TriQuint Launches Integrated Module Solutions for Ultra-low-cost GSM and CDMA Handsets

(Product News, 30 Jan 2008)

TriQuint Semiconductor Inc. has released its latest generation of highly-integrated module solutions for ultra low-cost GSM and CDMA handsets in emerging markets. The latest releases include a dual-band GSM Tx module, the TQM6M4028U, and a high-efficiency PA-Duplexer module for CDMA cellular-band applications, the TQM613027. The highly-integrated modules, which will be displayed at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, offer customers a reduced bill-of-materials, smaller size, longer battery life and proven interoperability with leading single-chip silicon radios.

The TQM6M4028U, a member of the QUANTUM Tx Module family, is tested and pre-qualified for use with three leading single-chip baseband/transceiver manufacturers. The 6x6mm TQM6M4028U addresses the GSM850 and PCS1900 bands. It is shipping in volume for phones in the Americas market and is modeled after the successful TQM6M4028E, which supports the GSM900 and DCS1800 bands and is currently used in ultra low-cost handsets in Europe and Asia.

The TQM613027 is the third member of the 7x4mm TRITIUM II PA-Duplexer Module family and builds on the success of its predecessor, the TQM613025. The TQM613025 was the first high-efficiency PA-Duplexer module used in low-cost CDMA cellular-band handsets for emerging markets and offers improved RF performance and minimizes battery consumption. The TQM613027 is a drop-in replacement which has been optimized for manufacturing cost efficiencies.

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