## Reconfigurable Filter ## Reconfigurable Switch Filter Bank ## Differential Delay Shifter ## High-Density Switch Matrix ### 4 Channel 200MHz - 2GHz ### 4 Channel 200MHz - 4GHz ### 4 Channel 2GHz - 4GHz Menlo Micro also works with customers to develop high performance tunable and switched filter designs from DC-50GHz tailored to their specifications. [Contact us to find out more](/content/contact-us/index.html) ## Reconfigurable Filter MM6005 / 225-512 MHz, 7-channel - Reference Design Miniaturized. Low-loss. High-linearity. The Ideal Switch’s superior parasitics enable the creation of revolutionary new filter designs, in both switched and tunable configurations. This can have a transformational impact on software defined radios. The MM6005 is the first example of many to come. [Product Brief](/content/images/general/PB_-_UHF_Tunable_Filter_R1-LETTER_3.30.21.pdf) Conventional Switched Filter Bank compared to the MM6005 Ideal Switch powered 7-Channel 225-512MHz Filter ### MM6006-ENG Reconfigurable Filter #### Filter Technology Comparison | |
MM6005 Reconfigurable Filter | Solid State Switched Filter Bank | Key Benefits | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Frequency Range | 225-512 MHz | 225-512 MHz | | | Return Loss | >11 dB | >11 dB | | | CW Power Handling | 60 W | 60 W | | | Control | 4-bit binary | 4-bit binary | | | Switching Time | <10 µs | <10 µs | | | Insertion Loss | <1.5 dB | <4 dB | >50% lower loss | | Third-Order Intercept | >95 dBm | >60 dBm | >1000x higher linearity | | Current Consumption | <1 mA | <250 mA | 99% more efficient | | Size | 70.9 x 45.9 x 16.5 mm | 200 x 200 x 20 mm | >90% reduction in size | | Weight | 100 g | 1000 g | 90% reduction in weight | | Operating Temperature | -40 to +85˚ C | -40 to +85˚ C | | | Vibration | 10 G (10-500 Hz) | 10 G (10-500 Hz) | | | Shock Duration | 11 ms | 11 ms | | ## Differential Delay Shifter MM6105 / DC-26 GHz, 2-bit (4-state) - Reference Design Miniaturized. High-speed. High RF performance. Currently, beam steering antennas either deliver strong RF performance and power handling using large, expensive motor-driven mechanical phase shifters. Or they use small, inefficient solid-state phase shifters that cannot handle high power and deliver poor RF performance. We have patented a no-compromise solution: the Ideal Switch Differential Delay Shifter. [Product Brief](/content/images/general/PB_-_Phase_Shifter.pdf) Two MM6105 DDSs replace the mechanical phase shifters and motors inside a conventional antenna (highlighted in yellow above). #### Phase Shifter Technology Comparison Ideal Switch technology provides very high RF performance and reliability with reduced size and system complexity. It can be used in Analog/RF or Hybrid configurations. | |
MM6105 Differential Delay Shifter | Typical Mechanical Phase Shifter | Typical Solid State Phase Shifter | Digital / DSP Phase Shifter | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Max Input Power | 44 dBm | >50 dBm | 25 dBm | N/A | | Size | 13 x 13 mm (Today)
5 x 5 mm (2021) | 180 x 100 mm
+ Stepper motor actuator | 4 x 4 mm | Each array element requires dedicated PA/LNA/Switch Module & ADC/DSP | | Insertion Loss | <0.5 dB @ 3.6 GHz | <0.32 dB @ 0.7-2.7 GHz | <4.5 dB @ 2.3-3.8 GHz | N/A | | Supply Current | <100 µA | >1 A | >1 mA | >330 mA | | Linearity | IP3: >95 dBm | IP3: <100 dBm | IP3: <47 dBm | IP3: <44 dBm | | Switching Speed | Microseconds | Seconds | Microseconds | Nanoseconds | ## High-Density Switch Matrix ### Reference Design Miniaturized. High-speed. Long life. Switch Matrices based on the Ideal Switch can deliver the losses and isolation of a high-performance RF relay matrix in the form-factor of a solid-state RF switch matrix. This can save precious space in your test systems, while providing microsecond switching speeds, extreme lifetimes and deliver substantial reductions in total cost-of-ownership. #### Switch Matrix Technology Comparison Chart | |
High Density Switch Matrix | EM Relay | Solid State | Key Benefits | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Occupied PXI Slots | 1 | 4 | 1 | Saves rack space,
can eliminate the need for second PXI chassis ($7K) | | Switching Speed | <10 µs | <15 ms | N/A | >1000x switching speed improvement enables faster measurements | | Switching Operations | Mechanical:
<3B operations | Mechanical:
5M operations | N/A | 500x reliability improvement reduces system downtime | | Insertion Loss | 1.8 dB @ 12 GHz | 0.4 dB @ 12 GHz | 7 dB @ 6.6 GHz | Good insertion loss | | Isolation | 70 dB | 60 dB | 53 dB | Better isolation |