Anadigics gains more inroads into Samsung phones
Warren, NJ, power amplifier (PA) manufacturer Anadigics has begun production volume shipments of one of its latest GaAs-based products to Samsung.
The Korean consumer electronics giant, which is ranked third behind Nokia and Motorola in terms of global unit cell phone shipments, will use Anadigics' 3mm x 3mm cellular-band code-division multiple access (CDMA) PAs in a range of handsets.
Anadigics already supplies Samsung with PAs for GSM/GPRS, wideband-CDMA and Korean PCS wireless communications applications.
Anadigics' rival PA manufacturers Skyworks Solutions and RF Micro Devices both said earlier this month that Samsung would be using their RF products in forthcoming handsets.
Skyworks will supply its Helios RF systems to Samsung for use in advanced handsets that are expected to launch next year, while RFMD is already shipping its PA modules for CDMA handsets.