AGilent Technologies CDMAdvantage Power Amplifier Module Chosen by Samsung for Innovative New Phone; Enables 4.5-oz. Samsung SCH-850 to Provide up to 4.7 Hours Talk Time.Business Editors and High-Tech Writers PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 2000 Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :A) today announced that Samsung Electronics has selected a version of Agilent's latest single-band dual-mode power amplifier module for its SCH-850 CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. (1)/AMPS(2) phone. This new miniature pocket phone will serve U.S. markets through the service provider Airtouch. Agilent's power amplifier module helps the Samsung SCH-850 to achieve a battery life of up to 130 hours on standby and a remarkable 4.7 hours of talk using the available 1600mAh battery. "Extending talk time without having to frequently recharge batteries is a critical feature for customers who increasingly rely on mobile communications," said Byung-duk Cho, vice president of R&D of the Wireless Terminal Division of Samsung Electronics. "The Agilent power module helps us to provide an industry-leading solution in this area." Samsung will also use a commercially-available Agilent module, the QCPM-9801 dual-band, dual-mode power amplifier, in its soon-to-be-introduced SCH-8500 CDMA flip phone. The QCPM-9801 provides two power amplifiers in one package. The Agilent QCPM-9801 power amplifier is part of a developing Agilent family of high-efficiency power amplifier modules for use in cellular and PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. phones that are compatible with both CDMA and AMPS. It has been optimized to offer high efficiency in 800 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. AMPS mode, while maintaining excellent adjacent-channel power ratio (ACPR ACPR Adjacent Channel Power Ratio ACPR Ariel Center for Policy Research (Israel) ACPR Adjacent-Channel Power Rejection ACPR Adjacent Channel Protection Ratio ACPR American Crossbred Pony Registry ACPR Advanced Core Performance Reactor ) and efficiency in the 1900 MHz CDMA PCS(3) mode. The module is fully matched, and operates from a single positive supply, requiring only external decoupling capacitors. The Agilent QCPM-9801 power amplifier module is a part of the Agilent CDMAdvantage RF component family that will include all active radio-frequency (RF) functions required in a CDMA handset. The new RF solution draws on Agilent's extensive semiconductor product experience, CDMA system understanding, and the technological innovations from Agilent Laboratories. The chipset uses a combination of second-generation PHEMT See FET. (4), advanced silicon bipolar, and FBAR FBAR Film Bulk Acoustic Resonator FBAR Foreign Bank Account Report FBAR First Born Anal Retentive (5) processes to achieve a flexible, efficient, compact solution. A description of the CDMAdvantage chipset is available on the Web at www.semiconductor.agilent.com/promo/cdma_advantage.html. U.S. Pricing and Availability The Agilent QCPM-9801 is available now and priced at $6.00 in high volume. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) is a diversified technology company, resulting from Hewlett-Packard Company's plan to strategically realign re·a·lign tr.v. re·a·ligned, re·a·lign·ing, re·a·ligns 1. To put back into proper order or alignment. 2. To make new groupings of or working arrangements between. itself into two fully independent companies. With 42,000 employees serving customers in more than 120 countries, Agilent Technologies is a global leader in designing and manufacturing test, measurement and monitoring instruments, systems and solutions, and semiconductor and optical components. The company serves markets that include communications, electronics, life sciences and healthcare. The businesses comprising Agilent, a subsidiary of HP, had net revenues of more than $8.3 billion in fiscal year 1999. Information about Agilent Technologies can be found on the Web at www.agilent.com. (1) code division multiple access (2) advanced mobile phone service Advanced Mobile Phone Service, Inc. was a subsidiary of AT&T prior to the Bell System Divestiture. Abbreviated AMPS, the company was created in 1978 to build and operate the new Advanced Mobile Phone System also abbreviated AMPS. (3) personal communications system (4) pseudomorphic high-electron-mobility transistor (5) film bulk acoustic resonator resonator /res·o·na·tor/ (rez´o-na?ter) 1. an instrument used to intensify sounds. 2. an electric circuit in which oscillations of a certain frequency are set up by oscillations of the same frequency in another NOTE TO THE EDITOR: Sales information may be obtained by calling 1-800-537-7715, ext. 1266. Please do NOT use the editor contact or corporate telephone numbers for sales information. Information in this release applies specifically to products available in the United States. Product availability and specifications may vary in non-U.S. markets. If you choose to review these items, your readers will receive the quickest response to their inquiries by mailing them to Agilent Technologies Inquiries 5301 Stevens Creek Blvd., P.O. Box 58059 Santa Clara, CA 95052-8059. |
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