Skyworks Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: SWKS), an innovator of high performance analog semiconductors connecting people, places and things, today announced that its portfolio of SkyOne® Ultra 2.0 and SkyLiTE™ 2.0 solutions are among the industry’s leading front-end modules supporting high power user equipment (HPUE) for mobile devices. HPUE is a special class of user equipment for LTE cellular networks which improve cell range and increase coverage. Skyworks’ complete RF front-end systems leverage the company’s proprietary SkyBlue™ technology to deliver enhanced output power and meet HPUE certification requirements from TDD carriers. SkyOne® Ultra 2.0 HPUE-compliant solutions are currently shipping at several customers while the SkyLiTE™ 2.0 HPUE-compliant devices will be available for ramps commencing in 2017. According to the latest report from Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA), 71 operators in 43 countries have commercially launched LTE service using TDD mode, with the unpaired spectrum expected to enjoy growth in all regions.
“With smartphones supporting upwards of 20 frequency bands and more than 30 carrier aggregation combinations, there is an increasing need for innovative front-end solutions that address high performance, cellular TDD-LTE applications,” said Carlos Bori, vice president of sales and marketing for Skyworks. “Leveraging our systems expertise, Skyworks is collaborating with carriers and OEMs to develop highly-integrated devices that solve increasingly complex RF challenges, meet the most demanding standards and provide unparalleled performance.”
“HPUE significantly increases TDD-LTE Band 41 coverage and is an important innovation that will benefit the global TDD-LTE ecosystem,” said Dr. Ron Marquardt, vice president of technology for Sprint. “HPUE will further unlock the advantages of the 2.5 GHz spectrum, particularly as consumers require more capacity and faster data speeds.”
About SkyOne® Ultra 2.0
SkyOne®
Ultra 2.0 is a highly integrated, single LTE SKU solution that
solves harmonically-related carrier aggregation challenges through
design while delivering the highest linear RF power as well as power
added efficiency in the world. This innovative platform not only
improves performance in terms of power output and system efficiency, it
also delivers this performance in the most compact size commercially
available, supporting 22 bands in less than 240 square millimeters.
About SkyLiTE™ 2.0
SkyLiTE™
2.0 is a highly integrated module that incorporates the
amplification, switching, Wi-Fi filtering and coupler functionality
required to support all major FDD/TDD bands. With the addition of
external duplexers, this family of solutions provides OEMs with a
scalable and reconfigurable front-end system suitable for markets
worldwide.
About SkyBlue™
SkyBlue™
is an enabling technology that delivers envelope tracking (ET)-like
system efficiency, but with a far simpler implementation method when
compared to traditional ET systems. Utilizing the more conventional
average power tracking (APT)-like approach, SkyBlue™ control
is very intuitive and has a very rapid learning curve relative to ET
calibration requirements. Skyworks has revolutionized the design
methodology to develop high power out capability while delivering
best-in-class system efficiency.
For more information about Skyworks’ HPUE-compliant solutions, please contact sales@skyworksinc.com.
About Skyworks
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. is empowering the
wireless networking revolution. Our highly innovative analog
semiconductors are connecting people, places and things spanning a
number of new and previously unimagined applications within the
automotive, broadband, cellular infrastructure, connected home,
industrial, medical, military, smartphone, tablet and wearable markets.
Skyworks is a global company with engineering, marketing, operations, sales and support facilities located throughout Asia, Europe and North America and is a member of the S&P 500® and Nasdaq-100® market indices (NASDAQ: SWKS). For more information, please visit Skyworks’ website at: www.skyworksinc.com.
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