3G LTE RF Transceiver Availability Announced - www.3G.co.uk

G LTE RF Transceiver Availability Announced
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Aug. 4, 2009

Altair Semiconductor announced the immediate availability of its LTE RF transceiver, the FourGee-6150. The FourGee-6150 is an LTE-TDD RF transceiver which, in addition to LTE, also complements Altair's baseband processors for mobile WiMAX and XGP, offering a complete, turn-key 4G solution to handheld devices makers across the industry.

Built with cost effective CMOS process technology and based on a single conversion architecture, the FourGee-6150 delivers state of the art radio performance, ultra-low power consumption and minimal external component count. Features include :

    --  LTE-TDD RF transceiver IC

    --  Operates in the 1.9-2.7GHz band

    --  Very low power consumption

    --  Highly integrated including VCO & PLL, PA driver and LNA

    --  Excellent receiver sensitivity and LO leakage rejection

    --  Optimized for operation with Altair's FourGee(TM) baseband

        processor series for LTE, WiMAX and XGP

    --  Built in low cost CMOS process technology

    --  Ultra small size (4.4x2.9mm2 WLCSP package)

3G LTE RF Transceiver Availability Announced "The LTE landscape is much more complex than that of other 4G technologies due to the fragmented global spectrum map and varying combinations of frequency bands and duplex methods," said Eran Eshed ( left ), Co-Founder and VP of Marketing and Business Development for Altair. "The investment required to develop a global LTE solution is significant. This, combined with the fact that most of a chipset's value lies within the baseband processor, has left many pure play RF transceiver companies reluctant to invest in the technology. Offering a complete chipset solution that covers world-wide frequency bands and duplex methods puts Altair in a strong position as LTE technology rolls out in the coming months."