Date: 20/11/2010

ANADIGICS power-amps power Samsung's GALAXY Tab Devices

ANADIGICS, Inc. has reported that its power amplifiers have been selected by Samsung to power its GALAXY Tab product.

ANADIGICS' AWC6323 power amplifier (PA) is used in the Samsung GALAXY Tab offered by Sprint and Verizon Wireless in the United States, and ANADIGICS' AWU6601 PA powers the Samsung GALAXY Tab in the Korean market. Both PAs are part of the ANADIGICS High-Efficiency-at-Low-Power (HELP) portfolio of products. These PAs target to improve the performance and efficiency of 3G devices.

"The Samsung GALAXY Tab is one of the most impressive mobile devices available today. We are honored to play an integral role in helping Samsung deliver exceptional mobile experiences to consumers through this product," said Mario Rivas, President and CEO for ANADIGICS. "With our industry leading high performing PAs and Samsung's innovative cutting edge products we continue to strengthen our long-standing relationship by providing high-quality wireless computing solutions."

The key features of the ANADIGICS PAs utilized by the Samsung GALAXY Tab include:

1. The AWC6323 is an ANADIGICS HELP3E dual-band CDMA PA in a 3 x 5 x 1 mm footprint. The AWC6323 plays an integral role in extending battery life and improving the overall performance says ANADIGICS. The device is manufactured on an advanced InGaP HBT MMIC technology.
2. The AWU6601 incorporates ANADIGICS' HELP3 technology to provide low power consumption without the need for an external voltage regulator. A "daisy-chainable" directional coupler is integrated in the module, eliminating the need for external couplers thus simplifying the device board layouts. The AWU6601 is also manufactured on InGaP HBT technology.

Other features of the AWC6323 include:
1. The AWC6323 is a dual band CDMA PA supporting the Cell (824MHz-849MHz) and PCS (1850MHz-1910MHz) bands.
2. The AWC6323 offers three mode states to achieve high-power added efficiencies at several power levels during the phone operation.
3. The device features built-in directional couplers for each band with a common coupler port.
4. It also meets the linearity requirements of CDMA EV-DO Revisions A and B modulations.

Other features of the AWU6601 include:
1. The AWU6601 is HSPA compliant and features simple calibration with only two bias modes.
2. The device has quiescent current of 8 mA, low leakage current in shutdown mode at less than 1mA
3. It's optimized for a 50 W system.
4. The AWU6601 features a RoHS compliant package, 260 °C MSL-3.