Articles by RFMD

RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance semiconductor components, announced, in conjunction with its fourth annual Analyst Day, that it has broadened its portfolio of 3G front ends for the open market with the release of two new WCDMA/HSDPA power amplifiers...

RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD), a leader in the design and manufacture of high performance semiconductor components, announced it has signed a 12-month contract with the United States Department of Defense (DoD) valued at $1.4 M for the development of Gallium Nitride (GaN) technology and high-power RF solutions. The...

RF Micro Devices Inc. , a leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance semiconductor components, recently announced the addition of four new broadband GaAs PHEMT amplifier integrated circuits (IC) to RFMD’s SUF family of products targeting multiple applications within the Aerospace and Defense (A&D) market. Furthermore, given their...

RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD®), a leader in the design and manufacture of high performance semiconductor components, announced it has captured design wins on more than 10 upcoming Samsung 3G handsets, supporting Samsung's anticipated growth in 3G handset sales. Based upon current customer forecasts, RFMD anticipates volume shipments to...

Highly integrated RF transceivers and system-on-chip (SOC) solutions are widely adopted in high-volume consumer products such as cellular handsets, WLAN routers and Bluetooth® headsets. However, the economics of semiconductor development do not support this high level of integration for low volume and custom-built radio designs. As such, these radios...

As Over-the-Air (OTA) testing is becoming standardized and is being adopted by network providers, more pressure is being exerted on the RF engine in a mobile device to improve its performance in real-world scenarios. No formal specifications have been standardized as of yet for the performance results of a...

As cell phone manufacturers add more features to their products, there is less space for the cellular radio. What was the board area allocation for the cellular radio several years ago now must also include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth® and GPS radios. In addition, there is now the added complication associated...