High-volume SAW filters all in the game (cube)

The X6888D is a customer-specific bandpass filter developed by Epcos for the Nintendo Gamecube.

Epcos is renowned for its customer-specific SAW filter solutions, providing innovative low-cost, space-saving and energy-efficient designs.

One of its most successful SAW filters is the X6888D, a customer-specific bandpass filter developed by Epcos for the Nintendo Gamecube, a cordless games console.

Epcos shipped 2.5 million X6888D filters to Nintendo in 2002 alone.

A volume of 4 to 5 million is expected for 2003.

Annual demand for cordless games consoles is estimated at 20 million units.

The filter is housed in the receiver, which passes the signals from the console to the television set.

The X6888D acts as an IF filter.

Its excellent far-off selectivity prevents interference from passing through the IF stage.

Thanks to the special substrate developed by Epcos, insertion loss is kept to a minimum, resulting in a low-loss overall design with excellent signal-to-noise ratio.

The filter is housed in the tried and tested SIP5D plastic package used for millions of SAW filters throughout entertainment electronics.

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