Skyworks and Intel co-developing 5G system solutions

Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which manufactures analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) and Intel Corp have announced they are creating 5G communications engines for a broad array of end markets. Leveraging Intel’s modem expertise and Skyworks’ connectivity portfolio, the new platforms will deliver a highly integrated and optimized suite of wireless system solutions for the open market.

Initial modem-to-antenna products will support LTE and 5G architectures for mobile, wearable, automotive, M2M, tablet/PC, smart home and Internet of Things (IoT) applications, facilitating faster data rates, enhanced power efficiency and what are targeted to be unprecedented product footprints. Specifically, the Skyworks-Intel designs aim to offer devices that take full advantage of the features and capabilities of Intel’s modems, transceivers, power management and envelope tracking chips, while also driving new features to enhance front-end performance.

“Together with Intel, we are pushing the performance envelope, accelerating next-generation mobile applications and services,” says Joel King, senior VP & general manager of Mobile Solutions at Skyworks. “This effort demonstrates how Skyworks can fully leverage our front-ends to further enhance modem capability and capitalize on boundless 5G opportunities,” he adds.

“Our highly synergistic effort with Skyworks to deploy breakthrough system-level, co-optimized solutions is emblematic of Intel’s ambitious vision for 5G,” says Dr Cormac Conroy, corporate VP & general manager of Intel’s Communication and Devices Group. “Together with Skyworks’ technology leadership in RF, comprehensive product portfolio and world-class scale, we are reimagining the future of wireless and taking a major leap forward in making fully optimized 5G solutions available for billions of people and networked devices around the world.”

The co-developed reference design leverages Intel’s SMARTi single-chip transceiver and Skyworks’ Sky5 suite. With support for 5G, LTE, GPS and Wi-Fi across mobile and IoT markets, the platform will be highly scalable and targeted to all tiers and market verticals.

Samples are scheduled to ship in second-half 2019. Commercial devices using this 5G platform are expected to be available in first-half 2020.

Skyworks representatives are present in the Executive Meeting Area in Hall 2, 2G3Ex and 2G5Ex at the Mobile World Congress (MWC19) in Fira Gran Via, Barcelona, Spain (25-28 February).

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