RF Micro Devices says that it has begun high-volume production shipments of power amplifier (PA) modules to Samsung. Shipments of the GSM PA modules represent the Company's first PA sales to Samsung. The PA modules complement ongoing sales to Samsung of small signal devices, including mixers and low noise amplifiers, for use in numerous CDMA handsets. The Company anticipates PA module shipments will ramp to a multi-million dollar level this calendar year.
The power amplifier modules are designed into the recently announced SGH-R210 and SGH-R220 GSM handsets (GSM 900/1800), which feature blue LCD screens, melody creation and Internet access via WAP 1.1 Internet browser. In addition to ring tone downloading capabilities, the handsets also feature various ring tone color indicators that give users the ability to select different colors for different callers for easy identification.
In a recent report from market research firm Strategy Analytics, Samsung was estimated to have captured 10.4% of the global wireless handset market for the quarter ended March 31, 2002. For the quarter ended June 30, 2002, Samsung was among RFMD's top ten customers.
The RF3110 is a high efficiency triple-band PA module manufactured in gallium arsenide (GaAs) heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT). The RF3110 features integrated high-voltage silicon CMOS power control circuitry, which helps to improve production yield and accelerate time-to-market and provides handset manufacturers the benefits of simplified phone calibration and reduced component count.'"
Posted to the site on 18th July 2002
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