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June 21, 2012

RFMD Releases 3 New Chipsets

By Ray Deck, TMCnet Contributing Writer

In a statement written for shareholders, but made available to the public, RF Micro Devices (News - Alert) Inc. (RFMD) announced the introduction of three new power amplifiers for high-frequency point-to-point radio applications. The RFPA1002, RFPA 1003 and RFPA1702 deliver output power in the 10 GHz to 20GHz frequency bands and represent a significant expansion to the company's lineup of radio chipsets.



These three amplifiers are intended to help address market demand for increased capacity and meet the demands of the next generation of point-to-point radio systems. The chipsets are spectacularly miniscule. The entire gallium arsenide (GaAs) assembly is packed into a 6.6mm QFN, bringing high performance electrical circuitry to highly mobile devices. RFMD (News - Alert) also claims that the chipsets are suited for satellite communications and high-exposure solutions like military radar and electronic warfare.

RFMD is a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio frequency components. RFMD is known for its mobility and enhanced connectivity throughout the point-to-point radio market as well as the wireless local area network (WLAN or Wi-Fi) and cable television (CATV)/broadband, SmartEnergy/advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) industries. Based in Greensboro, North Carolina, RFMD is exceptional at engineering very small, very powerful components and less exceptional at announcing their news to the world. The press release was delivered via PDF through the largely unsecure RFMD shareholder's website and left quite a bit to be desired in the way of pizzazz.

But RFMD delivers the goods. The press release was synchronized with a hands-on demonstration at the International Microwave Symposium in Montreal Canada. Though you might not be able to read much about the new chipsets, production quantities are already available through RFMD's website and all ordinary RMDF sales channels.

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Edited by Rich Steeves
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