Devices called “PIN diodes” are commonly used as variable dynamic resistances in variable attenuators for RF and microwave applications. Driven to conduct such and so many milliamperes DC, they can ...

While [IMSAI Guy] demonstrates this with a signal diode, as he explains, one would typically use a PIN diode, which has an extra intrinsic (undoped) region between the P and the N, ...

This article offers practical guidance in the selection of PIN diodes for switch control circuit functions. Diode parametric language such as Vb, Vf, Ct, Rs, L, θ, must convert into insertion loss, ...

The lowly diode, a device with only two leads, can nonetheless do many things. Diodes can detect, rectify, suppress, emit light, detect light, change capacitance, emit microwaves and more. This wid… ...

The "PIN" in PIN diode stands for these layers: P-Intrinsic-N. They are primarily used in high-frequency applications due to their unique property of being able to quickly switch between a high and ...

The high-speed, 11-bit 349-series of PIN diode attenuators covers the 1.0 to 18 GHz range. Operating over octave frequency bands, the digitally controlled attenuators switch in less than 300 ns.

Aeroflex RoHS compliant, Silicon PIN Diode surface mount high power Switches are suitable for higher power, higher linearity RF and Microwave applications for Military Radio, IED, MRI and WiMAX ...

This paper describes the development of a heterojunction AlGaAs/GaAs PIN diode as a replacement for the homojunction GaAs PIN diodes commonly used in microwave systems as a control element for ...

PIN diodes are widely used as antenna switches and as switches in phase-shifter applications for phased arrays, radar, and broadband instrumentation. Silicon beam lead devices dominate the market ...