RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD), a designer and manufacturer of high-performance radio systems and solutions, announced the company has validated the interface between RFMD's DigRF3G-compliant RF hardware and the baseband processor IC of a top-tier cellular handset baseband manufacturer. This is one of the industry's first DigRF3G hardware validations and includes all necessary data messaging and control signaling required for accurate 3G handset operation.
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DigRF3G is an industry standard digital interface between the cellular transceiver and the cellular baseband that improves time-to-market, lowers cost, reduces size and eases system integration in next-generation 3G multimode, multi-band handsets. RFMD is a founding member of the original DigRF working group and is proud to play a leading role in the development of the DigRF3G specification and beyond. Leveraging deep systems-level expertise, RFMD is a proven leader in the development and implementation of digital radio interfaces, having shipped more than 100 million devices based on a digital interface since the introduction of POLARIS 1 in 2004. RFMD's LodeStar 3G RF Solution will feature a fully compliant DigRF3G digital interface.
RFMD showcased its portfolio of cellular front end products at the 2008 GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, February 11-14, 2008.