LGE selects RFMD amp module for upcoming EDGE mobile devices

RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD) announced that it is currently shipping its high-power, dual-mode amplifier module for EDGE - the RF3158 - to LG Electronics (LGE). Leveraging its highly-integrated linear transmit architecture, the RF3158 seamlessly integrates into multiple reference design platforms for EDGE-enabled mobile devices.

According to the company, the RF3158 EDGE PA module is designed to support EDGE radios that utilize a linear or small signal polar modulation transmit architecture. Designed to be the final amplification stage in a dual-mode GSM/GPRS/EDGE mobile transmit lineup, the product's gain and linearity lineups enable handset manufacturers to optimize the transmit chain to meet varying implementations of linearity, efficiency and output power.

RFMD has captured a commanding market share of EDGE transmit solution shipments and anticipates continued sales growth in the EDGE market, which it forecasts to grow approximately 100 percent in 2006.