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RFMD expands PowerSmart family
The extension of the gallium arsenide based series will include multiple new 3G and 4G LTE power platforms variants
RFMD's PowerSmart power platforms are aimed at converging front ends in multimode, multi-band applications, including smartphones, tablets, and other data-centric mobile broadband devices.
The firm's newest PowerSmart power platforms include PowerSmart 4G, a converged multimode multi-band power platform capable of up to 12 bands of 4G LTE, 3G and 2G. The PowerSmart 4G is specifically designed for 4G LTE operation and expands upon RFMD’s first-generation PowerSmart power platform by adding three additional bands of 3G or 4G LTE coverage.
PowerSmart 4G also includes all necessary switch and signal conditioning functionality in a compact reference design, providing smartphone manufacturers a single scalable source for the entire front end.
RFMD’s expanded PowerSmart product family also includes a new power platform optimised for emerging 3G entry (3Ge) applications and capable of multimode multi-band coverage of up to seven bands of 3G or 2G. Similar to PowerSmart 4G, RFMD’s PowerSmart power platform for emerging 3Ge applications includes all necessary switch and signal conditioning functionality in a compact reference design.
In addition to the 4G and 3Ge power platforms, RFMD is expanding the PowerSmart product family to include multiple 3G and 4G discrete power amplifiers (PAs). The discrete PAs can be placed optionally with any RFMD PowerSmart power platform to achieve additional band or mode coverage. Architected in tandem with the RF Configurable Power Core in each PowerSmart power platform, these discrete PAs can deliver significantly improved PA efficiency at backed-off power.
Eric Creviston, president of RFMD’s Cellular Products Group, says, “As the world’s only truly converged solution with single-die multimode performance, RFMD’s PowerSmart is positioned to drive the cellular wide area network experience across a broad range of mobile devices, including tablets, notebooks, ultra-books, e-readers and next-generation in-vehicle networking. RFMD is delivering the industry’s most innovative converged front ends for multimode multi-band applications, and we expect these new products to support multiple cellular handset and smartphone manufacturers this calendar year.”
