180 degree phase shifter bit

An improved 180 DEG phase shifter bit that uses embedded switches to selectively connect the RF input and RF output to a loosely coupled transmission line segment and a pi section of transmission line. A hybrid coupler is selected having characteristic impedance of less than 50 ohms and having coupling of less than -3 db. The result of this coupling choice is extremely low insertion loss. The resultant impedance mismatch is compensated for by providing oversized field effect transistors that allow RF signal in both the grounded coupler and the pi section of transmission lines that are 180 DEG out of phase. The RF signal present in both the coupler and pi section of the transmission line results in a cancellation effect allowing recovery of the input/output impedance over an approximately one octave bandwidth.