RFMD announced that they are achieving excellent design success with an expanding portfolio of new power amplifiers (PAs), antenna switch modules and antenna control solutions for the rapidly growing global TD-LTE mobile phone market. Working in close collaboration with leading TD-LTE baseband manufacturers, RFMD is expanding its portfolio of high-performance TD-LTE RF solutions to include multimode, multiband (MMMB) and single-band satellite PAs, transmit modules, antenna switch modules, antenna tuners and impedance tuners.
According to IDC, an Industry analyst firm, the shipments of global TD-LTE mobile phones will exceed 220 million units in 2017. IDC expects that shipments of TD-LTE mobile phones will account for nearly one fourth of the world's total 4G mobile phones shipped in 2017.
RFMD is well positioned to target the rapid growth in TD-LTE as they launch new RF solutions with higher levels of integration, expand our content in next-generation devices, and help customers to launch their TD-LTE devices quickly and cost-effectively. They also have a strong presence in China and close collaboration with the world's leading TD-LTE chipset manufacturers.
RFMD's high performance TD-LTE portfolio includes RF solutions for advanced 5-mode TD-LTE smartphones (including WCDMA, FDD-LTE, TD-SCDMA, and EDGE) and lower cost 3-mode TD-LTE smartphones (including TD-SCDMA and EDGE). The Company's TD-LTE offering includes its RF79XX family of high-performance satellite PAs, RF982x multimode, multiband transmit modules, and RF7378 and RF811x multiband PA modules as well as antenna switch modules, diversity switches, antenna tuners and impedance tuners.
RFMD is showcasing their expanding portfolio of RF solutions at the 2014 GSMA Mobile World Congress from the 24 to the 27 of Feb in Barcelona, Spain.
