Atmel Introduces New SiGe CDMA Multi-Mode RF Receiver Family; Launch Commenced of Highly Integrated, High-Performance CDMA RF Receivers into Specific Regional Markets.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HEILBRONN, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 9, 2002 Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq:ATML ATML Automatic Test Markup Language ATML Automated Test Markup Language ) announced today the availability of a new 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. RF receiver family manufactured in SiGe technology for improved performance. The new family consists of the dual-mode CDMA/AMPS RF receiver T0351, the dual-band CDMA/GPS RF receiver T0354, the dual-band PCS/GPS RF receiver T0352 and the quad-mode/tri-band RF receiver T0353. The T0351 receiver is optimized for the fast-growing South American CDMA phone market, which is second largest CDMA phone market next to North America, whereas the T0353 receiver is especially designed for the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. CDMA phone -- the largest individual CDMA phone market. The T0353 is a highly integrated receiver solution that includes low/high-band CDMA, AMPS, and A-GPS A-GPS Assisted Global Positioning System (used in mobile communications as a positioning system) modes. Two additional family members, the T0352 and the T0354, mainly focus on the Far East markets such as Korea and China. These new devices are part of a full line of CDMA RF receivers that provide customers with a highly integrated solution for each phone market they serve. Developed together with TriQuint Semiconductor as part of Atmel and Triquint's CDMA345 joint development project, these devices utilize Atmel's advanced SiGe process that provides excellent RF performance at low cost. Excellent noise and linearity performance enable phone designs with the high sensitivity required to meet demanding CDMA air interface requirements. Due to their excellent RF performance, these devices require one gain state less than many competing solutions, which simplifies the design-in process and reduces the amount of calibration time required during phone manufacturing. In addition, the T0352, T0353 and T0354 provide excellent A-GPS signal path performance which facilitates high position location accuracy under all GPS signal reception conditions. Also, the T0353 and T0354 provide a local oscillator pre-scaler that enables phone designers to reduce cost by eliminating an external extra cell-band local oscillator. "With this new product family, Atmel is now able to provide its customers with solutions for the receive path of CDMA handset applications, dedicated for each regional phone market. Because of Atmel's advanced SiGe process, the new devices offer maximum performance at a reasonable price," said Carsten Friedrich, Atmel's CDMA Product Marketing Manager. Samples of the T0351 and the T0352 (4 x 4 mm MLF MLF Malolactic Fermentation (winemaking) MLF Medial Longitudinal Fasciculus MLF Micro Lead-Frame MLF Multilateral Force MLF Mouvement de Libération de la Femme 24 package), T0353 and the T0354 (5 x 5 mm MLF32 package) as well as evaluation boards are available now. About Atmel Founded in 1984, Atmel Corporation is headquartered in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. with manufacturing facilities in North America and Europe. Atmel designs, manufactures and markets worldwide, advanced logic, mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory and RF semiconductors. Atmel is also a leading provider of system-level integration semiconductor solutions using 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. , BiCMOS, SiGe, and high-voltage BCDMOS process technologies. Note to Editors: Atmel, the Atmel logo and combinations thereof and others contained herein, are trademarks of Atmel Corporation. Terms and product names in this document may be the trademarks of others. Glossary A-GPS = Assisted Global Positioning Systems AMPS = 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. CDMA = Code-Division Multiple Access GPS = Global Positioning Systems 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 Communication Services (communications) Personal Communication Services - (PCS) Telecommunications services that bundle voice communications, numeric and text messaging, voice-mail and various other features into one device, service contract and bill. PCS are carried over cellular links, most often digital. SiGe = Silicon Germanium Information Atmel's CDMA T035x information may be retrieved at: http://www.atmel.com/atmel/products/prod434.htm. Requests may be sent via e-mail to mailto: literature@atmel.com or by visiting Atmel's website at www.atmel.com. |
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