South Korea mobile phone maker selects Fairchild RF power amplifier

Fairchild Semiconductor announced that its RMPA1959 linear RF power amplifier module (PAM) has been chosen for use in cellular handsets by Pantech & Curitel, South Korea's mobile phone manufacturer. The RMPA1959 linear RF power amplifier features 39 percent CDMA efficiency at +28 dBm average output power and a compact 4mm-by-4mm LCC package.

Tae Hyo Lee, senior member of Pantech & Curitel's R&D technical staff, said, "The device's power, linearity and compact package, backed by solid technical service and support, were major contributing factors in helping us to produce leading-edge handset designs with high confidence in their reliability and suitability for high-volume production."

According to Fairchild, the lead-free (Pb-free) RMPA1959 linear RF power amplifier meets the requirements of the joint IPC/JEDEC J-STD-020B standard and is compliant with the European Union requirements now in effect.