REVERSE COSTING® – STRUCTURAL, PROCESS & COST REPORT RF Front-End Module Comparison 2020 – Volume 4 Technical and cost overview of the latest radio frequency front-end module technologies integrated in Asian based smartphones manufacturers. SP20524 - RF report by Stéphane ELISABETH LABORATORY ANALYSIS by Youssef EL GMILI October 2020 – Sample 22 bd Benoni Goullin 44200 NANTES - FRANCE +33 2 40 18 09 16
[email protected] www.systemplus.fr ©2020 by System Plus Consulting | SP20524 - RF Front-End Module Comparison 2020 – Volume 4 | Sample 1 Table of Contents Overview / Introduction 4 ✓ Die View And Dimensions o Executive Summary ✓ Estimated Front-End Bloc Diagram o Reverse Costing Methodology o AFEM-9206 vs. AFEM-8100 Company Profile 12 o HiSilicon – Front-End Analysis 83 o Huawei, OnePlus, Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi, ZTE o Huawei P40 Pro – RFFE Architecture o Smartphones Teardown: o Front-End Analysis P40 Pro, 8 5G, Reno3 5G, X30 Pro 5G, Mi 10 Pro, Nubia Red Magic 5G o Hi6HD05V100 vs. SKY77643-61 o Summary of the analyzed RF components o Murata – Front-End Analysis 95 o Physical Analysis Summary 34 Huawei P40 Pro – RFFE Architecture o Front-End Analysis o Database Contains: Number of phones, LTE/5G bands per smartphones, Module in RF Area o 429 vs. SKY58255 o Comparative Analysis: o Qorvo – Front-End Analysis 111 RFFE Area, Design Win, Main Supplier, Function, OEMs main Supplier o Vivo X30 Pro vs. Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro 5G vs. Huawei P40 Pro – RFFE Physical Comparison 45 Architecture o Area Distribution per Supplier & Function o Front-End Module Analysis o o Die Design Win in Number & Area QM75005 vs.