San Jose, California, United States
GCT Semiconductor, Inc., a leader in innovative integrated circuits for the wireless communications industry, today launched a highly integrated RF transceiver for CDMA2000 applications. The new GRF6401, the first monolithic single-chip CDMA transceiver available on the market, includes a fully integrated receiver and transmitter for 800 MHz cellular band operation, offering over 36% size reduction and nearly 40% BOM count reduction versus competitors' solutions. It also includes programmable output power circuitry and a sigma-delta fractional-N frequency synthesizer with VCO and loop filters. GCT's GRF6401 is specifically designed to interface with VIA Telecom's cdma2000(R) CBP baseband family of products.
"We are very pleased to add this new solution to our line of cutting-edge RF CMOS transceivers," commented Dr. Kyeongho Lee, CEO of GCT Semiconductor, Inc. "Current CDMA solutions in the market today consist of the receiver and the transmitter in two separate chips. Combining these two chips into one monolithic die is a particularly challenging task for CDMA applications where the radio must operate in full-duplex mode. We are proud to be the first company to offer this true single-chip and cost-effective solution to handset manufacturers."
"We are pleased to be working with GCT Semiconductor and reaffirm our commitment to 'open RF architecture' for our CBP family of products," said Dr. Ker Zhang, CEO of VIA Telecom. "This new radio integrates analog, digital and RF functionalities to provide size and power optimized alternatives for CDMA handsets manufacturers. VIA Telecom and GCT have worked closely together to make sure this new product operates seamlessly with VIA Telecom's cdma2000(R) CBP baseband family of products."
GRF6401 is housed in a 48-pin 7mm by 7mm QFN package. The new transceiver includes three key components: a receiver, a transmitter and a PLL. The receiver offers all functional blocks from the RF front-end to the baseband interface, a down-conversion mixer for the 800 MHz band, baseband filters, as well as gain-controlled amplifiers and an analog I/Q output suited for zero-IF interface. The transmitter uses I/Q conversion architecture with an analog baseband I/Q interface, up-conversion mixers and preamplifiers. The on-chip PLL includes a VCO, a sigma-delta fractional-N frequency synthesizer, and built-in loop filters providing fast and stable lock behavior. Samples and production quantities are available now.
GCT plans to develop additional RF transceivers that will mate with other basebands in VIA Telecom's CDMA product roadmap. GCT is also developing advanced multi-mode RF and RF+BB solutions for 3G and 4G RF technologies such as W-CDMA, MDTV and WiMax.
About GCT Semiconductor, Inc.
GCT Semiconductor is a leading fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops and markets innovative integrated circuit solutions for the wireless communications industry. With its proven CMOS radio frequency (RF) and SOC expertise, GCT provides state-of-the-art CMOS RF transceivers and CMOS single-chip Satellite-DMB digital receivers and other SOC solutions serving 3G and 4G mobile handset manufacturers while reducing component cost, lowering power consumption and offering a smaller footprint. For more information, please visit www.gctsemi.com.
About VIA Telecom
VIA Telecom, Inc., headquartered in San Diego, California, is a leading innovator and developer of Ultra Low Cost CDMA chipset family of products, with proven commercialization records in key CDMA markets globally, providing the only true alternative commercial cdma2000(R) baseband processor solution in the industry. VIA Telecom's CBP CDMA baseband processors support IS-95 and cdma2000(R) standards and are used in 2G, 3G voice & data, and GPS-enabled cdma2000(R) devices. In addition to its powerful chipset solutions, VIA Telecom also offers a complete handset form factor reference design for multiple markets where "time to market" is a requirement; and offers Operator Customization Services, including "field proven" software development packages, software diagnostic tools, test support and manufacturing support, with an emphasis on customized services. For more information, please contact info@via-telecom.com.
Source: Business Wire (Business Wire India)