RFMD (Nasdaq:RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture
of high-performance radio frequency solutions, today announced that
multiple upcoming 4G reference designs and 4G smartphones will
feature RFMD's envelope tracking (ET) power amplifiers (PAs) and
power management integrated circuits (PMICs). RFMD's ET-capable RF
solutions enable next-generation 4G smartphones and tablets to
achieve significantly enhanced power efficiency, resulting in
enhanced battery life across modes and bands, increased network
coverage, and higher data throughput.
The upcoming 4G baseband reference designs featuring RFMD's
ET-capable RF solutions will support global multimode, multi-band
coverage and feature advanced multi-core processing capabilities.
The upcoming 4G smartphones will incorporate multiple RFMD
ET-capable RF solutions, including MMMB and discrete satellite PAs
and ET PMICs. RFMD estimates its ET-capable RF solutions will
support the leading ET-capable LTE devices scheduled to ramp in
2014. As an example, in an upcoming ET-capable flagship Android
smartphone, RFMD's content will include RFMD's ET MMMB PA (covering
bands 1-5, 8, 18 and 26), three ET satellite PAs (for bands 7, 17
and 20), a PA module for TD-LTE (band 41) and 3G/4G antenna
diversity switches.
"RFMD is uniquely positioned to expand our content in the
world's leading 4G devices throughout 2014, as major new programs
are introduced and ramp to volume production," said Eric Creviston,
president of RFMD's Cellular Products Group. "By combining our
deep systems-level expertise with the breadth of our PA product
portfolio and our leadership in RF power management, cellular
switching, and antenna control, we are designing, manufacturing and
delivering the broadest portfolio of scalable, end-to-end RF
solutions, and we are helping the world's leading smartphone
manufacturers to progress quickly and efficiently from design and
layout through to mass production."
RFMD is a pioneer in the development of RF power management and
ET technology. Unlike traditional PAs designed to operate with a
constant supply voltage, the supply voltage applied to RFMD's
ET-enabled PAs is continuously adjusted so that the amplifier
operates at maximum power efficiency. The result is much lower
battery power consumption, particularly in LTE platforms. RFMD's
growing ET product portfolio is tailored for today's leading LTE
chipsets and provides full ET compatible coverage of all FD-LTE and
TD-LTE bands (1-14, 17-21, 25-28, 38, 39, 40, 41, and 44).
RFMD provides customers and reference design channel partners
the broadest coverage of cellular modes and bands across all major
RF functions, including ET- and average power tracking- (APT-)
capable multimode multi-band (MMMB) and discrete (single-band) PAs,
APT and ET PMICs, cellular switches, antenna tuners, impedance
tuners, routing switches, low noise amplifiers (LNAs), antenna
switch modules, switch filter modules, and switch duplexer modules.
RFMD is leveraging its deep engineering resources to combine
best-in-class products and technologies into complete RF front end
solutions that are tailored to each individual customer's
applications.
RFMD is presenting the Company's expanding portfolio of high
performance RF solutions for smartphones, tablets, and other
broadband mobile devices at the 2014 GSMA Mobile World Congress,
held February 24 to February 27, 2014, in Barcelona, Spain.
About RFMD
RFMD (Nasdaq:RFMD) is a global leader in the design and
manufacture of high-performance radio frequency solutions. RFMD's
products enable worldwide mobility, provide enhanced connectivity,
and support advanced functionality in the mobile device, wireless
infrastructure, wireless local area network (WLAN or Wi-Fi), cable
television (CATV)/broadband, Smart Energy/advanced metering
infrastructure (AMI), and aerospace and defense markets. RFMD is
recognized for its diverse portfolio of semiconductor technologies
and RF systems expertise and is a preferred supplier to the world's
leading mobile device, customer premises, and communications
equipment providers. RFMD is an ISO 9001-, ISO 14001-, and ISO/TS
16949-certified manufacturer with worldwide engineering, design,
sales and service facilities. For more information, please visit
RFMD's web site at rfmd.com.
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business is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including
variability in operating results, the inability of certain of our
customers or suppliers to access their traditional sources of
credit, our industry's rapidly changing technology, our dependence
on a few large customers for a substantial portion of our revenue,
our ability to implement innovative technologies, our ability to
bring new products to market and achieve design wins, the efficient
and successful operation of our wafer fabrication facilities,
assembly facilities and test and tape and reel facilities, our
ability to adjust production capacity in a timely fashion in
response to changes in demand for our products, variability in
manufacturing yields, industry overcapacity and current
macroeconomic conditions, inaccurate product forecasts and
corresponding inventory and manufacturing costs, dependence on
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Devices' most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and other reports
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CONTACT: At RFMD(R)
Doug DeLieto
VP, Investor Relations
336-678-7088
Media Contact
Brent Dietz
Director of Corporate Communications
336-678-7935
brent.dietz@rfmd.com
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