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RF power management to accelerate with RFMD
The company is developing average power tracking- (APT-) and envelope tracking- (ET-) based solutions for power amplifiers using compound semiconductor technology
RFMD has shipped tens of millions of power management integrated circuits (PMICs), mostly within the RF Configurable Power Core based on in its PowerSmart power platform.
The firm has also sold hundreds of millions of PowerStar PAs and transmit modules which have integrated power control.
RFMD forecasts the combination of envelope tracking (ET-) technology and its GaAs device expertise will be a disruptive combination that raises the bar significantly in RF performance.
Eric Creviston, president of RFMD's Cellular Products Group said, "RFMD is at the forefront of technology development in RF power management, and we are enthusiastic about the deployment of APT- and ET-based solutions. We believe the importance of power management technologies such as average power tracking and envelope tracking will continue to expand in smartphones, enabling RFMD to leverage our combined leadership in power amplifiers and RF power management and increase our RF content opportunity."
