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Freescale Semiconductor Simplifies Wireless Radio Front End Design
Miniaturization Delivers Affordability, Size, and Flexibility
Benefits to Designers and Consumers
TEMPE, Ariz.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Sept. 21, 2004—
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (NYSE:FSL) is enabling wireless
handset manufacturers and designers to meet demands for smaller
footprints and flexibility by integrating power amplification and
control functions in a tiny module. In addition to design
enhancements, manufacturers using this module will be able to make
more phones per hour.
Targeted for a wide variety of next generation GSM/GPRS phones,
the advanced, miniaturized power amplifier module provides quad-band
power amplification and simplifies radio front end design
requirements. This power amplifier is highly integrated and designed
to compress manufacturers' time to market by requiring very little
board space and easing factory constraints.
The MMM6035 power amplifier integrated circuit is a small, 50-ohm
power amplifier module for quad-, tri- and dual-band GSM handset
applications, across the 850, 900, 1800 and 1900 MHz bands. This
device is an extremely small amplifier in size (6mm x 6mm, height: 1
mm), resulting in the ease of integration by handset manufacturers.
This module incorporates the power control function that helps
simplify radio front-end design requirements including low ripple
across the frequency band, and a valuable anti-saturation function.
Simplified control and manufacturing calibration eases factory
constraints and throughput. This simple two die module also eliminates
the need for internal surface mount devices (SMDs), enabling high
reliability, quality and flexibility during module manufacturing to
provide a very cost-effective solution.
"This addition to our wireless RF products portfolio is designed
to meet performance, power, and size targets, while simultaneously
providing cost savings for our customers," stated Kent Heath, director
of cellular operations of Freescale's wireless group.
Pricing and Availability
The MMM6035 can be incorporated into a platform or as a stand
alone component. It is available now with a suggested resale price of
$2.50 at 10K quantities.
About Freescale Semiconductor
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (NYSE:FSL) is a global leader in the
design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors for the automotive,
consumer, industrial, networking and wireless markets. Freescale
became a publicly traded company in July 2004 after more than 50 years
as part of Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT). The company is based in Austin,
Texas, and has design, research and development, manufacturing or
sales operations in more than 30 countries. Freescale Semiconductor's
2003 sales were $4.9 billion (US). For more information:
www.freescale.com.
Freescale(TM) and the Freescale logo are trademarks of Freescale
Semiconductor, Inc. All other product or service names are the
property of their respective owners. (C) Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
2004.
Contact:
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Austin
North America:
Stephanie Sobotik, 512-895-3836
stephanie.sobotik@Freescale.com
or
Europe, Middle East and Africa:
Regina Cirmonova, +41-22-799-1258
regina.cirmonova@Freescale.com
or
Asia Pacific:
Gloria Shiu, +852-2666-8237 (Hong Kong)
gloria.shiu@Freescale.com
or
Koichi Yoshimura, +81-3-3280-8672 (Japan)
koichi.yoshimura@Freescale.com
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