The SMP1352 series of plastic packaged, surface mountable, low capacitance (0.3 pF) silicon PIN diodes are designed for large signal switch applications from 10 MHz to beyond 2 GHz. These diodes have a reverse voltage rating of 200 V and are designed for use in low distortion switches that are required to hold off large RF voltages. The nominal 50 m I region width, combined with the typical 1.5 S carrier lifetime, results in a PIN diode with low forward resistance and low distortion characteristics.