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News Release from: Link Microtek | Subject: TriQuint TQM6M4001
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 08 December 2004
Compact format for quad-band transmitter
A new quad-band GSM GPRS transmit module comes in the market's smallest, most highly integrated form factor - 6 x 6 x 1.1mm.
Link Microtek, the exclusive representative for TriQuint Semiconductor in the UK and Ireland, has a new quad-band GSM GPRS transmit module in the market's smallest, most highly integrated form factor - 6 x 6 x 1.1mm Offering a 60% size reduction compared with competing solutions, the new TriQuint TQM6M4001 transmit module provides greater system integration and superior cost-effectiveness for next-generation mobile handset designs
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 4 Jan 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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In addition to GSM850/900 and DCS1800/PCS1900 power-amplifier blocks with integrated power control, the TQM6M4001 module includes a low-insertion-loss quad-band pHEMT switch, Tx harmonics filtering, integrated switch decoder, four receive ports and internal ESD protection.
Providing full RF transmit/receive functionality in an unprecedented size of 36mm2, the TQM6M4001 requires no external matching and saves customers the need for PA-to-switch design effort.
This advancement was achieved in part by eliminating all SMDs inside the laminate-based module, resulting in size, cost, reliability and time-to-market advantages.
Fabricated using TriQuint's InGaP HBT and GaAs pHEMT processes, the TQM6M4001 module supports GPRS class 12 operation and provides a typical output power of +34dBm for GSM850/900 and +31.5dBm for DCS1800/PCS1900.
The module's control inputs are CMOS compatible, so there is no need for an external reference voltage.
The TQM6M4001 is a significant milestone in TriQuint's GSM RF roadmap, which includes a broad technology portfolio of PAMs, switches and filter components.
Through innovative engineering the company is committed to setting new standards in RF front-end system architecture - driving the highest integration while simultaneously offering the best RF performance at the lowest size and cost targets.
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