Microwave p-i-n Elements
Uncased microwave p-i-n switching elements on thin membrane (>50 GHz, >50 V Vbr, 5 Ω Ron, 5–20 µm membrane) for AESA phase shifters in space/aviation systems.
Technical specifications
- Purpose
- Discrete amplitude/phase control in AESA phase shifters for space-based location and communication systems
- Year of release
- 2013
- Application areas
- Aviation; space; radio engineering, electronics, microelectronics; civil industries
- Operating frequency, GHz
- >50
- Capacitance (Vr=10 V, f=1 MHz), pF
- 0.001–0.015
- Forward loss resistance (Id=10 mA, f=3–4 GHz), Ω
- 5.0
- Constant forward voltage (Id=5 mA), V
- 0.9–1.1
- Reverse current (Vr=30 V), µA
- 0.05–0.08
- Breakdown voltage (Ir=10 µA), V
- >50
- Semiconductor membrane thickness, µm
- 5–20
- Design
- Uncased, beam terminals, thin semiconductor/dielectric membrane
- TRL
- 7
About
The Microwave p-i-n Elements are uncased switching p-i-n elements with beam terminals based on thin semiconductor and dielectric membranes, designed for discrete amplitude and phase control in AESA discrete phase shifter modules of space-based location and communication systems. Operating frequency >50 GHz, capacitance (Vr=10 V, f=1 MHz) 0.001–0.015 pF, forward loss resistance (Id=10 mA, f=3–4 GHz) 5.0 Ω, forward voltage (Id=5 mA) 0.9–1.1 V, reverse current (Vr=30 V) 0.05–0.08 µA, breakdown voltage (Ir=10 µA) >50 V. Semiconductor membrane thickness 5–20 µm. Applications: aviation, space, radio engineering, microelectronics. Released 2013.
Documentation
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