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Amplifiers Aim At Portable WCDMA

July 14, 2010

The AWT66xx family of wideband code-division-multiple-access (WCDMA) single-band power amplifiers from ANADIGICS are low-cost amplification solutions for specific wireless bands. Part of the firm's HELP4 line of WCDMA amplifiers, the new family includes the models AWT6621, AWT6622, AWT6624, AWT6625, and AWT6628 power amplifiers for applications requiring low power consumption. The amplifiers provide coverage of WCDMA Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, and 0 in various configurations. According to Marcus Wise, Vice President, Wireless RF Products at ANADIGICS, "Even with the emergence of 4G mobile technology today, we continue to see a tremendous opportunity in WCDMA as the 3G smartphone market continues to expand at an astounding pace. Our HELP4 products deliver the efficiency, flexibility, performance, and reliability our customers demand to differentiate and deliver the technologically advanced solutions that consumers expect from their mobile devices."

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Jack Browne | Technical Contributor

Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.