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Reference Designs
News Release from: Xicor | Subject: Smart Bias Reference Design
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 06 February 2002
Reference design makes for powerful
basestations
Xicor has teamed up with Motorola to provide radio-frequency power amplifier (RFPA) reference platforms for GSM, Edge and W-CDMA cellular basestation applications.
Xicor has teamed up with Motorola to provide radio-frequency power amplifier (RFPA) reference platforms for GSM, Edge and W-CDMA cellular basestation applications These reference platforms will incorporate Xicor's novel "smart biasing" ICs for RFPA applications
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 13 Jul 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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As part of this collaboration, Motorola will provide its industry leading RF LDMOS power transistors along with the company's advanced RF applications expertise.
This effort will enable Motorola to enhance its existing GSM, EDGE and W-CDMA reference designs with the incorporation of Xicor's smart bias ICs.
Xicor's advanced smart biasing ICs dramatically reduce the cost of RFPA implementation.
These products feature autobiasing and calibration, which reduces RFPA set up in manufacturing from 10-20min to less than 5s, while a simple digital interface for controlling analogue calibration reduces design time and effort.
Further, fully integrated temperature compensation increases PA performance and eliminates the need for costly external temperature compensation.
Integrated alarm functions for improved system reliability provide advanced warning for power fail, over- or undervoltage, or gate shutdown events.
The Smart Bias Reference Design will be available in February 2002.
Both Motorola and Xicor will market and sell the reference platforms worldwide.
"We are very pleased to partner with a company with the breadth of experience in RF applications as Motorola", stated Mike Levis, vice president of marketing at Xicor.
"Motorola's recognised leadership in RF LDMOS technology and RF application support, combined with Xicor's unique expertise in bias and control ICs will provide wireless infrastructure customers with an off the shelf solution to significantly reduce the cost of basestation design and manufacturing".
Said Lynelle McKay, director of operations at Motorola's Wireless Infrastructure Systems Division: "Our objective is to continue our leadership in RF power amplifier component solutions.
The Xicor RFPA bias ICs provide an innovative solution for autobiasing and calibration, and will significantly reduce the cost of RFPA design and manufacturing for our customers.
This collaboration and the offering of the Smart Bias Reference Design provide a turnkey solution that meets the performance requirements of Next-generation cellular basestations".
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