Accelerating the Path to Global 1
At Mobile World Congress 2015, Peregrine Semiconductor teamed with Murata to announce the 2015 Global 1 Initiative: Speed the industry’s transition to an all-CMOS RF front end Integration of Murata’s industry-leading filters and packaging Power amplifier performance that challenges GaAs technology Volume production in 2015
The Industry’s First Integrated RF Switch to Operate at True DC
In the February issue of Microwave Product Digest, Peregrine’s Peter Bacon and Kinana Hussain deep dive into how the company developed an integrated, RF CMOS alternative to MEMS and mechanical relays. The UltraCMOS® True DC RF Switch, the PE42020, operates from DC (0 Hz) all the way up to 8 GHz while delivering unprecedented high reliability for […]
Peregrine Runs Ragnar in Florida
We just finished our 5th company Ragnar relay run, this time in Florida! Five Peregrine employees with three spouses from San Diego met with four of our team members from Chicago to run the 196.2-mile run, from Miami to Key West. Originally, this race sold out in 24 hours, and we were put on the waiting […]
Peregrine Announces Q4 2014 and EOY Sales Award Winners
Peregrine Semiconductor is pleased to announce the winners of our Q4 and 2014 EOY sales incentive program. Q4 2014 Salesperson Awards ($500 gift card) Replace Competitor Socket – Jong-Ik Pak, RFPD Korea New Account Design Win Award – Rob Virostek, RFMW Americas East New Product Design Win Award – Matt Meister, RFPD Americas West Shared […]
NASA Tech Briefs Shows How Peregrine’s POL Power-Management System Helps NASA’s SpaceCube 2.0
NASA Tech Briefs reports on NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s selection of Peregrine’s UltraCMOS® PE99155 point-of-load (POL) power management chips for its SpaceCube 2.0 Hybrid Science Data Processor. The SpaceCube systems are extremely high-computing power, onboard science-data processors for space missions. Peregrine’s high-performance, rad-hard, SEL-immune components helped NASA’s design team meet its goals of delivering order-of-magnitude improvements in on-orbit computing performance over traditional […]
Peregrine Semiconductor Unveils 40 GHz RF SOI Switch
The UltraCMOS® PE42524 Sets a New Standard for RF SOI at High Frequencies and Offers Reliability and Performance Advantages Over Existing GaAs-based Solutions SAN DIEGO – Feb. 5, 2015 – Peregrine Semiconductor Corp., founder of RF SOI (silicon on insulator) and pioneer of advanced RF solutions, introduces the UltraCMOS® PE42524, the industry’s first RF SOI […]
PE42524 40 GHz RF Switch
The PE42524 is the industry’s first RF SOI switch to operate up to 40 GHz. As an alternative to GaAs-based solutions, the PE42524 features high reliability and performance advantages in linearity, isolation, settling time and ESD protection. These attributes make the switch ideal for test-and-measurement, microwave-backhaul, radar and military communications devices. View details.
Co-Founder Ron Reedy Retires
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the retirement of our co-founder and CTO Ron Reedy. Not only is Ron one of Peregrine’s co-founders, but he, along with Mark Burgener and Rory Moore, embarked on a dream over 25 years ago that would lead Peregrine to be an industry game changer. Thanks to […]
Microwaves & RF Features Peregrine’s True DC RF Switch, the PE42020
In the February issue of Microwaves & RF, Technical Editor Jack Browne profiles Peregrine’s UltraCMOS® PE42020, the industry’s first “truly DC coupled [RF switch] in a miniature surface-mount package, with low harmonic distortion.” The article, “Switch Controls DC To 8 GHz,” describes how the product supports high linearity with low harmonic distortion to help maintain signal […]
Peregrine Semiconductor Ships Industry’s First True DC Switch
The UltraCMOS® PE42020 Integrates RF, Digital and Analog Functions in a Monolithic Die to Preserve Signal Integrity From DC to 8 GHz SAN DIEGO – Jan. 14, 2015 – Peregrine Semiconductor Corp., founder of RF SOI (silicon on insulator) and pioneer of advanced RF solutions, announces the availability of the UltraCMOS® PE42020, the industry’s first […]