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News Release from: Anadigics | Subject: AWT6223
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 28 June 2007
Power amplifier module covers five bands
The Anadigics AWT6223 UMTS/Edge penta-band power amplifier module is used by Samsung in its SGH-I520 smartphone designed for the European market.
Anadigics has begun shipping production volumes of its AWT6223 UMTS/Edge penta-band power amplifier (PA) module to Samsung for its SGH-I520 smartphone designed for the European market The SGH-I520 is the first Samsung phone to use the Symbian OS Version 9.2 for speedy internet access
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 6 Mar 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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The SGH-I520 sports a sliding form offering many of today's advanced multimedia functions, including a 2.0Mpixel camera, a wide 2.3in QVGA screen allowing for the view of an entire internet page, Bluetooth capabilities, and 50Mbyte internal memory along with a microSD memory card slot up to 2Gbyte.
The SGH-I520 handset can connect to the Internet using technology allowing the user to download content at rates up to 1.8Mbit/s over WCDMA, HSPA or Edge networks.
"We are very pleased to once again partner with Samsung and have our industry-leading 3G penta-band HELP2 UMTS and Edge power amplifier selected for the SGH-I520 smartphone", says Dr Bami Bastani, President and CEO of Anadigics.
"Anadigics' leading line of wireless broadband products and strategic relationships with tier-one manufacturers like Samsung allows us to be a constant provider of feature-full 3G handsets for the user who wants to talk, email or surf the web from their mobile device".
The AWT6223 penta-band PA module incorporates Anadigics' second-generation High-Efficiency-at-Low-Power (HELP2) technology to reduce UMTS average power consumption by up to 50%.
In WCDMA and HSPA modes, the power amplifier offers outstanding efficiencies of 41% at +28.5dBm and 21% at +16dBm, resulting in longer battery life and additional talk-time.
The AWT6223 also includes a fully functional quad-band GSM/Edge PA, with excellent efficiency in the GSM850/900 bands and DCS/PCS bands in both GSMK and 8PSK modes.
Anadigics' multimode PAs use the Company's exclusive InGaP-Plus technology, which integrates HBT and pHEMT devices on the same InGaP GaAs die.
These PAs are manufactured using a materials set consistent with the European Union's Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS).
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