Skyworks Captures Strategic Helios(TM) Design Win at MediaTek
Skyworks' Helios EDGE radio significantly reduces radio frequency (RF) board space, enabling the inclusion of advanced multimedia features such as MP3 players, digital cameras, Web browsing, multimedia messaging services (MMSs) and video processing. Based upon a closed polar loop approach, Helios eliminates the need for additional factory calibration, offering handset OEMs simplified testing processes and ease with high-volume manufacturing. To date, three of the world's top five handset OEMs have adopted Skyworks' Helios-based architectures for EDGE cellular phones.
MediaTek ranks first in worldwide market share for various high-end digital consumer products. In wireless communication - including solutions for chipsets and software for low-end, mid-range, and high-end GSM/GPRS - the company has reached a run rate of shipping four million chipsets per month. Additionally, MediaTek has been granted Innovative Product Awards in each of the last eight years by the Hsinchu Science-Based Industrial Park Administration.
"Given MediaTek's large and expanding market footprint within Asia, we are delighted that they have selected our Helios EDGE transceiver," said Liam K. Griffin, senior vice president, sales and marketing for Skyworks. "With several key design wins, Helios is more than meeting the challenging requirements of next-generation EDGE handsets. We look forward to future collaborations with MediaTek and others as we migrate to WEDGE and WiMAX applications."
About MediaTek
MediaTek Inc. is a professional fabless IC company. Since its establishment in 1997, MediaTek has dedicated substantial resources in the research and development of comprehensive digital media integrated chipset solutions. MediaTek has now become one of the world's largest fabless IC companies. Its product lines include chipsets for optical storage drives, high-end digital consumer products, wireless communication, and digital TV.
MediaTek is headquartered in Hsin-Chu City, Taiwan. For more information, please visit the company's Web site at: www.mtk.com.tw.
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 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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