Date: 03/04/2012

LTE transceiver from Fujitsu Semiconductor eliminate LNAs and SAW filters

Fujitsu Semiconductor has introduced the new MB86L13A LTE (FDD and TDD) optimized transceiver. The new transceiver has been developed for LTE-only applications and features the architecture pioneered by Fujitsu that eliminates the need for external low noise amplifiers (LNAs) and inter-stage surface acoustic wave (SAW) filters. The MB86L13A, which covers the frequency spectrum from 700 to 2700 MHz, is sampling now and will be available in volume Q2 2012.

"The MB86L13A can speed time to market for baseband providers looking to add robust LTE capabilities to their existing 2G/3G solution," said Vivek Bhan, vice president, Fujitsu Semiconductor Wireless Products. "The new device provides multiband LTE support on a single IC, complementing the 2G/3G-only solutions offered by platform partners for the growing LTE market."

MB86L13A transceiver uses an open standard MIPI DigRFSM 4G v1.0 interface to the baseband. The device supports all global FDD bands 1-21, 23-25, and TDD bands 33-41. The MB86L13A supports all LTE bandwidths up to 20MHz. Future transceivers on the roadmap for this year include a 3GPP Release 10-compliant, single RFIC solution.

"The Fujitsu MB86Lxxx family transceivers offer advanced features, low power consumption, a small footprint and a highly flexible API to bring down the total cost of the device and dramatically speed up time to market for new products," said Bhan. "This represents Fujitsu's commitment to addressing the pressing needs of the market, and delivers a timely solution that enhances value for our customers."