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communications and industrial product line. “Discrete solutions utilizing pin diodes and mechanical relays

simply cannot support the required linearity from UHF/VHF through LTE operation while still meeting the

size, cost and performance expectations of high-power wireless systems. Our monolithic approach offers

a reliable solution to these challenges and provide customers with a route to future proofing their designs

as they move to accommodate additional frequency bands.”

In addition to high linearity (82dBm IIP3 @ 850MHz; 76dBm IIP3 @ 2.7GHz), the PE42820 and

PE42821 switching ICs feature low insertion loss (0.35 from 30MHz-1GHz; 0.20 from 1-2GHz; and 0.80

from 2-2.7GHz), and exceptional ESD of 1.5 kV HBM on all pins. The PE42820/1 high-power switches

operate with a wide supply range of 2.3V to 5.5V. The PE42821 is a feature and pin-compatible version

of the PE42820 with a faster switching time of 6µs.

Development Tool Support

Peregrine Semiconductor also announced availability of the PE42820/1 Evaluation Kits, available

now through Peregrine’s global direct sales representatives and worldwide distribution partners.

Packaging, Pricing & Availability

The PE42820/821 switches are supplied in RoHS compliant, 5 x 5 mm 32-lead QFN packages.

Pricing for both devices starts at $11.69 in 10k unit quantifies. Samples and volume-production quantities

are available today by contacting Peregrine. For more information, visit http://www.psemi.com.

About Peregrine Semiconductor

Peregrine Semiconductor (NASDAQ: PSMI) is a fabless provider of high-performance radio

frequency integrated circuits (RFICs). Our solutions leverage our proprietary UltraCMOS

advanced RF Silicon-On-Insulator process. Our products deliver what we believe is an industry-leading

combination of performance and monolithic integration, and target a broad range of applications in the

aerospace and defense, broadband, industrial, mobile wireless device, test and measurement equipment,

and wireless infrastructure markets. Additional information is available at http://www.psemi.com.

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the U.S.A., and other countries. HaRP is a trademark of Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation in the U.S.A., and other countries.

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Editorial Contact:

Tiana Dixon

PR Account Manager

Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation

Phone: 503.708.1925

tdixon@psemi.com

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