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Skyworks ups the stakes with new WiFi Amps
Firm introduces Mid- and High-Power WiFi Power Amplifiers Suited for 802.11n Access Points, Routers and Gateways.
Skyworks has introduced its new mid- and high-power (2.4 - 2.5 GHz) power amplifiers (PAs).
These products will enable multiple-transmit channels on printed circuit boards (PCBs), offering customers valuable configuration space savings. The mid-power PA offers two operating points in a single-device, providing maximum customer flexibility when developing platforms that meet varying performance requirements.
"Skyworks' new and innovative WiFi power amplifiers complement our leadership portfolio of wireless semiconductors," remarked Liam K. Griffin, Senior VP of Sales and Marketing at Skyworks.
"These devices highlight Skyworks' growing suite of WiFi solutions designed to address the expanding opportunities in high-performance gateways, access points, smart phones, media, and emerging mobile Internet access platforms," he added.
The SKY65152-11 (20-pin, 6 x 6 mm) and the SKY65165-11 (16-pin, 3 x 3 mm) are microwave monolithic integrated circuit (MMIC) PAs with superior output power, linearity, and efficiency. This makes them ideal for wireless local area network (WLAN) applications. The high linearity, low EVM and high efficiency of these devices also make them suitable for use in the transmit chain of WLAN access points and modems.
The devices are fabricated using Skyworks' Heterojunction Bipolar Transistor (HBT) indium gallium phosphide (InGaP) process, which allows for single supply operation while maintaining high efficiency and good linearity.
The SKY65152-11 is a fully-matched PA, incorporating a directional power coupler for accurate power detection, mounted in a multi-chip module (MCM) package
The SKY65165-11 is internally matched at the radio frequency (RF) input, includes integrated power detector, biasing and is mounted in a quad flat no-lead (QFN) surface-mounted technology (SMT) package, which allows for a highly manufacturable low-cost solution.
The SKY65152-11 and the SKY65165-11 are available now.
The SKY65152-11 is priced at $1.58 each and the SKY65165-11 is priced at $1.15 each in quantities of 10,000 devices. Volume production is scheduled to commence in the fourth quarter of this year.
Skyworks will be exhibiting its products in booth # 3110 at IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) 2010, in Anaheim, California, between May 23 and 28.
