Richardson to distribute Tagore Technology switches

Richardson RFPD has announced an agreement to distribute Tagore Technology’s disruptive semiconductor switches for wireless applications to a worldwide audience.

Tagore Technology has developed innovative switch products using technology that is said to significantly reduce total board area. The switches handle 1 to 50 W continuous wave (CW) input RF power and operate from 10 MHz to 6 GHz. They are available in SPDT, SP3T and SP4T configurations. Compared to traditional PIN diode solutions, Tagore’s switches offer lower power consumption, with current draw in microamps instead of milliamps.

The fully integrated switches operate from 2.7 V and do not require external negative voltages or external passive components. They are offered in standard QFN packages, in sizes ranging from 3 x 3 to 5 x 5 mm. The switches are suitable for defence, cellular infrastructure, professional mobile radio and land mobile radio applications.

“Tagore Technology’s innovative switches can handle high input power the way PIN diode switches do, but with much lower current consumption in a smaller form factor, and they coincide perfectly with our emphasis on offering next-generation solutions,” said Rafael R Salmi, Richardson RFPD’s president. “Tagore’s products address key complexity, size and power consumption challenges that allow us to better serve our wireless system customers across multiple applications.”

“This partnership will further enhance Tagore’s ability for growth, said Klaus Buehring, COO at Tagore Technology. “We will benefit from Richardson RFPD’s established sales and engineering resources, as well as their strong supply channel capabilities.”