The F2910 is a rugged, low insertion loss, 50Ω Single-Pole, Single-Throw (SPST) absorptive RF switch designed for a multitude of wireless and other RF applications. This device covers a broad frequency range from 30MHz to 8000MHz. In addition to providing low insertion loss, the F2910 delivers excellent linearity and isolation performance while providing a 50Ω termination to the RF2 port when isolated. This product also incorporates a Constant Impedance, Kz, feature which maintains a near-constant impedance when switching between RF ports preserving a higher RF port return loss. Standard switches without Kz create a large Voltage Standing Wave Ration (VSWR) transient when switching RF paths because the impedance of the switch is not well controlled during the switching event due to poor RF port return loss. These VSWR transients can potentially reduce the ruggedness of the switch itself and can also subject downstream components to large voltage stresses reducing ruggedness and degrading overall system performance. Our Kz feature controls the impedance during the switching process minimizing the VSWR transient and thereby improving switch ruggedness, reducing voltage stresses on downstream components, and improving overall system performance.
The F2910EVBI is a fully populated evaluation board which allows the customer to easily evaluate the F2910 RF switch.
“Thru” calibration connectors are conveniently located on the eval board to simplify the calibration process prior to making any RF measurements. The RF through measurement (RF1 to RF2) can be made by applying the correct control logic voltage to the V1 control pin as outlined in the F2910 datasheet. DC power, ground and V1 control voltages are applied to the pin header. A bypass capacitor has been added to the evaluation board to achieve best performance from 5 – 8 GHz, as described in the Applications Circuit section of the datasheet.
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