Skyworks Powers Samsung's Highly Popular Ultra Series HandsetsSkyworks in Samsung's Ultra Series Handsets (Photo: Business Wire)
July 24 2007 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:SWKS), an innovator of high
performance analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling mobile
connectivity, today announced that Samsung is leveraging its
Helios� II-Plus EDGE radios and industry leading Intera� front-end
modules (FEMs) for their Ultra Series handsets including the
SGH-U600 and SGH-U700. Samsung�s Ultra Edition models deliver some
of the latest advances in technology and multimedia functionality,
creating some of the slimmest and most powerful handsets. Designed
with the user experience in mind, these slider models feature a 3
megapixel camera, high-speed Web connectivity, extensive multimedia
and audio capabilities, and jewel-inspired casing. The SKY77519 FEM
incorporated by Samsung is the industry�s smallest solution for
open-polar EDGE architectures, enabling OEMs to raise the mobile
bar with an optimized power usage solution (OPUS) and delivering
maximum performance that can help increase talk times by 10
percent, power savings by 30 percent, and battery capacity by 10
percent. Skyworks� HeliosTM II-Plus radios reduce RF board space by
an additional 25 percent when compared to the company's previous
HeliosTM designs, interface with virtually any analog baseband, and
radically simplify factory calibration. �Skyworks is pleased to be
supporting Samsung with solutions that are pushing the limits on
performance and integration,� said Brian M. Daly, Skyworks� vice
president of marketing. �We are delighted that our innovative
designs are enabling Samsung and others to deliver
high-performance, feature-rich phones with state-of-the-art design
for today�s consumers.� About the SKY77519 The SKY77519 is a
transmit and receive (TX-RX) FEM designed in a very low-profile
compact form factor of 6 x 6 x 1.1 mm for quad-band WEDGE mobile
handsets. This FEM supports Class 12 GPRS multi-slot operation and
EDGE polar modulation, while also providing an antenna switch
through port to support WCDMA Band 1 or 2. A custom silicon
integrated circuit contains decoder circuitry to control the radio
frequency (RF) switch while providing a low current external
control interface. The integrated PA control (PAC) function
provides envelope amplitude control by reducing the sensitivity to
input drive, power supply, and process variation. About Helios�
II-Plus Helios� II-Plus condenses EDGE RF functionality into two
compact devices: The SKY74138 RF transceiver is a highly integrated
device for multi-band GSM, GPRS and EDGE applications. The receive
path implements Skyworks� direct conversion architecture,
consisting of four integrated low noise amplifiers (LNAs), a
quadrature demodulator, and selectable baseband filter. Similar to
its predecessors, the transmitter path uses Skyworks� proprietary
closed Polar Loop� EDGE architecture. This enables the highly
integrated device to be combined with virtually any standard
GSM/EGPRS baseband without requiring any special processing
interfaces. The SKY77523 is a transmit/receive (Tx/Rx) FEM with
integrated coupler for quad band GSM and EDGE applications. In
addition, a CMOS integrated circuit provides the internal PAC
function, interface circuitry, and decoder circuitry to control the
RF switches. Together, feedback signals from the SKY74138 and
SKY77523 form an integral part of Skyworks� Polar Loop� transmit
architecture, which automatically adjusts amplitude and phase,
providing very robust performances of the radio system, and not
relying on blind corrections of the power amplifier (PA) process
variation like other EDGE transmit architectures. About Skyworks
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. is an innovator of high performance analog
and mixed signal semiconductors enabling mobile connectivity. The
company's power amplifiers, front-end modules and direct conversion
radios are at the heart of many of today's leading-edge multimedia
handsets. Leveraging core technologies, Skyworks also offers a
diverse portfolio of linear products that support automotive,
broadband, cellular infrastructure, industrial and medical
applications. Headquartered in Woburn, Mass., Skyworks is worldwide
with engineering, manufacturing, sales and service facilities
throughout Asia, Europe and North America. For more information,
please visit Skyworks� Web site at: www.skyworksinc.com. Safe
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the experience and capabilities, and at the compensation levels
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