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Skyworks New Family of Antenna Switches Supports Carrier Aggregation
CompoundSemi News StaffMay 13, 2013...Skyworks Solutions, Inc. of Woburn, Massachusetts USA has introduced RF
switching technology that is enabling early adopters to implement carrier
aggregation solutions. Carrier aggregation allows mobile service providers to
use utilizing two or more bands simultaneously instead of the single band
method used currently to combine spectrum and increase data rate throughput for
an enriched data experience regardless of location. As an increasing amount of
data is downloaded to smartphones, Skyworks says that mobile operators are
driving carrier aggregation to help increase the efficiency and speed of
today’s saturated mobile networks.
Skyworks’ devices support standardized inputs to popular industry
chipsets (MIPI RFFE compatible) and address both transmit (Tx) and receive (Rx)
switching paths.
“Skyworks’ carrier aggregation switching solutions, which
are compliant to tier-one, carrier-driven specifications, offer dedicated
receive diversity functionality to accompany the primary antenna-switch
path,” said David Stasey, vice president and general manager of
analog solutions at Skyworks. Avago Technologies to Acquire CyOptics
CompoundSemi News StaffApril 15, 2013...Avago Technologies of San Jose, California USA, a supplier of analog interface components for communications, announced the execution of a definitive agreement to acquire CyOptics Inc. CyOptics produces indium phosphide (InP) optical chip and component technologies for the data communications and telecommunications markets.
Aggregate compensation for acquisition of CyOptics, which had revenues of $210 million in 2012, will be about US$400 million in cash. Avago intends to fund the acquisition with cash on-hand. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions including receipt of U.S. regulatory approvals. The acquisition is expected to close during Avago’s fiscal third quarter of 2013.
According to Avago, the acquisition of CyOptics, which will add CyOptic's single-mode InP laser receiver and photonics integration technology, will strengthen Avago's fiber optics product portfolio for emerging 40G and 100G enterprise and data center applications. While Avago's optical transceiver products primarily leverage VCSEL-based technology, the acquisition of CyOptics is expected to facilitate Avago's establishment of a complementary optical components business to serve access, metro, and long-haul markets, as well as enterprise and data center segments. CyOptic’s customer base includes leading module and system OEMs.
"We believe CyOptics' leading InP technology and optical manufacturing capability will strengthen Avago's fiber optics portfolio and accelerate our ability to capture next generation 40G and 100G enterprise and data center sockets," stated Hock Tan, Avago president and CEO. "With CyOptics, we also see interesting revenue growth opportunities in delivering a broad range of proprietary components to the market." OTEGLOBE Doubles International TransBalkan Network Capacity Employing the Infinera DTN-X Platform
CompoundSemi News StaffApril 8, 2013...Infinera of Sunnyvale, California, a provider of digital optical networks,
reportedly helped complete the upgrade of OTEGLOBE’s international
TransBalkan Network (TBN). OTEGLOBE, the leading international
telecommunications provider in Greece and the Balkans, deployed 500 Gigabit
per second (Gb/s) super channels with the Infinera DTN-X platform in OTEGLOBE's
TransBalkan network which stretches more than 8,000 km from Greece to Germany. It is designed to offer multi-Terabits of capacity.
With this upgrade, OTEGLOBE virtually doubled the available capacity on this
network from 600 Gb/s to more than 1 Terabit per second (Tb/s). The upgrade was
reportedly needed to help meet the telecommunication needs of Europe, the
Middle East, and Africa. Uniquely Infinera’s DTN-X solution, combines 500
Gb/s long haul super-channels with 5Tb/s of integrated OTN switching capacity
and provides an intelligent, standardized GMPLS control plane for high-speed
restoration. OTEGLOBE's network can reportedly support 10 Gb/s, 40 Gb/s and 100
Gb/s services to its customers, international carriers, fixed and mobile
operators, and multi-site organizations.
Dr. Panagiota Bosdogianni, OTEGLOBE's Technology Director, stated,
"During the past 4 years we took advantage of Infinera's solution for its
flexibility, reliability and ease of use, allowing us to activate new 10 Gb/s
services in minutes. Being satisfied with our Infinera experience we selected
the new DTN-X platform for our recent network upgrade, which has been
successfully completed without disturbing existing traffic or our network
operation procedures." Mitsubishi Electric to Launch 40Gbps Driver-In EML-TOSA Compliant with Miniature Device Multi-Source Agreement
CompoundSemi News StaffMarch 18, 2013...Mitsubishi Electric Corporation of Tokyo, Japan announced today that it will
begin shipping a compact 40Gbps Electro-absorption Modulator with Laser
diode-Transmitter Optical Sub Assembly (EML-TOSA) for optical transmissions on
June 1. As of March 1, the FU-695REA became the world's first EML-TOSA to
comply with the 40Gbps Miniature Device Multi-Source Agreement (XLMD2-MSA)
specification, which was made effective March 13. Mitsubishi Electric, LAPIS
Semiconductor Co., Ltd., Oclaro, Inc., Renesas Electronics Corporation and
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. signed the agreement. The device will be
displayed at the Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition 2013
(OFC) in Anaheim, California from March 19-21.
Mitsubishi Electric will be the world's first optical device manufacturer to
ship an XLMD2-MSA-compliant EML-TOSA for optical transmissions, thereby helping
to downsize 40Gbps communication facilities and expand high-speed 40Gbps
optical transmission networks. According to Mitsubishi Electric, the EML-TOSA
is based upon common-specification device sizes and optical/electrical
interfaces that allow manufacturers to standardize transceiver designs. The
company says it allows less expensive electrical interconnection with flexible
printed circuit board instead of coaxial connectors. It also enables optical
transceivers that are 50% smaller than existing FU-697SEA model.
