News | December 2, 2011

New RF SP3T Switch For Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Applications Up To 6GHz

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Low insertion loss and small package size enable combo wireless designs

Renesas Electronics and California Eastern Laboratories (CEL) are now shipping a new compact SP3T Switch for applications up to 6GHz, the uPG2430T6Z.

Key Applications
The uPG2430T6Z is ideal for Single or Dual-band 802.11a,b,g,n Wi-Fi / WLAN + Bluetooth, Cordless Phones, 5.8GHz Electronic Toll Collection, Mobile Communication, and general short range communications applications up to 6GHz using control voltages of 1.6V – 3.6V.

Industry-Leading, Cost-Effective Performance
The uPG2430T6Z provides designers with an industry-leading combination of low cost, high frequency operation, low insertion loss, high isolation, wide control voltage range, compact packaging, all with Renesas' legendary quality, reliability and consistency.

Technical Information

Frequency: 0.5 to 6.0GHz

Control Voltage: +1.6V to 3.6V

Insertion Loss: 0.55dB @ 2.5GHz
0.65dB@ 6.0GHz

Isolation: 28 dB @ 2.5GHz
25 dB @ 6GHz

Pin (0.1dB) / Pin (1dB): +28dBm / +31dBm at 3V
+22dBm / +25dBm at 1.8V

Package: 1.5 x 1.5 x 0.37mm

Pricing and Availability
uPG2430T6Z is in stock and available now from CEL.

Pricing at 100K pieces is $0.40.

For more information on the new RF Switch, please visit: Renesas RFIC Switch - uPG2430T6Z

Please contact Joe Grimm at joe.grimm@cel.com for more information or to arrange a detailed technical briefing.

About CEL
California Eastern Laboratories (CEL) is the exclusive sales and marketing partner in North America and Latin America for products made by the Compound Semiconductor Devices Business Division (CSDBD) of Renesas Electronics Corporation, formerly NEC Electronics Corporation. These products include RF components and RFICs, optocouplers, solid state relays, and lasers and detectors for fiber optics.

CEL serves designers, OEMs and contract manufacturers in the RF & Wireless, Mobilecomm, Multimedia, Broadband Communications, Industrial Control, and Automated Test Equipment (ATE) markets. With over 50 years experience in high frequency design, customer support and fulfillment, CEL is ide¬ally positioned to provide its customers with solutions tailored to meet their specific needs.

CEL maintains extensive inventories and provides engineering and applications assistance at its technical centers in Santa Clara, CA. and Wauconda, IL. The company supports customers through sales offices, sales representatives and distributors in numerous locations. For more information, visit www.cel.com.

SOURCE: California Eastern Laboratories