Skyworks Ramping Production of High Performance Receive Downconverters for Several Top-Tier Infrastructure OEMs
"After capturing multiple design wins, we are delighted to have reached volume production with several of our products," said Stan Swearingen, Skyworks' vice president and general manager of Linear Products. "Our expansive portfolio supports infrastructure OEMs at any stage, from those implementing system upgrades to those developing next-generation designs, essentially providing customers with the ability to meet all their high performance downconverter needs with one supplier."
Growth in the wireless infrastructure market is expected to be fueled by capital expenditures for emerging regions and the build out of 3G networks required to handle the migration to WCDMA, where handsets and base stations must process voice and data simultaneously. According to CIBC estimates, capital expenditures for 3G alone are anticipated to be over $23 billion in 2008, representing a compounded annual growth rate of 17 percent from 2006.
The company's expanded infrastructure portfolio includes high-performance receiver front-ends, down-converters, linear power amplifiers and drivers, as well as all of the necessary RF microwave discrete and passive components. Each component covers a wide range of frequencies, also making them ideal for satellite transceivers, wireless routers, wireless local loop, image storage modules, telemetry, RF identification (RFID), and other global wireless applications.
Today, Skyworks is in volume production with the following downconverters, having shipped over one million units since their introduction a year ago:
SKY73020: a 700-1000 MHz diversity mixer
SKY73021: a 1700-2200 MHz diversity mixer
SKY73022: a 700-1000 MHz high gain diversity mixerSKY73023: a 700-2200 MHz high gain diversity mixer
SKY73025: a 2200-2700 MHz high gain diversity mixer
SKY73032: a 700-1000 MHz high gain single mixer
SKY73033: a 1700-2200 MHz high gain single mixer
SKY73035: a 2200-2700 MHz high gain single mixer
For more information regarding Skyworks' product portfolio, please visit Skyworks' Web site at www.skyworksinc.com.
About Skyworks
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. is an innovator of high performance analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling mobile connectivity. The company's power amplifiers, front-end modules and direct conversion radios are at the heart of many of today's leading-edge multimedia handsets. Leveraging core technologies, Skyworks also offers a diverse portfolio of linear products that support automotive, broadband, cellular infrastructure, industrial and medical applications.
Headquartered in Woburn, Mass., Skyworks is worldwide with engineering, manufacturing, sales and service facilities throughout Asia, Europe and North America. For more information, please visit Skyworks' Web site at: www.skyworksinc.com.
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