Agilent Technologies Ships 20 Millionth FBAR Duplexer; Breakthrough Technology Designed Into Nine of Top 10 CDMA Phone Manufacturers' U.S. PCS-Band Handsets.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 11, 2003 Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :A) today announced it has shipped its 20 millionth 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 (FBAR FBAR Film Bulk Acoustic Resonator FBAR Foreign Bank Account Report FBAR First Born Anal Retentive ) duplexer. This breakthrough communications technology has been designed into nine of the top 10 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. (code division multiple access) phone manufacturers' U.S. 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. (personal communications service Demand has been so strong that Agilent increased its shipments in September to more than two million FBAR duplexers per month. Duplexers play a critical role in CDMA handsets and data cards by separating incoming communications from outgoing communications to allow for simultaneous two-way voice or data transmission. Traditionally, duplexers have been the second largest component in a wireless phone, after the battery. "Our FBAR duplexer component has become an industry standard and is now inside 80 percent of new U.S. PCS handsets," said Bryan Ingram, vice president and general manager of Agilent's Wireless Semiconductor Division. "The FBAR size and performance advantage is highly valued by our customers. And because FBAR technology allows filters to be manufactured using a semiconductor process, Agilent plans to further reduce the duplexer's size and integrate it with Agilent E-pHEMT power amplifiers and detectors to create miniature RF front-end modules. These modules will allow handset manufacturers to increase battery life and offer even more features than available today." Agilent FBAR duplexers have been designed into more than 55 mobile terminal platforms, including feature-rich, next-generation PCS band camera phones and smartphones. At a height of less than 2 mm, Agilent's FBAR duplexers are the only duplexers that meet the maximum height limit for CDMA data cards. In terms of performance, FBAR duplexers provide better power handling, insertion loss and selectivity characteristics than surface acoustic wave A surface acoustic wave (SAW) is an acoustic wave traveling along the surface of a material having some elasticity, with an amplitude that typically decays exponentially with the depth of the substrate. (SAW) devices. Agilent is ramping production of its second generation FBAR duplexer for delivery to tier-one manufacturers. The smaller form-factor device has a 66 percent smaller footprint (5 x 5 x 1.4 mm) than the current FBAR duplexer. Further information on Agilent's FBAR products and technology is available at www.agilent.com/view/fbar. Agilent's Mobile Appliance Solutions Agilent is a leading supplier of semiconductor solutions for today's highly integrated, feature-rich mobile handsets. In addition to FBAR filters and E-pHEMT power amplifiers that help shrink handset size and save battery life, Agilent provides CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. imaging solutions that enable camera phones, infrared transceivers for transmitting data, surface mount LEDs that provide backlighting back·light n. A type of spotlight, used in photography, that illuminates a subject from behind. tr.v. back·light·ed or back·lit , back·light·ing, back·lights styling options, and ambient light photo sensors that save battery life by controlling backlighting. No other component vendor offers all of these solutions for mobile appliances. About Agilent Technologies Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) is a global technology leader in communications, electronics, life sciences and chemical analysis. The company's 30,000 employees serve customers in more than 110 countries. Agilent had net revenue of $6 billion in fiscal year 2002. Information about Agilent is available on the Web at www.agilent.com. Forward-Looking Statements This news release contains forward-looking statements (including, without limitation, statements relating to Agilent's expectations to further reduce the FBAR duplexer's size and integrate it with Agilent E-pHEMT power amplifiers and detectors to create miniature RF front-end modules) that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause results to differ materially from management's current expectations. These and other risks are detailed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the year ended Oct. 31, 2002, its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the quarter ended July 31, 2003 and its Current Report on Form 8-K Form 8-K The form required by the SEC when a publicly held company incurs any event that might affect its financial situation or the share value of its stock. Form 8-K See 8-K. filed Aug. 18, 2003. The company assumes no obligation to update the information in this press release. NOTE TO EDITORS: Please direct reader inquiries to Agilent Semiconductor Products Group at 1-800-235-0312, or e-mail us at semiconductorsupport@agilent.com. Further technology, corporate citizenship and executive news is available on the Agilent news site at www.agilent.com/go/news. |
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