Product category:
Communications ICs (Wireless)
News Release from: Avago Technologies | Subject: ACPM-7881
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 18 February 2005
Compact frugal power amp slips into
NEC's candybar
NEC has incorporated Agilent's W-CDMA power amplifier into a new 3G video handset, the NEC 338.
NEC has incorporated Agilent's W-CDMA power amplifier into a new 3G video handset, the NEC 338 The module's high power-added efficiency (PAE), the industry's highest, gives NEC the power and high linearity it needs to implement innovative multimedia features while extending the phone's talk time
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 29 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
Related stories
Power amp boosts WCDMA handset stamina
A new power amplifier module boasts the industry's best power-added efficiency, claiming to extend handset battery life in mobile phones by up to 30min.
High brightness on surface mount LEDs.
Agilent Technologies has introduced a series of surface-mount LEDs designed and qualified specifically for automobile interior and exterior lighting applications.
Hot-pluggable transceiver for Fibre Channel
Agilent Technologies has announced volume availability of its 2Gbit/s small-form-pluggable (SFP) fibre-optic transceiver for Fibre Channel storage area networks (SANs).
The NEC 338 mobile phone is the smallest and lightest 3G handset to hit the European market, weighing only 114g and measuring just 93.8 x 47.1 x 23.3mm.
The handset, available in either black or silver in a new clamshell design, offers a full-colour high-resolution screen, speakerphone, rotatable camera for video calls, and 17Mbyte internal memory.
An integrated MP3 player and Java technology enable access to music and games.
The Agilent power amplifier module is well equipped to support the multimedia features of the NEC 338 handset.
With a typical PAE of 46% - the industry's highest for W-CDMA - the module is capable of delivering 116 hours of standby time, 200 minutes of talk time and 130 minutes of video calling for the NEC 338.
The module's small size makes it ideal for use in the smaller "candybar" and "flip phone" handset configurations that have become so popular with consumers.
"Agilent's W-CDMA power amplifier provides handset manufacturers with the size, performance and efficiency they demand to deliver highly differentiated and competitive handsets", said Bryan Ingram, Vice President and General Manager of Agilent's Wireless Semiconductor Division.
"As device replacements, upgrades and net subscriber growth continue to drive handset sales, our modules will be at the forefront, supporting development of next-generation communication products".
The ACPM-7881 power amplifier is designed around Agilent's E-pHEMT (enhancement-mode pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistor) process technology.
It is optimised for UMTS/GSM multimode standards and operates from a single-polarity power source over the UMTS2100 1920 to 1980MHz frequency range.
Its high output power (+28.5dBm) reduces the power losses associated with dual-band single-antenna handsets, and its low noise power (-140dBm/Hz, typical) helps ensure the handset's ability to operate under difficult conditions. Request a free brochure from Avago Technologies ...
• Avago Technologies: contact details and other news
• Email this article to a colleague
• Register for the free Electronicstalk email newsletter
• Electronicstalk Home Page
Search the Pro-Talk network of sites
