Skyworks Solutions has announced volume production of its SkyLiTE™ front-end solutions powering LTE platforms for emerging markets. This new family of LTE devices consist of highly integrated modules that incorporate the amplification, switching, Wi-Fi filtering and coupler functionality required to support all major FDD/TDD bands. With the addition of external duplexers, this product suite provides OEMs with a scalable and reconfigurable front-end system suitable for markets worldwide. MediaTek, a leader in system on a chip (SoC) platforms for wireless communications and home entertainment, is leveraging SkyLiTE™ solutions for their MT6752/32 and MT6735 LTE chipsets targeting China's leading smartphone providers.
According to Strategy Analytics' September 2014 Global LTE Handset Forecast, by 2016 LTE will represent more than 60 percent of total handsets in China. Today, approximately 30 percent of total handsets are LTE smartphones. Skyworks' SkyLiTE™ platform targets the fastest growing segment of the TDD/FDD LTE market.
About Skyworks SkyLiTE™ Family of Solutions
SKY77643-11 - A hybrid multimode multiband power amplifier module that supports 3G / 4G handsets and operates efficiently in WCDMA, TD-SCDMA, and LTE modes. The module is fully programmable through a Mobile Industry Processor Interface (MIPI®).
SKY77824-11 - A fully matched, 28-pad surface mount power amplifier module developed for LTE applications. The module includes broadband coverage of FDD LTE Bands 7 and 30, TDD LTE Bands 38/40, and Band 41, all in a compact 4.0 x 3.65 mm package.
SKY77916-11 - A transmit / receive front-end module with a complete transmit VCO-to-antenna and antenna-to-receive SAW filter solution for advanced cellular handsets comprising quad-band GSM, and linear 2.5G operation. Developed in a very low profile and compact form factor, the module supports Class 12 GPRS, EDGE multi-slot operation, and TD-SCDMA and TDD LTE linear transmission.
SKY77910-11 - A transmit / receive front-end module with a complete transmit VCO-to-antenna and antenna-to-receive SAW filter solution for advanced cellular handsets comprising quad-band GSM, and linear 2.5G operation. Developed in a very low profile and compact form factor, the FEM supports Class 12 General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), EDGE multi-slot operation, and TD-SCDMA and TDD LTE linear transmission.
About MediaTek's SoC Platforms
The MT6752 is a 64-bit octacore LTE SoC that incorporates eight 2.0GHz ARM Cortex-53 CPUs and a Mali-T760 GPU - the next-level 64-bit mobile computing and LTE. It is pin compatible with the previously announced quad-core MT6732. It is the latest in a series of devices launched by MediaTek to give consumers high performing smartphones at an affordable price.
MediaTek's platforms support advanced multimedia features including:
- A low-power, 1080p, 30fps video playback for the emerging video codec standard H.265 and legacy H.264 and 1080p, 30fps H.264 video recording
- Integrated 16MP camera image signal processor
- MediaTek ClearMotion™ technology that eliminates motion jitter and ensures smooth video playback at 60fps on mobile devices
- MediaTek MiraVision™ technology for DTV-grade picture quality
- Integrated multi-mode 4G LTE modem
- Rel. 9, Category 4 FDD and TDD LTE (150 Mb/s downlink, 50 Mb/s uplink)
- 3GPP Rel. 8, DC-HSPA+ (42 Mb/s downlink, 11 Mb/s uplink), TD-SCDMA and EDGE are supported for legacy 2G/3G networks
