MACOM's manufactures a series of silicon PIN
limiter diodes with small and medium I-region
lengths which are specifically designed for
high signal applications. The devices are
designed to provide low insertion loss, at zero
bias, as well as low flat leakage power with
fast signal response/recovery times. Parts are
available as discrete die or assembled into a
variety of surface mount or ceramic pill packages.
See the Available Case Style table on page 6 for
the specific ceramic package styles and their
availability for individual part numbers.
The MA4L and MADL-0110 Series of PIN limiter diodes
are designed for use in passive limiter control
circuits to protect sensitive receiver components
such as low noise amplifiers (LNA), detectors, and
mixers covering the 10 MHz to 18 GHz frequency range.