It's no secret that as display sizes get bigger, so too do the needs for bigger batteries. But bigger batteries require more space in incredibly valuable real estate.

The solution? Shrink what can be shrunk. A smaller footprint is a big improvement, allowing more room for more batteries to power larger displays. But just as important is not skimping out on standard connectivity and communication abilities, which is one reason why RF technology, from shrinking chips to fine tuning, is advancing rapidly.

Ethertronics, revealed its latest upgrade – the EtherChip 2.0. The chip is the company's successor to the EtherChip 1.0, and puts the company's chipset further into the RF front end system, incorporating with an antenna front end module. Being able to operate just as well as before, if not better, when such modules are being squeezed – which happens every year – is crucial.

“The growth of 4G and consumer desire for feature-packed wireless devices has led to the need for larger batteries and displays, and consequently little room for RF components such as antennas and chips," Laurent Desclos, president and CEO at Ethertronics, said in a prepared statement. "As a result, there’s no question that the only way to accommodate these trends is through re-architecting the RF front end."

The EitherChip 2.0 is able to quickly hone in on a frequency band before fine tuning. Additional features include the company's proprietary Air InteRFace Digital Conditioning, Active Impedance Matching and Band Switching technologies. The chip is capable of covering over 13 bands for LTE (News - Alert) global roaming, and of adjusting a cellular antenna for requirement like frequency shift, body effects or more bandwidth.

Rolling all of those abilities together is important, giving companies more flexibility in designs and quicker turn-around on products.