New Millimeter-Wave Waveguide PIN Diode Switches Provide Low Insertion Loss from 3.5 dB to 5 dB IRVINE, Calif., Aug. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Pasternack, a leading provider of RF, microwave and ...

Both electromechanical and semiconductor switches are proven technologies used in the control and routing of RF signals. The use of mechanical switches can be justified in precision test equipment, ...

Devices called “PIN diodes” are commonly used as variable dynamic resistances in variable attenuators for RF and microwave applications. Driven to conduct such and so many milliamperes DC, they can ...

Download this article in PDF format. The RF PIN diode as we know it today was invented by J. Nishizawa in 1950. Now, almost 70 years later, a new PIN diode concept—shielded-anode PIN diode (SAPIN)—has ...

Irvine, CA. Pasternack has launched a new line of E- and W-band PIN-diode waveguide switches. These SPST and DPDT millimeter-wave waveguide switches are reflective designs that operate over an ...