Skyworks launches energy management product line for the wireless home

Multiple customers' mesh network solutions are going into volume production using Skyworks' tested technology that includes front-end modules (FEMs), power amplifiers (PAs) and drivers, switches, voltage controlled oscillators (VCOs), phase lock loops (PLLs), diodes, and other key building block components.

"Our Linear Products' business continues to gain traction in the increasingly dynamic energy market," said Stan Swearingen, Jr., vice president and general manager of Linear Products at Skyworks. "Skyworks has uniquely tailored our portfolio of discrete and highly integrated front-end solutions to support a range of remote metering emerging applications."

According to ABS Energy Research, there are approximately 2.5 billion electric, gas and water meters in the world, of which only six percent are automated. As a result, there is pent-up demand for an economic RF solution to more efficiently collect, report and monitor utility usage by both service providers and consumers. Accordingly, Skyworks has shipped product into more than 2 million meters to date.

Skyworks has prioritized energy management, and the company's suite of RF solutions is gaining traction at key utilities worldwide. For instance, the company recently commenced volume production in support of one of North America's largest electricity providers, with more highly integrated RF solutions on the horizon.