for a substantial portion of our revenues; intellectual
property risks; intense competition in our industry; our ability to
develop and introduce new and enhanced products on a timely basis
and achieve market acceptance of those products; consumer
acceptance of our customers' products that incorporate our
solutions; our lack of long-term supply contracts and dependence on
limited sources of supply; and potential decreases in average
selling prices for our products.
For further information regarding risks and uncertainties
associated with Peregrine's business, please refer to the filings
that we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time
to time, including those set forth in the section entitled "Risk
Factors" in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 28, 2013, which should be read in
conjunction with these financial results. These documents are
available on the SEC Filings section of the Investor Relations
section of our website at http://investors.psemi.com/. Please also
note that forward-looking statements represent our management's
beliefs and assumptions only as of the date of this press release.
Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update these
forward-looking statements publicly, or to update the reasons
actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in
the forward-looking statements, even if new information, becomes
available in the future.
ABOUT PEREGRINE SEMICONDUCTOR
Peregrine Semiconductor (NASDAQ: PSMI), founder of RF SOI (silicon
on insulator), is a leading fabless provider of high-performance,
integrated RF solutions. Since 1988 Peregrine and its founding team
have been perfecting UltraCMOS® technology – a patented, advanced
form of SOI – to deliver the performance edge needed to solve the
RF market's biggest challenges, such as linearity. With products
that deliver best-in-class performance and monolithic integration,
Peregrine is the trusted choice for market leaders in automotive,
broadband, industrial, Internet of Things, military, mobile
devices, smartphones, space, test-and-measurement equipment and
wireless infrastructure. Peregrine holds more than 180 filed and
pending patents and has shipped more than 2 billion UltraCMOS
units. For more information, visit http://www.psemi.com.
The Peregrine Semiconductor name, logo, and UltraCMOS are
registered trademarks of Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation in the
U.S.A., and other countries.
All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their
respective owners.
Editorial Contact:
Elizabeth
Brown
Peregrine Semiconductor
Phone: 619.993.4648
pr@psemi.com
Related Links
PE42722 Press Kit
Video -
http://origin-qps.onstreammedia.com/origin/multivu_archive/PRNA/ENR/FX-MM36464-20140414-1.mp4
Photo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20141013/151859
Video -
http://origin-qps.onstreammedia.com/origin/multivu_archive/PRNA/ENR/FX-MM36464-20140414-2.mp4
Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140818/136921
SOURCE Peregrine Semiconductor