Date: 25/01/2010

Multimode HSPA+/EDGE/GPRS RF transceiver from Infineon

Infineon has introduced the SMARTi UE2, a new multi-band HSPA+/EDGE/GPRS RF transceiver for mobile devices. The SMARTi UE2 digital architecture reduces the number of power amplifiers from five to one and integrates all LNA's (Low Noise Amplifier) and interstage filters.

SMARTi UE2 supports Quad-Band EDGE and Six-Band HSPA+ for global roaming and best area and indoor coverage. It boosts data rates up to 28.8Mbps in downlink and 11.5Mbps in uplink at high signal quality with Rx Diversity and MIMO. SMARTi UE2 and all the RF front-end components are controlled through a digital DigRF V3.09 interface. Built-in routines and a High Level Command (HLC) programming allow shortest calibration time and simple system integration of the RF subsystem.

The interface and programming model is backward compatible to the SMARTi UE family and matches to Infineon HSPA and HSPA+ Baseband modems X-GOLD 61x and X-GOLD 62x.

"The SMARTi UE2 provides outstanding benefits for all the major key performance indicators: cost, size, current consumption and RF performance," says Stefan Wolff, Vice President of the Wireless Solutions Division and General Manager of the Smartphone and RF business at Infineon. "Our proven leadership in RF will enable our customers to create new smartphones and mobile internet devices with extremely flexible form factors and extended battery life time."

Infineon is offering a complete form-factor reference design with co-developed RF front-end components like power amplifiers and switches from component suppliers.

Availability: Now in samples, mass production starts in fourth quarter 2010
For more details visit www.infineon.com