Silicon Laboratories Introduces GSM/GPRS Transceiver Optimized for Ultra Low-Cost Handsets; Si4209 Transceiver Offers Industry-Leading Integration and Lowest BOM.AUSTIN, Texas -- Silicon Laboratories Inc. (Nasdaq:SLAB) today announced the expansion of its market-leading Aero(R) GSM/GPRS transceiver (TRANSmitter reCEIVER) An electronic device or circuit that transmits and receives analog or digital signals. It comes in many forms; for example, a transponder on a satellite, a network adapter in the computer or the circuits in a cellphone. family to include the Si4209, the industry's smallest, most integrated, easiest-to-use transceiver with the lowest bill-of-materials (BOM) for the GSM/GPRS ultra low-cost handset (ULCH ULCH University Lutheran Church of Hope ULCH Ultra Low-Cost Handset ) market. The Si4209 transceiver requires the lowest external component count and smallest board space while setting the performance standard for emerging market handsets. The Si4209 is optimized for emerging markets where handset affordability drives incremental Additional or increased growth, bulk, quantity, number, or value; enlarged. Incremental cost is additional or increased cost of an item or service apart from its actual cost. growth, a minimal handset feature set is required, performance is important and quality and handset yield are critical. The Si4209 leads the ULCH industry with its low noise figure (NF), which enables handset sensitivities that improve call quality and network efficiency. Leveraging the RF core and industry-leading performance of the Aero II transceiver, the Si4209 provides dual-band emerging markets with best-in-class receiver performance and the cleanest transmit output spectrum. "With limited infrastructure and network support, service providers addressing the ULCH market are demanding handsets that offer the best combination of affordability, high performance and reliability," said Dan Rabinovitsj, vice president of Silicon Laboratories. "Silicon Laboratories' proven RF technology offers an optimized solution that is easy to design with, highly-manufacturable and does not compromise performance." The Si4209 transceiver offers dual-band GSM/GPRS operation with complete quad-band support. The solution requires only 10 external components and reduces the handset bill-of-materials (BOM) by enabling system cost reductions at the receiver front-end and reference oscillator oscillator Mechanical or electronic device that produces a back-and-forth periodic motion. A pendulum is a simple mechanical oscillator that swings with a constant amplitude, requiring the addition of energy at each swing only to compensate for the energy lost because of air interface. When coupled with an antenna switch and Silicon Laboratories' Si4300 power amplifier Power amplifier The final stage in multistage amplifiers, such as audio amplifiers and radio transmitters, designed to deliver appreciable power to the load. , the Si4209 transceiver creates a complete radio solution in only 2.3 cm2 with the lowest BOM and component count in the industry. Pricing and Availability The Si4209 transceiver is available in a compact 5 x 5 mm 25-pin quad flat no-lead (QFN QFN Quad Flat No-Lead QFN Queen Fan Newsletter (rock band) QFN Quad Flat No Leads ), lead-free, RoHS-compliant package. Pricing begins at $2.99 in quantities of 10K. The Si4209 transceiver is sampling now, and an evaluation board is available for $250. Silicon Laboratories Inc. Silicon Laboratories Inc. is a leading designer of high-performance, analog-intensive mixed-signal integrated circuits A mixed-signal integrated circuit combines analog circuits with digital signal processing (DSP) circuits on a single semiconductor die. An integrated circuit that includes both analog and digital circuitry (but no DSP), like a 555 timer, is generally not considered a mixed-signal (ICs) for a broad range of applications. Silicon Laboratories' diverse portfolio of highly integrated, patented solutions is developed by a world-class engineering team with decades of cumulative expertise in cutting-edge mixed-signal design. The company has design, engineering, marketing, sales and applications offices throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe and Asia. For more information about Silicon Laboratories please visit www.silabs.com. Cautionary Language This press release may contain forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. based on Silicon Laboratories' current expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Silicon Laboratories believes that it is important to communicate the company's future expectations to investors. However, there may be events in the future that Silicon Laboratories is not able to accurately predict or control. For a discussion of these and other factors that could impact Silicon Laboratories' financial results and cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, please refer to Silicon Laboratories' recent filings with the SEC, particularly the Form 10-KA filed April 25, 2005 and the 10-Q filed July 22, 2005. Silicon Laboratories, Aero and the Silicon Laboratories logo are trademarks of Silicon Laboratories Inc. All other product names noted herein may be trademarks of their respective holders. NOTE TO EDITORS: The "2" in "cm2" is a superscript Any letter, digit or symbol that appears above the line. For example, 10 to the 9th power is written with the 9 in superscript (109). Contrast with subscript. numeral numeral, symbol denoting anumber. The symbol is a member of a family of marks, such as letters, figures, or words, which alone or in a group represent the members of a numeration system. and was changed for transmission purposes only. |
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