Skyworks captures Helios Mini EDGE design win at Samsung

Samsung has revealed plans to leverage Skyworks Solutions Inc.'s Helios Mini EDGE radio solution across a number of bandwidth-intensive, advanced multimedia platforms that will be available next year.

Helios Mini is a radio solution for GSM, GPRS and EDGE mobile handset applications that builds on the advantages of Skyworks' earlier three-chip version. The solution also includes the company's latest single-chip direct conversion transceiver, which works with the subsystem's PA/PAC to create a seamless closed-loop transmit system.

Brian M. Daly, marketing director of RF solutions at Skyworks, commented, "By incorporating even higher levels of functionality with reduced footprints, we are enabling an ever-increasing number of handsets that embed advanced multimedia feature sets, while at the same time optimizing power efficiency, design flexibility, cost and time-to-market. Our technology strategy and roadmap continue to be validated by our customers."