news digest ♦ RF Electronics
The DARPA ‘NEXT’ program announced in October 2009 and awarded by Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is a $16.2M, multi-year contract funds the development of complex, high dynamic range circuits for future defense and aerospace applications.
This contract was recognised at the inaugural 2011 CS Europe Conference with a CS Europe Industry Award in the R&D category.
Skyworks affirms above market growth outlook
The firm has reiterated strong guidance ahead of this week’s investor meetings with the outlook excluding the recently announced acquisitions of SiGe and Advanced Analogic Technologies.
Skyworks Solutions, an innovator of high reliability analogue and mixed signal semiconductors enabling a broad range of end markets, has announced, ahead of a non-deal road show, it is affirming its outlook for above market growth. This excludes the firm’s recently announced acquisitions.
In April 2011, Skyworks guided to approximately $345 million in revenue with non-GAAP diluted earnings per share of $0.46 for the current quarter. Furthermore, during the earnings conference call, the Company indicated it was on a path to approach a $1.5 billion revenue run rate run rate with $2.00 in annualised non-GAAP diluted earnings per share in the September quarter. This growth outlook is being driven by the Company’s broad customer base, diversification into new markets and increasing share gains.
“Skyworks’ core business continues to outperform our addressed markets and we believe this will be clearly reflected in our performance and guidance,” said Donald W. Palette, vice president and chief financial officer of Skyworks. “To be clear, our revenue and non-GAAP earnings outlook for both the June and September quarters is before we add the accretive SiGe and Advanced Analogic Technologies acquisitions.”
Skyworks to showcase new lower power LNAs for 1.5 to 3.0 GHz
The LNAs based on its proprietary gallium arsenide pHEMT based process provide cost competitive solutions for wireless applications.
Skyworks Solutions, an innovator of high reliability analogue and mixed signal semiconductors, has introduced the first in a series of ultra low current, general purpose low noise amplifiers (LNAs).
These are suited to for diverse wireless applications including satellite receiver set-top boxes, Bluetooth headsets, medically prescribed hearing aids, advanced meter reading devices and 2.4 GHz wireless local area networks. These high performance LNAs deliver enhanced receiver sensitivity and wide dynamic ranges facilitating improved signal reception, increased design flexibility and reduced part counts.
“Skyworks is delighted to be expanding our product portfolio with solutions that deliver better performance and are cost competitive for a wide range of markets,” said David Stasey, vice president of analogue components at Skyworks. “In addition, our new low noise amplifiers enable Skyworks to enter new markets – driving intense diversification beyond our proven front-end solutions for mobile devices.”
The miniature SKY67014-396LF is an advanced pHEMT enhancement mode process LNA with an integrated active bias and on-die stability structures. It enables simple external matching and stable performance over varied temperatures.
Skyworks’ enhancement mode pHEMT process allows the device to offer excellent return loss (15 dB typical), stable gain (12 db), low noise (<1 dB) and high linearity (+18 dBm OIP3) while drawing <6 ma of bias current. The SKY67014-396LF offers the designer the ability to externally adjust the supply current to further optimise the amplifier linearity performance for the chosen application. The supply voltage is applied to the RF-OUT/VDD pin through an RF choke inductor and through the VBIAS pin through an external resistor. The supply voltage is adjustable over a range of 1.5 to 5V. The LNA is
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