Skyworks Solutions Inc., an innovator of high performance analog and mixed signal semiconductors enabling mobile connectivity, announced that MediaTek Inc., a supplier of worldwide consumer IC chipsets, will be incorporating Skyworks’ Helios™ radio across several next-generation EDGE wireless communication platforms. This agreement demonstrates Skyworks’ ability to effectively partner with a leading system solution provider following the company’s exit of the baseband business announced earlier this month. Skyworks’ Helios EDGE radio significantly reduces radio frequency (RF) board space, enabling the inclusion of advanced multimedia features such as MP3 players, digital cameras, web browsing, multimedia messaging services (MMS) and video processing. Based upon a closed polar loop approach, Helios eliminates the need for additional factory calibration, offering handset OEMs simplified testing processes and ease with high volume manufacturing. To date, three of the world’s top five handset OEMs have adopted Skyworks’ Helios-based architectures for EDGE cellular phones.
MediaTek ranks first in worldwide market share for various high-end digital consumer products. In wireless communication – including solutions for chipsets and software for low-end, mid-range and high-end GSM/GPRS – the company has reached a run rate of shipping four million chipsets per month. Additionally, MediaTek has been granted Innovative Product Awards in each of the last eight years by the Hsinchu Science-Based Industrial Park Administration.
“Given MediaTek’s large and expanding market footprint within Asia, we are delighted that they have selected our Helios EDGE transceiver,” said Liam K. Griffin, senior vice president, sales and marketing for Skyworks. “With several key design wins, Helios is more than meeting the challenging requirements of next-generation EDGE handsets. We look forward to future collaborations with MediaTek and others as we migrate to WEDGE and WiMAX applications.”
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