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14 October 2009

 

RFMD secures multiple design wins for GPS LNA module

RF Micro Devices Inc of Greensboro, NC, USA has secured multiple high-volume design wins for its RF2815 GPS low-noise amplifier (LNA) module in support of upcoming 3G smartphones and 3G data cards. Volume production is expected to start in the December quarter, with a significant increase in volume anticipated in 2010.

RFMD says that the design wins supplement its revenue growth in power amplifiers/transmit modules and highlight the ongoing positive design activity achieved by its Switch and Signal Conditioning product line (SSCPL) since its formation in 2007. The incremental content opportunity available to SSCPL is significantly expanding RFMD’s total addressable market (TAM) and bolstering customer and channel partner relationships by extending the firm's support for the entire RF front end (transceiver to antenna interface).

The RF2815 integrates a low noise-figure LNA, output SAW (surface acoustic wave) filter and supporting components in a compact 3.3mm x 2.1mm x 1.0mm module. The highly integrated device is optimized for both solution size and performance and is designed for battery-powered mobile devices, such as portable navigation devices (PNDs) and GPS-enabled handsets, requiring high sensitivity.

The RF2815 is currently designed into 3G smartphones and 3G data cards manufactured by customers in China, Europe, Korea, North America and Taiwan. The design activity supports RFMD’s market and customer diversification efforts and is expected to reach revenue levels of multiple millions of dollars per quarter as early as the March 2010 quarter.

Although RFMD provides GSM/GPRS, EDGE and 3G transmit modules and power amplifiers to manufacturers of handsets, smartphones and data cards, the firm expects to expand its dollar content opportunity in both the power amplifier/transmit module and the switch and signal conditioning segments in 2010.

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