Package size of the device complies with common specifications for small
CFP2/CFP4 optical-transceiver modules. The optical transceiver transmits up to
2km in the 1.55-micrometer band. It has an output power: 0 to 3dBm and measures
9.2mm x 18.1mm x 5.7mm (excluding receptacle). Infinera's DTN-X Solution Deployed for the Delivery of 100Gb/s Services Across Mediterranean
CompoundSemi News StaffMarch 11, 2013...Infinera, a provider of digital optical networks based in Sunnyvale,
California USA, and Telecom Italia Sparkle Group, announced the
MedNautilus’ deployment of the Infinera DTN-X platform across the
Mediterranean to increase capacity up to 100Gb/s international connectivity
services. MedNautilus, the Mediterranean operations of the Telecom Italia
Sparkle Group, operates the largest protected submarine cable network in the
Mediterranean connecting Italy, Greece, Turkey, Israel and Cyprus, and serves
the growing capacity needs of the region.
According to Infinera, the DTN-X can scale transport capacity without
scaling operational complexity. Infinera says that the DTN-X solution offers
coherent long haul reach for submarine links to seamlessly integrate
terrestrial and subsea applications for network operators. Infinera says that
the DTN-X is the first to deliver up to 500 Gb/s long-haul super-channels based
on Photonic Integrated Circuits (PICs) and the FlexCoherent™
Processor.
Mario Pirro, Sparkle’s EVP Technology, commented, “The
market in the region is demanding faster and more advanced services and with
the Infinera DTN-X solution for the provision of 100Gb/s services, we are able
to provide the capacity we need in order to meet the fast growing requirements
of our customers throughout the markets covered by our backbone.” Cree and Eta Devices to Demonstrate the Most Efficient Power Amplifier for Mobile Base Stations
CompoundSemi News StaffFebruary 25, 2013...Cree, Inc. and Eta Devices, Inc. will demonstrate what the company's claim
to be the world's most efficient power amplifier for mobile base stations at
the 2013 Mobile World Congress, February 24-28 in Barcelona, Spain.
While current generation mobile base station amplifiers using silicon LDMOS
transistors can provide amplifier efficiencies up to 45 percent, Eta Devices
says its next-generation power amplifiers can deliver greater than 70%
efficiency under a 4G LTE modulation format.
Jim Milligan, business director, Cree RF. "Our transistors have been
instrumental in demonstrating Eta Devices' amplifiers, which perform 50 percent
more efficiently than the best incumbent silicon power amplifiers currently
available in the 4G LTE market."
It's estimated that the world's mobile networks consume about 120TWh of
electricity per year, with 50-80 percent of these networks' power consumed by
their power amplifiers and associated components. ETA claims that it could save
up to 50 percent of the $36.5 billion spent to power mobile base stations each
year. M/A-COM Technology Solutions Announces New X-Band Low Noise Amplifier for V-Sat, Radar, and Microwave Applications
CompoundSemi News StaffFebruary 11, 2013...Lowell, Massachusetts-based M/A-COM Technology Solutions Inc., a
supplier of analog semiconductor solutions, announced an X-Band
extension to its Low Noise Amplifier (LNA) family. The gallium
arsenide MAAL-010528 MMIC is designed as a quick LNA solution for
V-Sat, radar and microwave applications. This LNA boasts higher gain
and linearity performance over the 8.0- 12.0 GHz frequency band than
many competing components. Packaged in a small 3x3mm PQFN Surface
Mount and having a single, positive bias supply.
It provides a nominal Gain of 20dB with excellent gain flatness,
high OIP3 linearity of 26 dBm, and a mid-band noise figure supply of
1.6dB. The component features a self-bias architecture which
requires only a single positive supply. In addition, the device is
internally matched to 50 Ω input/output.
“TheMAAL-010528 is ideal for customers looking for low noise
figure and high linearity for their X-Band Solutions,” said
Paul Beasly, Product Manager. “The excellent performance and
very small, fully matched PQFN package make this LNA a simple and
elegant solution for multiple applications.” Nujira Releases New 16-band ET RF Front-End for Global LTE Handsets
CompoundSemi News StaffFebruary 11, 2013...Nujira Ltd of Cambridge, UK, a maker of Envelope Tracking (ET)
technology, released its new “Woodstock” 16-band Multi-Mode,
Multi-Band (MMMB) ET reference design for 4G smartphone RF Front
Ends. The new reference design uses the company's NCT-L1200 ET chip.
It covers up to 16 frequency bands from 700MHz to 2.7GHz in a PCB
area of less than 200 mm2. The company claims that it provides
multi-band 2G, 3G and 4G performance, using less PCB area and
battery power than today’s 3G smartphones.
Mobile handsets need to simultaneously support LTE, TD-LTE, WCDMA,
HSPA and GSM in one handset, while supporting an increasing number
of frequency bands. Nujira notes that LTE is today deployed
worldwide in 20 frequency bands from 700 MHz to 2.7 GHz, which each
require a dedicated PA and RF filter. Therefore, up to nine variants
of some popular smartphone models are required to cover all regions
and operators.
The design's integration reportedly reduces the need for numerous
regional product variants. The design incorporates a multi-mode,
multi-band ET Power Amplifier (PA), a broadband 2.3-2.7 GHz ET PA,
and an additional region- or operator-specific LTE ET PA.
Tim Haynes, CEO, Nujira stated, "Our new reference design
provides vendors with a rapid solution for single-SKU global 4G
handsets which can beat today’s 3G phones on cost, size, RF
performance and power consumption.” You could own this space...
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