RFMD Announces POLARIS 3 TOTAL RADIO Transceiver Solution

Barcelona, Spain -- 3GSM World Congress -- RF Micro Devices, Inc. announced it is showcasing its POLARIS 3 TOTAL RADIO solution at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona. RFMD's POLARIS 3 solution features the Company's antenna-to-baseband TOTAL RADIO implementation.

POLARIS 3 integrates full quad-band GPRS/EDGE RF transmit/receive paths, the transmit switch, receive SAW filters and associated matching components in a TOTAL RADIO implementation that optimizes all combined functions - from antenna to baseband. The TOTAL RADIO implementation of POLARIS 3 eliminates the sourcing and placement of external RF components, which reduces RF complexity, lowers platform implementation costs and improves overall handset performance. POLARIS 3 also leverages RFMD's next-generation open-loop, large signal polar modulation architecture. When combined with the optional DC to DC converter, POLARIS 3 offers additional improvements in backed off efficiency and optimizes energy consumption over an extended battery voltage discharge profile.

Bob Bruggeworth, RFMD president and CEO, said, "RFMD's ultra-compact POLARIS 3 solution enables handset manufacturers to quickly and cost-effectively develop and deploy feature-rich EDGE handset platforms across multiple tiers. By providing an antenna-to-baseband TOTAL RADIO solution, POLARIS(TM) 3 solves customers' complex RF challenges while fully satisfying their aggressive integration requirements and exceeding their performance specifications. We expect POLARIS 3 to drive market share gains for RFMD as it ramps at multiple customers."

SOURCE: RF Micro Devices, Inc.