New Dual-Band AWL6950 InGaP HBT PA Leads the Industry in Performance and Ruggedness
"The AWL6950 offers the industry's best dual-band PA performance and reliability, while providing the highest level of integration to reduce PCB space and external component costs," said Ron Michels, Vice President of Broadband Products at ANADIGICS, Inc. "The introduction of this PA positions ANADIGICS for further success in the rapidly growing 802.11a/b/g market. The 802.11a/b/g standard offers the end user maximum network versatility and represents the implementation of choice for new platform designs. We continue to strengthen our leadership position in the HBT WLAN PA market by leveraging our innovative technology and close alignment with premier reference design companies to develop best-of-breed, differentiated solutions."
The AWL6950 provides a low error vector magnitude (EVM) of 3.5% at 20 dBm in the 2.4 GHz band and 19 dBm in the 5 GHz band. The PA exhibits 31.5 dB of linear power gain at 2.4 GHz and 30 dB of linear power gain at 5 GHz. The AWL6950 represents superior ruggedness by exhibiting consistent gain and linearity performance across a wide range of temperatures and voltages. This PA offers best-in-class electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection of greater than 1 KV ensuring robustness in the world's toughest manufacturing environments.
Unlike most other WLAN PAs, the AWL6950 has an integrated CMOS-voltage compatible on/off circuit for each band of operation eliminating the need for any additional on/off circuitry around the device. The PA also integrates temperature- and voltage-compensated output power detectors in the 4 mm by 4 mm package making it the industry's smallest dual-band WLAN PA solution. The compact overall size enables use in applications of the smallest form factor including mini-PCI express, PDAs, and cellular handsets. The AWL6950 complies with the European Union's Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) standard.
The AWL6950 is priced at $2.00 each in quantities of 100,000 units. Samples are available.
For additional information, contact ANADIGICS by phone (908) 668-5000 or FAX (908) 668-5132 or visit the Company's Web site at http://www.anadigics.com/.
ANADIGICS, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANAD) designs and manufactures radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) solutions for growing broadband and wireless communications markets. The Company's innovative high frequency RFICs enable manufacturers of communications equipment to enhance overall system performance, and reduce manufacturing cost and time to market. By utilizing state-of-the-art manufacturing processes for its RFICs, ANADIGICS achieves the high-volume and cost-effective products required by leading companies in its targeted high-growth communications markets. ANADIGICS was the first GaAs IC manufacturer to receive ISO 9001 certification and is certified to the ISO 9001:2000 quality standard.
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