RFMD Adds TD-SCDMA Power Amplifier to 3G Product Portfolio
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Author: CompoundSemi News Staff

February 18, 2010... RF Micro Devices Inc. announced that it has expanded its 3G front end product portfolio with its second-generation TD-SCDMA power amplifier (PA), the RF7234 . The dual-mode RF7234 (TD-SCDMA and WCDMA band 1) follows RFMD's first-generation TD-SCDMA PA, the RF3266, which has secured multiple design wins across leading TD-SCDMA reference designs. RFMD predicts that its RF3266 will support multiple top-tier handset manufacturers headquartered in Asia and Europe. RFMD points out that it is supporting multiple TD-SCDMA reference designs, including MediaTek and T3G. The company robust growth in TD-SCDMA handsets in calendar 2010, driven by Samsung, ZTE, BYD, LG and other leading handset manufacturers.

Eric Creviston, president of RFMD's Cellular Products Group (CPG), said, "RFMD is introducing a record number of new cellular components this year in support of our customers' new handset builds.  We are particularly focused on expanding our leadership in 3G with a broad product family that is cost- and feature set-optimized for this rapidly emerging, high-growth category. In TD-SCDMA, we are forecasting strong customer adoption of our RF3266 and RF7234, and we expect robust growth in TD-SCDMA devices in calendar 2010." Company News Release

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