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Peregrine’s RF switch set to replace mechanical and solid-state switches in cable and digital TV applications

Peregrine Semiconductor has introduced the PE42750 75-Ohm RF Switch for broadband consumer applications including cable televisions (CATV), digital television (DTV), multi-tuner digital video recorders (DVR), set-top boxes, PCTVs and video game consoles. This RF switch is set to replace mechanical relays or multiple solid-state switches in high-isolation switching applications. According to Peregrine, the PE42750 is an elegant alternative that not only meets the FCC isolation specification, it’s smaller, more cost effective, more reliable and easier to implement.

TriQuint acquires fabless RF vendor TriAccess Technologies

TriQuint Semiconductor has acquired TriAccess Technologies, a fabless chip vendor that had previously been using TriQuint as its foundry supplier. The move has provoked discussions as to whether this is the beginning of a trend back towards traditional ODMs