Skyworks named leading PA module supplier
"Modules are rapidly becoming the power amplifier solution of choice for mobile terminals," said Stan Bruederle, chief analyst for Gartner Dataquest. "PA module revenues grew from 34 percent to 55 percent of total PA revenues for mobile terminals between 2000 and 2001."
Skyworks PA modules employ a third-generation proprietary 50 GHz GaAs HBT process. The company traces its lineage in PA modules back to February 1996 when the first high-volume shipments supporting multi-band, multi-mode, digital wireless applications commenced. The company introduced its first highly integrated PA module in 1997 and has since shipped more than 175 million units.
The company has an extensive portfolio of PA products that encompasses solutions for every major wireless standard. Skyworks product suite includes a quad-band global system for mobile communications (GSM) PA module as well as the world s smallest PA, a 4 mm x 4 mm module for CDMA2000 3G wireless services. Skyworks also sells a line of System Smart PA modules that adjust power consumption by determining the distance from the handset to the basestation for ultimate battery optimization.
