Articles by Gary Lerude, Microwave Journal Technical Editor

Fabless, mobile filter start-up Resonant Inc. announced that samples of a full band 41 filter with high power handling are available from one of its customers. The HiPower™ filter meets the high power handset requirements for U.S. and Chinese carriers and may be suitable for network infrastructure applications.

AT&T is deploying LTE Licensed Assisted Access (LTE-LAA) in areas of downtown Indianapolis, with plans to expand downtown coverage by the end of the year. AT&T customers with a Samsung Galaxy Note8 can access the technology.

Mobile filter start-up Resonant signed a fourth non-captive foundry agreement with an established surface acoustic wave (SAW) foundry that serves the RF market. Separately, Resonant reported financial performance for the third quarter of 2017, which ended September 30, 2017. Revenue was $106,000, primarily from upfront payments tied to development contracts.

Skyworks Solutions achieved another impressive quarter of design wins, revenue and earnings growth to cap its 2017 fiscal year. Quarterly revenue was $985 million in Q4, a sequential increase of 9 percent and 18 percent above the year-ago quarter. For the full fiscal year, Skyworks achieved record revenue of $3.65 billion, an increase of 11 percent above the revenue in fiscal 2016.

Qorvo reported revenue and earnings above guidance for fiscal Q2 of 2018, reflecting volume from mobile phone ramps at Apple and Chinese manufacturers and strong demand from the defense, Wi-Fi and IoT markets. During the quarter, the company took “targeted actions” that reduced headcount by some 300 people.