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Miniaturized. Low-loss. High-linearity.
The Ideal Switch’s superior parasitics enable the creation of revolutionary new filter designs, in both switched and tunable configurations. This can have a transformational impact on software defined radios. The MM6005 is the first example of many to come.
Conventional Switched Filter Bank compared to the
MM6005 Ideal Switch powered 7-Channel 225-512MHz Filter
MM6006-ENG Reconfigurable Filter
 | Solid State Switched Filter Bank | Key Benefits | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency Range | 225-512 MHz | 225-512 MHz | |
| Return Loss | >11 dB | >11 dB | |
| CW Power Handling | 60 W | 60 W | |
| Control | 4-bit binary | 4-bit binary | |
| Switching Time | <10 µs | <10 µs | |
| Insertion Loss | <1.5 dB | <4 dB | >50% lower loss |
| Third-Order Intercept | >95 dBm | >60 dBm | >1000x higher linearity |
| Current Consumption | <1 mA | <250 mA | 99% more efficient |
| Size | 70.9 x 45.9 x 16.5 mm | 200 x 200 x 20 mm | >90% reduction in size |
| Weight | 100 g | 1000 g | 90% reduction in weight |
| Operating Temperature | -40 to +85˚ C | -40 to +85˚ C | |
| Vibration | 10 G (10-500 Hz) | 10 G (10-500 Hz) | |
| Shock Duration | 11 ms | 11 ms |
Miniaturized. High-speed. High RF performance.
Currently, beam steering antennas either deliver strong RF performance and power handling using large, expensive motor-driven mechanical phase shifters. Or they use small, inefficient solid-state phase shifters that cannot handle high power and deliver poor RF performance.
We have patented a no-compromise solution: the Ideal Switch Differential Delay Shifter.
Two MM6105 DDSs replace the mechanical phase shifters and motors inside a conventional antenna (highlighted in yellow above).
| Typical Mechanical Phase Shifter | Typical Solid State Phase Shifter | Digital / DSP Phase Shifter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Input Power | 44 dBm | >50 dBm | 25 dBm | N/A |
| Size | 13 x 13 mm (Today) 5 x 5 mm (2021) | 180 x 100 mm + Stepper motor actuator | 4 x 4 mm | Each array element requires dedicated PA/LNA/Switch Module & ADC/DSP |
| Insertion Loss | <0.5 dB @ 3.6 GHz | <0.32 dB @ 0.7-2.7 GHz | <4.5 dB @ 2.3-3.8 GHz | N/A |
| Supply Current | <100 µA | >1 A | >1 mA | >330 mA |
| Linearity | IP3: >95 dBm | IP3: <100 dBm | IP3: <47 dBm | IP3: <44 dBm |
| Switching Speed | Microseconds | Seconds | Microseconds | Nanoseconds |
Miniaturized. High-speed. Long life.
Switch Matrices based on the Ideal Switch can deliver the losses and isolation of a high-performance RF relay matrix in the form-factor of a solid-state RF switch matrix. This can save precious space in your test systems, while providing microsecond switching speeds, extreme lifetimes and deliver substantial reductions in total cost-of-ownership.
| EM Relay | Solid State | Key Benefits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Occupied PXI Slots | 1 | 4 | 1 | Saves rack space, can eliminate the need for second PXI chassis ($7K) |
| Switching Speed | <10 µs | <15 ms | N/A | >1000x switching speed improvement enables faster measurements |
| Switching Operations | Mechanical: <3B operations | Mechanical: 5M operations | N/A | 500x reliability improvement reduces system downtime |
| Insertion Loss | 1.8 dB @ 12 GHz | 0.4 dB @ 12 GHz | 7 dB @ 6.6 GHz | Good insertion loss |
| Isolation | 70 dB | 60 dB | 53 dB | Better isolation |
