GREENSBORO, NC and HILLSBORO, OR – May 23, 2016 – Qorvo® (Nasdaq: QRVO), a leading provider of core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and defense applications, today announced a new family of power amplifiers (PAs) for small cell base stations to improve connectivity, expand capacity and minimize disruptions on LTE/LTE-Advanced networks.
Qorvo's newest family of small cell PAs targets distributed antenna systems, or DAS. Systems using these PAs can eliminate the need for linearization or digital pre-distortion (DPD) correction, reducing system complexity. Qorvo's eight new PAs cover 3GPP bands between 1.8-2.4 GHz and are pin-for-pin compatible.
Sumit Tomar, general manager of Qorvo's Wireless Infrastructure business unit, said, "Multi-mode, multi-band small cell base stations pose significant RF challenges in terms of size, power added efficiency, and co-existence between WLAN and cellular frequency bands. Qorvo has worked closely with customers to address these RF challenges to create a portfolio of PAs, low noise amplifiers (LNAs), filters and duplexers to enable carrier aggregation in small cell base stations, and we're pleased to add this new family of multi-stage PAs to that offering."
Earl Lum, president of EJL Wireless Research LLC, said, "While mobile operators continue to deploy outdoor macrocell sites to increase capacity, the wireless industry is transitioning to in-building wireless solutions. LTE/LTE-Advanced drives the need to extend wireless signal coverage indoors for corporate offices, hospitals, shopping malls, and other enterprise clients. Distributed antenna systems (DAS) and carrier-grade OEM small cell solutions like Ericsson Radio Dot, Huawei LampSite, Nokia Flexi Zone and ZTE's Qcell are key technologies that address the ever growing in-building wireless coverage/capacity problem."
Qorvo's multi-stage PAs integrate matching in a low-cost surface mount package to allow for compact system design. With superior linear performance at -47dBc ACLR using a 20 MHz LTE signal, the TQP92xx product family provides 24dBm average linear power, and the TQP94xx family provides 27dBm average linear power. All listed products are in production and available now.
| Pavg (dBm) |
1.805-1.88 GHz B3 |
1.93-2.0 GHz B2 / 25 |
2.01-2.17 GHz B1 / 4 / 10 / 34 / 66 |
2.3-2.4 GHz B30, B40 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | TQP9218 | QPA9219 | TQP9221 | TQP9224 |
| 27 | TQP9418 | QPA9419 | TQP9421 | TQP9424 |
Qorvo's small cell products will be showcased at Booth 839 at the IEEE International Microwave Symposium (IMS), May 22-27 in San Francisco. Qorvo also offers an extensive portfolio for wireless infrastructure and DAS solutions including PAs, LNAs, filters, switches, duplexers, and wireless boosters/repeaters. Visit Qorvo at the show or join the conversation online using the hashtag #IMS2016 and #QorvoIMS.
About Qorvo
Qorvo (NASDAQ:QRVO) is a leading provider of core technologies and RF solutions for mobile, infrastructure and aerospace/defense applications. Qorvo was formed following the merger of RFMD and TriQuint, and has more than 7,000 global employees dedicated to delivering solutions for everything that connects the world. Qorvo has the industry's broadest portfolio of products and core technologies; world-class ISO9001-, ISO 14001- and ISO/TS 16949-certified manufacturing facilities; and is a DoD-accredited 'Trusted Source' (Category 1A) for GaAs, GaN and BAW products and services. For the industry's leading core RF solutions, visit www.qorvo.com.
Qorvo is a registered trademark of Qorvo, Inc. in the U.S. and in other countries.
Media Contact
Katie Caballero
Marketing Communications Manager
Qorvo Infrastructure and Defense Products
+1-972-994-8546
katie.caballero@qorvo.com
This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about our plans, objectives, representations and contentions and are not historical facts and typically are identified by use of terms such as "may," "will," "should," "could," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "potential," "continue" and similar words, although some forward-looking statements are expressed differently. You should be aware that the forward-looking statements included herein represent management's current judgment and expectations, but our actual results, events and performance could differ materially from those expressed or implied by forward-looking statements. We do not intend to update any of these forward-looking statements or publicly announce the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements, other than as is required under the federal securities laws. Qorvo's business is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including variability in operating results, the inability of certain of our customers or suppliers to access their traditional sources of credit, our industry's rapidly changing technology, our dependence on a few large customers for a substantial portion of our revenue, our ability to implement innovative technologies, our ability to bring new products to market and achieve design wins, the efficient and successful operation of our wafer fabrication facilities, assembly facilities and test and tape and reel facilities, our ability to adjust production capacity in a timely fashion in response to changes in demand for our products, variability in manufacturing yields, industry overcapacity and current macroeconomic conditions, inaccurate product forecasts and corresponding inventory and manufacturing costs, dependence on third parties and our ability to manage channel partners and customer relationships, our dependence on international sales and operations, our ability to attract and retain skilled personnel and develop leaders, the possibility that future acquisitions may dilute our shareholders' ownership and cause us to incur debt and assume contingent liabilities, fluctuations in the price of our common stock, additional claims of infringement on our intellectual property portfolio, lawsuits and claims relating to our products, security breaches and other similar disruptions compromising our information and exposing us to liability, the impact of stringent environmental regulations, and the impact of the integration of Qorvo. These and other risks and uncertainties, which are described in more detail in Qorvo's 8K and other reports and statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, could cause actual results and developments to be materially different from those expressed or implied by any of these forward-looking statements.