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pSemi Corporation | Advanced RF SOI & UltraCMOS Technologies

pSemi (formerly Peregrine Semiconductor) is a leading fabless semiconductor company specializing in RF, analog, mixed-signal, and power management integrated circuits. Headquartered in San Diego, California, USA, pSemi has over 30 years of semiconductor innovation and has been a wholly owned Murata company since 2014.

The company pioneered commercial RF Silicon-on-Insulator (RF SOI) technology, enabling highly integrated, low-loss, and high linearity RF solutions used in smartphones, wireless infrastructure, IoT devices, automotive electronics, cable broadband, and aerospace applications.

Today, pSemi develops innovative semiconductor products for 5G infrastructure, Wi-Fi, cellular handsets, satellite communications, automotive connectivity, cable broadband, industrial automation, and power conversion.

Their invention of UltraCMOS® technology revolutionized the RF industry by allowing the performance of compound semiconductors to be combined with the integration and cost benefits of standard CMOS.

Key Product Highlights & Selection Guide

  • Key products are RF switches, digital step attenuators (DSAs), phase tuners, Monolithic Phase & Amplitude Controllers (MPACs), RF Mixers/Limiters, Front End Modules (FEMs), LNA modules, digital tunable capacitors, power management ICs and mmWave transceivers.
  • When navigating pSemi’s catalog, focus on insertion loss and isolation metrics. Their DSAs and switches are ideal for automated test equipment and phased array radars. Choose the exact bit resolution for DSAs based on how fine your amplitude control needs to be.
  • The other selection parameters switch configuration (SPDT, SP4T, SP8T etc.), noise figure, linearity (IIP3, OIP3), output power, Phase and amplitude control resolution etc.

Why Choose pSemi?

  • Pioneer and long-time leader in RF Silicon on Insulator (RF SOI) technology.
  • Proprietary UltraCMOS, UltraCMOS+, and HaRP technologies delivering outstanding linearity, low insertion loss, and high reliability.
  • Advanced switching capacitor power conversion technology providing high efficiency and compact designs.
  • Industry leading RF switches supporting frequencies from DC to 67 GHz.
  • Strong backing from Murata Manufacturing, enabling global manufacturing, supply chain, and technical support.

Latest Products

  • Ultra-Compact 8.5 GHz RF Switch for Wi-Fi 6E and Ultra-Wideband (UWB) applications.
  • Integrated 2.4 GHz SOI IoT Front End Modules supporting Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E, and IoT connectivity with high linearity and compact form factors.
  • PE42544 and PE42429 UltraCMOS+ High Isolation RF Switches designed for next-generation wireless infrastructure and instrumentation.

Latest News

  • June 2026: Introduced the PE42727 UltraCMOS SPDT RF Switch, optimized for high performance DOCSIS 4.0 cable broadband systems.

Summary

pSemi is a leading innovator in RF SOI, mixed signal, analog, and power management semiconductors. Leveraging proprietary technologies such as UltraCMOS, UltraCMOS+, and innovative switching capacitor architectures, pSemi delivers compact, energy-efficient and highly integrated semiconductor solutions.

Address & Contact Details

Address (Corporate Headquarter) : 9369 Carroll Park Drive, San Diego, CA 92121, USA Contact Form : https://psemi.com/global-sales/ Direct E-mail : sales_americas@psemi.com Website : psemi.com

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