RFMD Introduces Power Amplifiers With Breakthrough Peak Efficiency
- RFMD's RF724x 4G HSPA+ Power Amplifiers Deliver Up To 51% Peak
Efficiency. Production Orders Received From A Leading Smartphone
Manufacturer
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- RF Micro Devices,
Inc. (Nasdaq GS: RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture
of high-performance radio frequency components and compound semiconductor
technologies, today announced availability of the Company's RF724x family
of HSPA+ power amplifiers. RFMD's RF724x power amplifiers are ultra-high
efficiency, single-mode 3G/4G components that reset the bar for performance
in smartphones, tablets, and other high-performance data-centric connected
devices.
RFMD's RF724x power amplifiers support ultra-high peak efficiency
of 48%-51%, significantly above current competitive offerings. Additionally,
when combined with one of RFMD's companion DC-DC converters or with
chipsets featuring on-chip DC-DC converter functionality, RFMD's RF724x
power amplifiers can deliver best-in-class DG.09 performance as low
as 13 mA — directly translating into superior 3G talk time. RFMD's RF724x
product family is comprised of five PAs covering WCDMA bands 1, 2, 4,
5 and 8, addressing the most common 3G/4G frequency bands and band combinations.
Eric Creviston, president of RFMD's Cellular Products Group (CPG),
said, "RFMD's RF724x power amplifiers are specifically designed to reduce
the thermal impact of data usage in smartphones while enabling increased
battery life during data-based applications like web surfing, video
calls and internet radio services. We anticipate significant customer
adoption this year, and we expect our first production shipments will
commence for a leading North American smartphone manufacturer later
this quarter."
All RF724x power amplifiers are packaged in a standardized 3x3
mm footprint, significantly improving smartphone platform flexibility
and ease of implementation. RFMD's RF724x power amplifiers also feature
an integrated high directivity coupler, standard 2-bit GPIO control
logic, and low insertion phase shift between bias states.
RFMD offers a broad portfolio of 3G solutions in single-mode
and multimode converged and hybrid architectures to ensure compatibility
with leading chipset providers and enable global platform manufacturing.
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Posted
2/14/2011
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