UltraCMOS®功率限制器模式和应用.pdfVIP

UltraCMOS® Power Limiter Modes and Applications Application Note 54 Summary ® Peregrine Semiconductor’s UltraCMOS power limiters provide a monolithic alternative to discrete, PIN-diode limiters. They reduce design complexity by offering a drop-in solution with no external bias components. Peregrine’s power limiters have two operating modes—power limiting and power reflecting. They feature adjustable P1dB threshold, high linearity perfor- mance, fast response and recovery time and superior ESD protection. Application examples include test and measurement (TM) equipment, communication radio frequency front-end (RFFE) modules and weather radar protection. Introduction Excessive RF power, intentional jamming and ESD events can wreak havoc on an electronic device. As a result, RF designers for applications such as TM equipment, RFFE modules, land mobile radios (LMRs) and radar systems must take steps to ensure the power reliability of their devices. These types of applications require repeatable and reliable power protection. To protect circuitry, power-limiting devices are used to reduce the extra signal strength that might damage the rest of a designs components. Below a threshold (P1dB) level, the limiter passes the input signal to the output without attenuation. At the threshold, the limiter “limits” the amount of input power that is passed to the output, up to the maximum power. Traditionally, the industry has relied on PIN-diode power limiter circuits and multiple external components to deliver power protection. With a PIN di