5 GHz WiFi front end modules (FEMs) for handsets, smartphones and tablets
The global WiFi market is growing rapidly and is forecast to represent a greater than $1 billion total addressable market (TAM) by 2014. Adoption of dual-band WiFi (2.4-GHz/5-GHz) in handsets is estimated to increase from approximately 25 percent of all handsets in 2011 to approximately 50 percent of all handsets in 2012, with increasing emphasis on the 5 GHz band for use in 3G/4G smartphones. The anticipated growth in tablet devices is also forecast to support 5 GHz FEM adoption, as mobile WiFi chipsets for tablets increasingly adopt dual-band functionality.
To satisfy the growing market demand, the company has developed FEMs with high levels of integration, small package sizes, and best-in-class linearity performance. RFMD offers a broad portfolio of highly integrated FEMs that include the PA, the switch, filtering, baluns and an optional low noise amplifier (LNA) for both single-band (2.4 GHz or 5 GHz) and dual- band (2.4-GHz/5-GHz) operation. The company’s WiFi product portfolio also includes discrete PAs, switches and switch/LNA products that support integrated chipset solutions.
Bob Van Buskirk, president of RFMD’s Multi-Market Products Group (MPG), said, “RFMD forecasts the WiFi market will expand significantly as dual-band adoption increases and as volume expands across a variety of end markets, including smartphones, tablets, home automation, WiFi TV, automotive and personal computing. Because carrier requirements continue to demand higher power levels, this is placing an even greater focus on product performance and increasing the reliance on RFMD’s core technology and product development capabilities.”
For further information: www.rfmd.com.
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