MaxLinear and Peregrine Semiconductor Team on Dual-RF-Input Digital TV Reference Design

Digital cable and terrestrial front-end reference design supports China’s digital TV mandate CARLSBAD and SAN DIEGO, CA – Nov. 5, 2013 – MaxLinear Inc. (NYSE: MXL), a leading provider of integrated radio frequency (RF) and mixed-signal integrated circuits for broadband communications applications, announced today a collaboration with Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ: PSMI), founder of RF […]

Part 8: Peregrine’s History

Peregrine’s co-founder and CTO Ron Reedy gave the following presentation at a San Diego IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) event in October 2013. In this video, which is part 8 of his talk, “Commercializing Silicon on Sapphire (SOS) & Changing an Industry,” Reedy plots Peregrine’s timeline of progress. It took the company five […]

Part 7: UltraCMOS® Technology Benefits

Peregrine’s co-founder and CTO Ron Reedy gave the following presentation at a San Diego IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) event in October 2013. In this video, which is part 7 of his talk, “Commercializing Silicon on Sapphire (SOS) & Changing an Industry,” Reedy shows how factors like high linearity, high Fmax, high isolation, […]

Part 6: UltraCMOS® Technology vs. GaAs

Peregrine’s co-founder and CTO Ron Reedy gave the following presentation at a San Diego IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) event in October 2013. In this video, which is part 6 of his talk, “Commercializing Silicon on Sapphire (SOS) & Changing an Industry,” Reedy recalls the RF industry’s shift from GaAs-based switches to CMOS-based […]

Part 5: Why Silicon on Sapphire?

Peregrine’s co-founder and CTO Ron Reedy gave the following presentation at a San Diego IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) event in October 2013. In this video, which is part 5 of his talk, “Commercializing Silicon on Sapphire (SOS) & Changing an Industry,” Reedy discusses Peregrine’s decision to differentiate its CMOS technology by using sapphire […]

Part 4: Peregrine’s Technology & The CMOS Revolution

Peregrine’s co-founder and CTO Ron Reedy gave the following presentation at a San Diego IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) event in October 2013. In this video, which is part 4 of his talk, “Commercializing Silicon on Sapphire (SOS) & Changing an Industry,” Reedy shows it’s hard to compare one technology or methodology to another. […]

Part 3: Who is Peregrine Semiconductor?

Peregrine’s co-founder and CTO Ron Reedy gave the following presentation at a San Diego IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) event in October 2013. In this video, which is part 3 of his talk, “Commercializing Silicon on Sapphire (SOS) & Changing an Industry,” Reedy offers an overview of Peregrine, which solves the world’s toughest […]

Part 2: The Semiconductor Industry

Peregrine’s co-founder and CTO Ron Reedy gave the following presentation at a San Diego IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) event in October 2013. In this video, which is part 2 of his talk, “Commercializing Silicon on Sapphire (SOS) & Changing an Industry,” the viewer learns about the impact of the semiconductor industry. The […]

Part 1: Meet Ron “The Contrarian” Reedy

Peregrine’s co-founder and CTO Ron Reedy gave the following presentation at a San Diego IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) event in October 2013. In this video, which is part 1 of his talk, “Commercializing Silicon on Sapphire (SOS) & Changing an Industry,” the viewer meets Ron “The Contrarian” Reedy, champion of underdogs and […]

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  • High Linearity RF Switches

    Industry-leading linearity and RF performance
    HaRP™ technology enhancement reduces gate lag and insertion loss drift
    Monolithic CMOS solution that integrates RF, analog and digital
    Best-in-class ESD and reliability
  • High Isolation RF Switches

    Industry-leading isolation and RF performance
    HaRP™ technology enhancement reduces gate lag and insertion loss drift
    Monolithic CMOS solution that integrates RF, analog and digital
    Best-in-class ESD and reliability
  • Low Insertion Loss RF Switches

    Industry-leading insertion loss and RF performance
    HaRP™ technology enhancement reduces gate lag and insertion loss drift
    Monolithic CMOS solution that integrates RF, analog and digital
    Best-in-class ESD and reliability
  • Antenna Tuning Switches

