expertise in connectivity to help us offer a 4G LTE tablet for the high-volume tier,” said Danny Zheng, CEO, FOXDA. “With such a robust reference design, we will be able to create advanced connected devices with rich features and functionality, and do so in a more cost- and time-effective manner, to the benefit of consumers.”
Additional features of the next generation 28nm transceivers and Qualcomm RF360 front end solutions include:
• Two new 28 nm transceivers, the WTR4905 and WTR2955, which pair with the Snapdragon 410 and 210 respectively, and are optimized to support LTE and LTE Advanced multimode devices in the mid and entry tier.
• Next generation Qualcomm RF360 CMOS power amplifier and antenna switch solutions – in both integrated and modular architectures – designed to address the growing complexity of carrier aggregation and allow device makers to easily customize LTE advanced products for global or regional band combinations with a 30% reduction in footprint, with enhanced performance and power efficiency, over the previous generation.
• Next generation Qualcomm RF360 integrated power amplifier and antenna switch, the QFE3320, a configurable carrier aggregation solution that can be optimized for regional band combinations for mid- and entry-tier devices to address the immediate need of the LTE Advanced ecosystem.
• New modular Qualcomm RF360 front end solution based on separate power amplifiers – the QFE3335/3345 – and antenna switches – the QFE1035/1045 – that add design flexibility and simplify routing for 2x and 3x carrier aggregation to support all 3rd Generation Partner Project (3GPP) approved LTE carrier aggregation band combinations that are commercial or soon-to-be launched by operators worldwide in a single SKU.
• Next generation Qualcomm RF360 antenna matching tuner – the QFE25xx – with higher linearity and enhanced modem control for stronger LTE connections in the presence of physical impediments such as the user’s head or hand.
The Snapdragon 210 processor and QRD reference tablet are expected to be available in commercial devices in the first half of 2015. The new RF360 front end products are expected to be available in commercial devices in the second half of 2014. |