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Skyworks expands WCDMA front-end module family Anadigics PA MMIC for At the GSM show in Barcelona, architecture meets these matching, the PA, the output WiBro Skyworks Solutions Inc revealed demands while facilitating imple- matching, the power detection, Anadigics Inc introduced a its latest addition to its family of mentation with virtually any and the duplexer into a single linear power amplifier for highly integrated transmit WCDMA baseband.” 5x8x1.5 mm package. Wireless (WiBro) WCDMA front-end modules SKY77427 meets the stringent By integrating the company’s applications, at the 3GSM spectral requirements of HSDPA (FEM) which support high-speed next-generation, innovative load World Congress in Barcelona, standards up to 24.2dBm output downlink packet access (HSDPA) insensitive power amplifier Spain.WiBro is a wireless power. It incorporates an InGaP for its Intera portfolio.The (LIPA), a duplexer, power detec- technology related to the HBT PA and contains circuitry SKY77427 enables Skyworks to tor and filters into WiMAX IEEE 802.16e stan- to optimise power detector per- offer customers global support a single 5x8 mm package, dard.Anadigics’AWT6235 has formance. Different control pins with band I, II and V coverage, Skyworks’ Intera FEMs allow been optimized for WiBro are available to enhance the per- which are anticipated to be the mobile handset designers to applications, which enable formance of the FEM at different dominant frequency bands for simplify RF design and reduce high-speed data services and power levels. Integration of the handsets. board space by nearly 50% in mobile environments. RF front-end greatly simplifies when compared to alternative “As the industry increasingly the design of the handset radio “Anadigics is at the forefront discrete approaches. migrates to WCDMA,battery life, as all critical matching between of RF technology with a com- reduced form factors, multimode The SKY77427 FEM is a fully the interstage filter, PA, power prehensive portfolio of high operation and cost are four key matched, 22-pin surface mount detection and duplexer is opti- performance power ampli- drivers for handset manufactur- module developed for WCDMA mised within the module. fiers optimised for , 2., ers,”said Thomas J. Richter, applications. Small and efficient, For more details, visit: 3G, and emerging 4G applica- Skyworks’ marketing director for this WCDMA FEM integrates the www.skyworksinc.com tions,”said Dr Ali Mobile Platforms.“Our simplified interstage filter, the input Khatibzadeh, senior VP and GM of Wireless Products at Jazz is ‘Vendor of the Year’ Anadigics.“WiBro is expand- Jazz Semiconductor has just Recently, TechnoConcepts select- in late 2006 or early 2007.”It ing the possibilities for wire- received the Vendor of the ed Jazz Semiconductor to fabri- sees significant power savings less access beyond WiFi, Year Award for 2005 from cate True Software Radio chips. using the Jazz process since enabling users to have broad- Micro Linear Corp, a develop- 95% of the chip will be fabri- band access with Antonio Turgeon, chairman of er of IC solutions for the wire- cated in low-power CMOS and some degree of mobility. TechnoConcepts said:“We antic- less communications market. only 5% will utilise the high- WiBro and WiMAX solutions ipate the first engineering run This follows on from the performance SiGe, both avail- significantly expand of our chips to be complete, recent, Control Engineering able on the Jazz SiGe BiCMOS Anadigics’ market opportuni- with samples available in magazine selecting the com- platform process. ties in the wireless space.” pany’s Vertical PNP Module Summer 2006.This will set the For more details, visit: The AWT6235 operates in for its 2005 “Editors’ Choice stage for the first full production www.jazzsemi.com the 2300 to 2390 MHz fre- Award”. run for delivery to customers quency band and meets the stringent OFDM linearity requirements of the WiBro BiFET process needs no for external bias control high-speed data system.The new PA offers an exception- Skyworks Solutions Inc is lever- ded in the same PA die, Available products so far al ACLR of -40dBc and out- aging a highly innovative bipolar it said, thereby eliminating the include: put power of 25.5dBm to field effect transistor (BiFET) need for external bias control - CDMA handset PCS front-end provide superior signal qual- process technology for its GaAs- circuits for many applications. modules, such as the SKY77408 ity.The high performance based products.This it says The end result is that when cou- and SKY77409 AWT6235 is offered in a should enable it to further differ- pled with other proprietary tech- compact 4 x 4 x1 mm sur- entiate its portfolio and achieve - WCDMA products, including nology that extends battery life face mount package to additional cost savings when the SKY77413, SKY77414 and and reduces the RF loss between reduce board space require- developing solutions for today’s SKY77415 integrated components, ments.The products are handset manufacturers. BiFET Skyworks is able to increase - WLAN PAs, most notably the manufactured using a mate- integrates InGaP-based HBTs functionality and simplify designs SKY65131 rials set consistent with the with FETs on the same GaAs sub- while leveraging production European Union’s strate. - Hand phone CDMA products, costs across a suite of GaAs- such as the SKY77416 and Restriction of Hazardous The addition of FETs to a high based solutions, and address addi- SKY77417 Substances. yielding InGaP/GaAs HBT tional markets that require For more details, visit: process allows advanced bias embedded analog signal process- For more details, visit: www.skyworksinc.com control features to be embed- ing and control functionality. www.anadigics.com

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