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Woburn's wireless semiconductor maker Skyworks Solutions Inc., has signed a new deal with Samsung (News - Alert) for the use of Skyworks' transceivers, amplifiers and other products in the Korean electronic maker's femtocell applications.

Femtocells, or small cellular base stations designed for residential and small business environments, help provide enhanced coverage in wireless networks.

High-tech research firm In-Stat (News - Alert) predicts that worldwide FEMTO cell subscriptions (installed devices) would grow to 40 million by 2011 and surpass 100 million end-users over the next five years, representing a market opportunity for FEMTO cell devices of over $4 billion.

"Skyworks is uniquely suited to support the demanding system requirements of FEMTO cells given our technology breadth and depth," said Stan Swearingen, Skyworks' vice president and general manager of Linear Products.

"In fact, the architecture being utilized for Samsung's FEMTO cell systems is an example of our ability to leverage proven and innovative technology across diverse markets," he added.

The FEMTO cell solution related products that are entering volume production at Skyworks include: The SKY74068 is a highly integrated transmitter for dual-band CDMA applications operating in cellular CDMA, AMPS, and PCS modes; The KY74092 a highly integrated CDMA/PCS LNA for dual-band and tri-mode that provides low noise amplification with high linearity to achieve a high dynamic range; The SKY74100 a highly integrated receiver for tri-band CDMA applications with GPS capability; SKY77410  a load insensitive power amplifier (LIPA) module for WCDMA applications.


Narayan Bhat is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more Bhat’s articles, please visit his TMCnet columnist page.

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