Skyworks Supports Samsung's Ultra-Slim TraceTM Phone: Thinnest Bar Phone Available in the United States
Since the HeliosTM architecture effectively cuts the radio frequency (RF) board space in half, the TraceTM comes packed with multimedia features including Bluetooth®, an MP3 player, a built-in 1.3 megapixel camera with video capture technology, and an external memory slot -- all within a handset just .33" thick. A wide-screen and landscape-oriented display make viewing messages, photos and videos a user-friendly experience.
"Skyworks is proud to provide Samsung with the advanced radio designs it needs to enable innovative and stylish phones such as the t519," said Brian M. Daly, vice president of marketing at Skyworks. "TraceTM is just one of several handsets Skyworks is powering for Samsung. Given our ability to deliver unparalleled levels of RF integration, we are supporting Samsung and others as they produce the ultra-thin phones that today's consumers have more than come to expect."
TraceTM is the latest in a series of phones powered by HeliosTM. Skyworks EDGE radio shipments have increased substantially over the past year with volume shipments growing to over five million units in the most recent quarter, up from approximately 100,000 units a year ago. The world's leading handset manufacturers rely on Helios'TM high performance, cost-effective power efficient architecture with the flexibility to interface with a wide variety of baseband processors.
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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 transceivers 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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