Avago Technologies' New FBAR-based Quintplexer Brings Single Antenna, Simultaneous GPS and Voice to Mobile Handsets.Company's FBAR FBAR Film Bulk Acoustic Resonator FBAR Foreign Bank Account Report FBAR First Born Anal Retentive Shipments Surpass 500 Million SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. -- Avago Technologies Avago Technologies is an American company which was earlier the semiconductor products division of HP and later Agilent Technologies, before being spun off into a distinct legal entity. It holds more than 2,000 patents. today announced a new quintplexer module delivering superior global positioning system Global Positioning System: see navigation satellite. Global Positioning System (GPS) Precise satellite-based navigation and location system originally developed for U.S. military use. (GPS) performance levels. The company is a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications. Avago's highly integrated and compact ACFM-7102 quintplexer delivers a significant improvement in insertion loss The amount of loss attributed to a particular device being used in (inserted into) the system. For example, a circuit added to filter out unwanted frequencies may reduce the output current by some amount. See injection loss. while delivering high GPS to cell band, and GPS to 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. band isolation With a unique, switchless design to optimize performance, the FBAR-based ACFM-7102 provides designers with flexibility and simplicity when creating ultra-small, high-performance mobile phones that deliver simultaneous GPS functionality. Avago also surpasses a significant milestone for its award-winning 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) product line. The company has shipped more that 500 million FBAR-based filters. "We're very pleased to report that shipments of our FBAR products have nearly doubled in the past 18 months," said Philip Gadd, senior director of marketing for Avago Technologies' wireless semiconductor division. "FBAR clearly delivers the performance and flexibility that is ideal for next-generation handset phones. And, the introduction of the FBAR-based ACFM-7102 module continues with our focus on dramatically expanding this successful quintplexer platform to meet the needs of our customers." A 1.5 dB insertion loss in its GPS filter path gives the ACFM-7102 superior performance levels for concurrent GPS operation. The ACFM-7102 also delivers excellent GPS to cell transmitter and GPS to PCS transmitter isolation enabling single antenna simultaneous GPS operation and delivering excellent GPS sensitivity. By fully integrating the GPS filter with cell and PCS duplexer into one small module, the ACFM-7102 enables the development of single antenna dual-band, simultaneous GPS handsets that are thinner, with longer overall battery life and improved performance. Avago's ACFM-7102 is also ideal for small PC cards, PDAs and other dual-band wireless devices. Utilizing Avago's FBAR filter process and innovative Microcap bonded-wafer chip scale packaging (hardware) Chip Scale Packaging - (CSP) A type of surface mount integrated circuit packaging that provides pre-speed-sorted, pre-tested and pre-packaged die without requiring special testing. An example is Motorola's Micro SMT packaging. technology, the ACFM-7102 is available in a small 5 mm by 8 mm by 1.2 mm thick module. Avago's quintplexer module operates in -30 degrees C to +85 degrees C and is compatible with 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. and WCDMA (Wideband CDMA) A 3G high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that use the TDMA or GSM technology worldwide, including AT&T (formerly Cingular) and T-Mobile in the U.S. third generation (3G) technology that supports voice, data, images, and video communications at speeds up to 2Mb/s. Pricing and Availability Avago's ACFM-7102 is currently in limited release. Pricing starts at under $4.00 in small quantities. General availability is scheduled for Q3'07. Avago's Mobile Appliance Solutions Avago Technologies is a leading supplier of semiconductor solutions for today's highly integrated, feature-rich mobile handsets. Avago provides FBAR filters and CoolPAM power amplifiers that save battery life and help shrink handset size, 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, proximity sensors that automate the speakerphone, and ambient-light photo sensors that save battery life by controlling backlighting. No other component vendor offers all of these solutions for mobile appliances. More information about Avago's family of mobile appliance semiconductor solutions is available at www.avagotech.com/mobile. About Avago Technologies Avago Technologies is a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications. With a global employee presence, Avago provides an extensive range of analog, mixed-signal and optoelectronic components and subsystems to more than 40,000 customers. The company's products serve four end markets: industrial and automotive, wired infrastructure, wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. , and computer peripherals. It is recognized for providing high-quality products along with strong customer service. Avago's heritage of technical innovation dates back 40 years to its Agilent/Hewlett-Packard roots. Information about Avago is available on the Web at www.avagotech.com. Avago, Avago Technologies, and the A logo are trademarks of Avago Technologies Limited in the United States and other countries. NOTE TO EDITORS: Please direct reader inquiries to Avago Technologies at +1 800 235 0312, or e-mail us at support@avagotech.com. |
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