Soldering Guidelines for Land Grid Array Packages

The objective of this application note is to provide pSemi's customers with general guidelines for soldering and assembly of land grid array (LGA) packages.

Replacing PE4302 with PE4312

The pSemi PE4312 is the updated digital step attenuator (DSA) designed as a direct replacement for the PE4302 series DSA.

PE4152 Mixer in LO Bypass Mode

pSemi's PE4152 quad metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) mixer supersedes the PE4150 by offering integrated local oscillator (LO) enable and LO bypass modes.

Using the PE42920 in Digital Applications

The pSemi PE42920 can be used in a variety of high-speed data applications, including 10G Ethernet, PCI Express Gen 3, USB 3.0, SAS/SATA 6G, DisplayPort, 3G SDI and Fiber Channel 8.5G.

Thermal Characterization

pSemi's application note on thermal characterization.

PE613010 and PE613050 Tuning Control Switches

pSemi’s UltraCMOS® PE613010 and PE613050 tuning control switches provide robust solutions to problems posed by today’s challenging environments for flexible wireless antenna systems.

Using a 50 Ohm Switch Within a 75 Ohm Application

pSemi's application note AN48 on using a 50Ω switch within a 75Ω system.

Circuit Recommendations for Complimentary Logic Control of the PE4259 and PE42359

pSemi's application note AN37 on circuit recommendations for complimentary logic control of the PE4259 and PE42359.

PE42522 and PE42523: High-Frequency Performance Improvement Through Narrowband Matching

pSemi's application note AN41 on PE42522 and PE42523: high-frequency performance improvement through narrowband matching.

Determining Valid Divide Ratios Using pSemi PLL Frequency Synthesizers

pSemi's application note AN38 on determining valid divide ratios using Peregrine PLL frequency synthesizers.

Supplementary Note to the PE42920 Evaluation Kit

pSemi's application note AN46 supplementary note to the PE42920 evaluation kit

Configuring the PE42850 as an SP3T or SP5T

pSemi's application note AN35 on configuring the PE42850 as an SP3T or SP5T.

The PE42524 40 GHz SPDT Substrate Carrier Assembly Guide

pSemi's application note AN42 PE42524 40 GHz SPDT substrate carrier assembly guide

Vector De-embedding of the PE42542 and PE42543 SP4T RF Switches

pSemi's application note AN39 vector on de-embedding of the PE42542 and PE42543 SP4T RF switches.

Optimizing the Phase Accuracy of the PE44820 Phase Shifter

pSemi's application note AN45 on optimizing the phase accuracy of the PE44820 phase shifter.

Phase-Locked Loop

This application note from pSemi describes using phase-locked loop integrated circuits in reference and system clock applications.

Advantages of UltraCMOS® DSAs with Serial-Addressablility

This application note provides an overview of Parallel, Serial, and Serial-Addressable control in UltraCMOS® DSAs.

Using Blocking Capacitors with UltraCMOS® Devices

This application note describes the use of blocking capacitors with UltraCMOS® devices and recommends a solution to ensure optimal performance for all use cases.

PE3501

This application note from pSemi explains how to use the PE3501 prescaler with the PE3236 PLL to synthesize frequencies up to 3.5 GHz.

PE323x

This application note from pSemi discusses design considerations for using the PE323x/PE333x in Fractional-N or Sigma-Delta designs.