Front-End Modules

RFMD's highly integrated RF6525 FEM meets or exceeds the system requirements of ZigBee® applications operating in the 2.4 GHz - 2.5 GHz frequency band and supports multiple applications, including smart energy/advanced metering infrastructure (AMI), home area network (HAN), wireless ZigBee® home automation, portable battery powered equipment, and general 2.4 GHz ISM band systems.

Skyworks offers the SKY66420-11 high-performance integrated RF front end module (FEM). Designed for ease of use and maximum flexibility, fully matched 50 W TX (or TX_ALT) and RX inputs and antenna outputs, and digital controls compatible with 1.6 to 3.6 V CMOS levels, this module is ideally used for high-power Industrial, Scientific, Medical (ISM) band applications operating throughout the 860 – 930 MHz frequency range.

The SKY78113 SkyOne® Ultra 2.0 is a multimode multiband front-end module (FEM) designed for optimal performance in CDMA/WCDMA/HSPA/HSPA+/FDD LTE-modulated handsets for bands 26, 8, 12/17, 13, 20, 28, 29, BC0, and BC10. The RF input and output ports are internally matched to 50 ohms which minimizes the need for external components.

RFMD's RFFM3482E is a single-band front end module (FEM) ideal for applications involving IEEE802.11b/g/n WiFi, 2.5GHz ISM Bands, portable battery-powered equipment, WiFi systems, and more. Its size is ideal for a 802.11b/g/n front end design and greatly reduces the number of components outside of the core chipset. This FEM has the ability to switch between WiFi Rx, WiFi Tx, and BTH Rx/Tx operations. An Rx balun, a b/g/n power amplifier, and a directional power detector have all been integrated into the RFFM3482E.

The SKY66109-11 is a front-end module with quite a few components integrated into it. These include a power amplifier with up to +22.5 dBm output power, and low noise amplifier with programmable bypass, and an antenna switching with transmit and receive diversity function.

The SKY85203-11 is a front-end module designed for 802.11b/g/n set-top boxes, mobile devices, gaming consoles, and tablets. It integrates an SP3T switch and an LNA with a bypass mode. The module comes in a QFN, 12-pin 2 x 2 x 0.45mm package and has a 14dB receive gain, a noise figure of 2.1dB, and a Transmit/Bluetooth® path loss of 0.7dB.

The SKY78117 SkyOne® Ultra 2.0 is a multimode multiband front-end module (FEM) designed for optimal performance in FDD/TDD LTE-modulated handsets for bands 7, 30, 38, 40, and 41. The RF input and output ports are internally matched to 50 ohms which minimizes the need for external components.

Avago Technologies’ ALM-1712 is a GPS front-end module that combines a low-noise amplifier (LNA) with GPS FBAR filters. The LNA uses Avago Technologies’ proprietary GaAs Enhancement-mode pHEMT process to achieve high gain with very low noise figure and high linearity.