Peregrine Semiconductor Ships Industry’s First True DC Switch
The UltraCMOS® PE42020 Integrates RF, Digital and Analog Functions in a Monolithic Die to Preserve Signal Integrity From DC to 8 GHz SAN DIEGO – Jan. 14, 2015 – Peregrine Semiconductor Corp., founder of RF SOI (silicon on insulator) and pioneer of advanced RF solutions, announces the availability of the UltraCMOS® PE42020, the industry’s first […]
PE42020 True DC RF Switch
The PE42020 is a SPDT True DC RF switch that operates from zero Hertz up to 8 GHz with integrated RF, analog and digital functions. The PE42020 can accommodate up to ±10V input DC voltage on the RF ports. A reliable alternative to problematic mechanical relays and micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), the PE42020 is ideal for […]
Peregrine Semiconductor Hosts Ceremony After Close of Murata Acquisition
KYOTO, Japan, and SAN DIEGO – Jan. 7, 2015 – Murata Electronics North America, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., (TSE 6981) and Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation, founder of RF silicon on insulator (SOI) and pioneer of advanced RF solutions, celebrate the closing of the Murata acquisition. At its San Diego headquarters […]
Celebrating New Beginnings
As we begin the new year, we celebrate this time of new beginnings and reflect on the past. 2014 was a momentous year for Peregrine Semiconductor. As we embark on our next chapter as Peregrine Semiconductor, a Murata company, we’re looking forward to the many opportunities ahead. Wishing you a happy 2015!
Electronics Maker Prints Peregrine Tutorial on Power-Management Systems for Space and Defense Applications
In Electronics Maker Peregrine’s product applications engineer Greg Horvath and high-reliability product manager Anup Singh share a tutorial on “Creating Smaller, More Versatile Power-Management Systems for Space and Defense Applications.” The article covers the growing popularity of rad-hard, DC-to-DC converters, such as Point-of-Load (POL) buck regulators, to maintain highly-reliable and highly-efficient operation in harsh space environments. Topics […]
Peregrine Upgrades Its Industry-Leading, Radiation-Hardened UltraCMOS® Integer-N PLL
With Improved Phase Noise and Unmatched Radiation Performance the PE97240 Builds Upon the Successful Space Heritage of Peregrine’s PLL Products SAN DIEGO – Dec. 18, 2014 – Peregrine Semiconductor Corp., founder of RF SOI (silicon on insulator) and pioneer of advanced RF solutions, announces the UltraCMOS® PE97240, an integer-N phase-locked loop (PLL) that offers superior […]
PE97240 Integer-N PLL
The PE97240 is an integer-N phase-locked loop (PLL) that offers superior phase noise performance for signal precision and frequency stability. Designed for commercial space applications, the PE97240 is radiation tolerant to 100 krad (Si) total ionizing dose (TID). Built on Peregrine’s UltraCMOS technology on a sapphire substrate, the PLL is naturally radiation hardened and immune […]
Microwaves & RF Names Peregrine’s UltraCMOS Global 1 RFFE a Top Product of 2014
Microwaves & RF features Peregrine’s UltraCMOS Global 1 RF front end as a Top Product of 2014. “Peregrine Semiconductor Corp. showed that a firm without a semiconductor foundry could still be creative and productive, with the introduction of its reconfigurable RF front-end (RFFE) integrated circuit (IC) and its 130-ns device features.” The GaAs-alternative solution “densely […]
We’re Now a Murata Company
Today we are excited to announce Peregrine Semiconductor is now a Murata company. After years of a successful business relationship, Peregrine is now part of the Murata family – a global family that is comprised of over 100 companies in 23 nations. We, at Peregrine, will continue to market our high-performance, integrated RF solutions under […]
Murata Completes Acquisition of Peregrine Semiconductor
Acquisition Strengthens Murata’s Position as a World Leader of RF System Solutions KYOTO, Japan and SAN DIEGO – Dec. 12, 2014 – Murata Electronics North America, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., (TSE 6981) and Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation, founder of RF silicon on insulator (SOI) and pioneer of advanced RF solutions, […]