Articles by TriQuint Semiconductor

TriQuint Semiconductor , an RF products manufacturer and foundry services provider, announced that it has been awarded leadership of Phase III of a multi-year gallium nitride (GaN) research and development contract by the Army Research Laboratory (ARL). The contract, funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), was...

TriQuint Semiconductor , an RF product manufacturer and foundry services provider, announced the release of two new driver amplifiers including the optical communications market’s first surface-mount technology (SMT) device for next-generation 40 Gb/s (Gigabits per second) networks. This new high performance device will ease assembly and significantly reduce power...

TriQuint Semiconductor , an RF product manufacturer and foundry services provider, today announced that it has fulfilled initial production orders from Northrop Grumman Corp. to support the F-35 Lightning II fire control radar system. The F-35, also referred to as the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), is being developed by...

TriQuint Semiconductor , a leading RF products manufacturer and foundry services provider, announced that the Office of Naval Research (ONR) has awarded TriQuint a 21-month, $4.5 M contract to advance manufacturing methods used to produce high power, high frequency gallium arsenide (GaAs) amplifiers. TriQuint was chosen based on its...

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WCDMA Front-end Modules and Their Critical Role in 3G Wireless Handsets

Introduction to a WCDMA front-end module that combines GSM SAW Rx filters, a multi-mode switch and transmit harmonic filters into an ultra-small footprint

Performance, cost and size are key to mobile phone design. Improved performance, lower cost and ever-shrinking module size parameters are universal challenges in the competitive world of mobile phone manufacturing. Over the past four years steady improvements have been made in power amplifier efficiency. Prices have likewise dropped. Yet...

A new high voltage, high power InGaP HBT discrete device has been developed that can significantly improve the efficiency of power amplifiers (PA) in cellular base stations. This new technology provides superior performance compared to silicon LDMOS. A 30-watt device driven by a predistorted W-CDMA signal has demonstrated 45...

Two broadband satellite networks are in the final stages of development and plan a service launch for North America in early 2004. Systems like these are expected to provide wideband, high speed communications for Internet and multimedia applications across North America and Europe for years to come. High power...