AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Silicon Laboratories Inc. (Nasdaq:SLAB), a leader in high-performance,
analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs, today announced Samsung has selected
the Aero® IIe EDGE
transceiver for multiple handset platforms. The Aero IIe transceiver is
the industry’s easiest-to-use, highest
performance RF transceiver for GSM/GPRS/EDGE handsets, smart phones and
data modems. Based on Silicon Laboratories’
proven Aero transceiver architecture, the Aero IIe transceiver offers a
high level of integration, small footprint and industry-leading
performance to enable lower total system costs for handset makers.
To simplify manufacturing for handset makers, the Aero IIe transceiver
employs a unique dual-transmitter architecture for EDGE that eliminates
the transmit SAW from conventional linear architectures without the
calibration complexity of existing polar radios. The Aero IIe
transceiver also includes the highly-integrated digitally-controlled
crystal oscillator (DCXO) on chip to minimize the radio
bill-of-materials. Unlike competing polar architectures, which require
custom components, the Aero IIe transceiver architecture is compatible
with power amplifiers and basebands from multiple leading vendors in the
market. In addition to small size, the Aero IIe transceiver’s
proven digital receiver technology also delivers the highest receive
sensitivity.
The Aero IIe transceiver is the fourth generation of Silicon Laboratories’
proven Aero transceiver family which has shipped in millions of handsets
worldwide. The Aero IIe is designed in a standard 0.13-micron CMOS
process and available in a tiny 5 x 6 mm package with single-ended
transmit outputs to provide an entire quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE radio with
only 14 components.
“Driving down the total system cost for
handsets, while maintaining high performance, is a key factor for
manufacturers like Samsung,” said Dan
Rabinovitsj, vice president at Silicon Laboratories. “The
Aero IIe transceiver offers industry-leading receive and transmit
performance in the smallest form-factor for EDGE handsets. Samsung will
benefit from improved yields and simplified production due to the
automatic integrated calibration techniques used in the Aero IIe
transceiver.”
About Silicon Laboratories Inc.
Silicon Laboratories Inc. is a leading designer of high-performance,
analog-intensive, mixed-signal integrated circuits (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, Europe and Asia. For more information about Silicon
Laboratories please visit www.silabs.com.
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