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MediaTek awards Skyworks for Compact Handsets
Skyworks has announced design wins from MediaTek in support of dual and quad band platforms targeting low-cost handsets.
MediaTek, a fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia products provides chipsets to the Chinese mobile phone industry. The products have their own baseband processor, radio, multimedia and connectivity products and the necessary software.
MediaTek then leverages front-end solutions to offer a turnkey approach to manufacturers who supply handsets to consumers around the world.
Skyworks' front-end solutions for MediaTek's MT6253 platform and other customers are claimed to have the best power-added efficiency performance over a broad power range, increasing talk and extended standby times for handsets and data card modules.
Skyworks' compact and integrated total transmit products consist of a power amplifier (PA), switch module, and automatic power controller and are claimed to reduce bill-of-material costs and overall board space.
"MT6253 is our first 2.5G system-on-chip, integrating all essential electronic components, including DBB, ABB, power management unit and RF transceiver," said JiChang Hsu, Executive VP at MediaTek. "It is rapidly ramping and is expected to be one of the main, high-volume runners in the coming years. Together with Skyworks' front-end modules, the MT6253 platform further reduces the material count and size of a complete mobile phone."
"Skyworks is delighted to be partnering with MediaTek as they meet the growing demand for mobile handset platforms in emerging markets," said Liam K. Griffin, Senior VP of Sales and Marketing at Skyworks. "Our proven, low-cost and compact solutions are ideally suited for this high growth, feature-rich handset segment where size, value and performance are key drivers."
All four front-end modules (FEMs) are compact and are suited to transmission applications. They all support Class 12 general packet radio service (GPRS) multi-slot operation.
* The SKY77542 (880-915 and 1710-1785 MHz) and the SKY77543 (824-849 and 1850-1910 MHz) are transmit and receive (Tx-Rx) FEMs with integrated power amplifier control (iPAC) for dual-band cellular handsets comprising global system for mobile communications (GSM) and personal communications system (PCS) operation. The 6mm x 7mm multi-chip modules (MCMs) provide receive paths from antenna to surface acoustic wave (SAW) filter.
* The SKY77546 is a Tx-Rx FEM for dual-band cellular handsets comprising GSM900 and DCS1800 operation. The 6 mm x 7 mm FEM offers VCO-to-antenna and antenna-to-receive SAW filter applications that support enhanced data GSM environment (EDGE) operation for handsets and modules. Benefits are claimed to include easy power control, excellent current consumption to improve talk times, simple phone board implementation, easier layout for best performance, and tremendous harmonics performance.
* The SKY77552 is a quad-band Tx-Rx FEM with iPAC for cellular handsets comprising GSM and DCS/PCS operation. With quad-band capabilities which are compatible with US and European dual-band platforms, the FEM provides receive paths from antenna to SAW filter.
Skyworks front-end solutions are available now and for customized pricing, email sales@skyworksinc.com .
