RF Micro Devices Introduces 900MHz Linear Amplifier for Cellular Handsets
GREENSBORO, N.C. RF Micro Devices, Inc. (Nasdaq: RFMD - news), a leading provider of proprietary radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs) for wireless communications applications, has developed the RF2162 -- a high-power, high efficiency linear amplifier IC targeting 3V handheld systems.
The RF2162 is designed for use as the final RF amplifier in dual-mode 3V CDMA/AMPS hand-held digital cellular equipment, 3V JCDMA, 3V TDMA/AMPS, spread spectrum systems and other applications in the 800MHz to 960MHz band.
Manufactured with an advanced GaAs HBT (gallium arsenide heterojunction bipolar transistor) process, the RF2162 features a single 3V power supply and on-board power down mode. The device is self-contained with 50(OMEGA) input and the output can be easily matched to obtain optimum power efficiency and linearity based on the IC s 29dBm linear output power, 29dB linear gain and 35% linear efficiency.
Packaged in an ultra-small leadless, plastic MLF-16, the RF2162 is available for immediate shipment at $3.97 per unit in order quantities of 10,000.
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RF Micro Devices, Inc., an ISO 9001-certified manufacturer, designs, develops, manufactures and markets proprietary RFICs for wireless communications applications such as cellular and PCS phones, cordless phones, wireless LANs, wireless local loop handsets, industrial radios, wireless security systems and remote meter readers. The Company offers a broad array of products -- including amplifiers, mixers, modulators/demodulators, and single-chip receivers, transmitters and transceivers --representing a substantial majority of the RFICs required in wireless subscriber equipment. The Company s strategy is to focus on wireless markets by offering a broad range of standard and custom designed RFICs in order to position itself as a "one-stop solution for its customers RFIC needs. RF Micro Devices, Inc. is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol RFMD.
This press release contains forward-looking statements that relate to the Company s plans, objectives, estimates and goals. Words such as "expects, "anticipates, "intends, "plans, "believes, and "estimates, and variations of such words and similar expressions identify such forward-looking statements. The Company s business is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including probable variability in the Company s quarterly operating results, manufacturing capacity constraints, risks associated with the Company s operation of its current wafer fabrication facility and the proposed construction of an additional facility, dependence on a limited number of customers, variability in production yields, the Company s ability to manage rapid growth, dependence on third parties and risks associated with doing business in Asia and other areas of the world. These and other risks and uncertainties, which are described in more detail in the Company s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, could cause actual results and developments to be materially different from those expressed or implied by any of these forward-looking statements.
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Contact:
RF Micro Devices,
Greensboro Business Contact:
Kris Rausch or Konrad Alvarino, 336/664-1233
Technical Contact: Mike Coady or Bob Sowell, 336/664-1233
Mike Coady or Bob Sowell, 336/664-1233
E-mail: afinney@rfmd.com
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