    Industry-leading RF power handling and ruggedness
    Best-in-class harmonic and linearity
    Small form factor with robust ESD and reliability
  • 75Ω Wired Broadband Switches

    Unmatched linearity performance for DOCSIS 3.1
    HaRP™ technology enhancement reduces gate lag and insertion loss drift
    Monolithic CMOS solution that integrates RF, analog and digital
    Best-in-class ESD ratings and reliability
  • Broadband RF Switches

    Wideband support with a frequency range from 0 Hz to 67 GHz
    Industry-leading insertion loss, isolation, linearity and settling time
    HaRP™ technology enhancement reduces gate lag and insertion loss drift
    Best-in-class ESD and reliability
  • High Power Switches

    Industry-leading power handling and RF performance
    HaRP™ technology enhancement reduces gate lag and insertion loss drift
    Monolithic CMOS solution that integrates RF, analog and digital
    Best-in-class ESD and reliability
  • Automotive Switches

    AEC-Q100 Grade 2-certified supporting temperatures up to +105°C
    HaRP™ technology enhancement reduces gate lag and insertion loss drift
    Monolithic CMOS solution that integrates RF, analog and digital
    Best-in-class ESD and reliability
  • Extended Temperature RF Switches

    Wide temperature range support from -55°C to +125°C
    HaRP™ technology enhancement reduces gate lag and insertion loss drift
    Monolithic CMOS solution that integrates RF, analog and digital
    Best-in-class ESD and reliability
  • 75Ω Wired Broadband RF Digital Step Attenuators

    High linearity, fast switching time with wide bandwidth
    Best-in-class attenuation error with fine attenuation steps
    Monolithic CMOS solution that integrates RF, analog and digital
    Excellent ESD protection and reliability
  • Glitchless RF Digital Step Attenuators

    High linearity, fast switching time with wide bandwidth
    Best-in-class attenuation error with fine attenuation steps
    Monolithic CMOS solution that integrates RF, analog and digital
    Excellent ESD protection and reliability
  • General-purpose RF Digital Step Attenuators

    High linearity, fast switching time with wide bandwidth
    Best-in-class attenuation error with fine attenuation steps
    Monolithic CMOS solution that integrates RF, analog and digital
    Excellent ESD protection and reliability
  • 2.4 GHz IoT FEMs

    Industry-leading monolithic Wi-Fi RF front-end solutions
    High linearity performance for Wi-Fi 6 and W-Fi 6E
    Compact form factors integrating high-performance RF, analog and digital
    Best-in-class ESD and reliability
  • Phase Shifters

    Ideal solutions for optimizing transmission phase angle
    Low root-mean-square (RMS) phase and amplitude error with fine phase resolution
    Digital control interface with parallel and serial programming options
    Best-in-class ESD and reliability
  • Monolithic Phase & Amplitude Controllers (MPACs)

    Reliable phase and amplitude control for next-generation communications
    Monolithic CMOS solution that integrates RF, analog and digital
    Integrated solution for Doherty power amplifier optimization (MPAC–Doherty)
  • Digital Tunable Capacitors (DTCs)

    Small form factor with high Q
    Monolithically integrated impedance tuning solution
    Wide-band tuning coverage, minimum mismatch losses, high linearity and fast switching speed
    Best-in-class ESD and reliability
  • Power Limiters

    Highly integrated solutions, smaller and more reliable than PIN-diode solutions
    Adjustable threshold control for maximum design flexibility
    High power handling and linearity required for wide-dynamic-range designs
    Fast response and recovery times for instantaneous protection and rapid return
  • Prescalers

    Exceptional performance with high-frequency support up to 13.5 GHz
    Low phase noise performance and low power consumption solutions
    Bare-die solutions for a wide variety of compact high-performance applications
    Best-in-class ESD and reliability
  • Mixers

    Broadband quad MOSFET array cores for high performance
    Industry-leading linearity, isolation and low conversion loss
    Available in MSOP, DFN and QFN packages
    Best-in-class ESD and reliability
  • Switch LNA

    Integrates dual-channel LNA with bypass function & high-power switch
    20W average RF input power
    Low noise figure of 0.9 dB
    +105°C operating temperature

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