RFMD unveils new rf configurable power core
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A new product category designed to reshape the future of multimode, multiband cellular rf architectures, has been announced by radio frequency components specialist, RFMD.
The PowerSmart platforms feature what RF Micro Devices describes as a 'revolutionary new rf configurable power core'. According to the company, it delivers 'state of the art' processing of cellular communications modulation schemes, including gsm/gprs, 3g and 4g (lte or WiMax).
The rf configurable power core incorporates power amplification and rf power management as well as switching and signal conditioning functionality. According to RFMD, the product footprint is 35% smaller than traditional high volume quad-band solutions.
Eric Creviston (pictured), president of RFMD's Cellular Products Group, said, "RFMD's PowerSmart power platforms deliver smartphone manufacturers enhanced performance and improvements in value and solution size that are unmatched in the cellular rf industry. PowerSmart platforms process all known cellular modulations at optimum performance, with superior energy efficiency and at the industry's lowest total cost of ownership. We anticipate significant customer adoption this year as PowerSmart enables global 3g/4g penta-band implementations with product footprints that are smaller than those of triple-band solutions. With pricing below competitive penta-band WCDMA solutions and a revolutionary architecture that enables both global platform manufacturing and real time rf configurability of individual smartphone models, PowerSmart is indeed smart power for smartphones."
