Embedded Intelligence in Freescale RF Transceivers Revolutionizes the Mobile Industry

  
    
  
  
    
      In the mobile phone industry where time to market is critical, Freescale 
      Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) has developed a programming method 
      that significantly reduces time to first call when developing new 
      phones. Based on direct customer feedback, the time to first call is 
      reduced as much as 66%. Freescale’s 
      programming method uses single-command programming that reduces 
      calibration steps and practically guarantees system compliance.
    
    
      “This is just one of the reasons our RF 
      technology has been designed into some of the hottest devices on the 
      market today,” said Klaus Buehring, vice 
      president and general manager of Freescale’s 
      Radio Products Division (RPD). “Our products 
      that incorporate innovative design techniques like smart RF, have 
      leading OEMs bringing phones to market more quickly and efficiently.”
    
    
      The RFX275-20 RF subsystem was the first chipset to begin to using this 
      programming technique, but newer generations sampling soon are 
      engineered to go even further in simplifying the layer-one programming.
    
    
      Revolutionary Programming Approach
    
    
      In traditional programming of the baseband to control the RF 
      transceiver, an engineer would need to consider all the critical timing 
      between the transceiver, power amplifiers, switches, low noise 
      amplifiers, baseband processor and voltage regulators. The digital 
      baseband must perform many calibrations to control a transceiver and the 
      detailed timing of all transceiver functions. This interaction results 
      in significant time investment to complete phone development 
      successfully.
    
    
      With Freescale’s revolutionary approach, an 
      engineer enters a single command stating the desired channel and power 
      level. This command sets the parameters and times the events such that 
      system compliance is virtually assured.
    
    
      “Through embedding RF intelligence into the 
      transceiver we have witnessed unprecedented shortening of time to first 
      call,” said Kent Heath, director of cellular 
      operations for RPD. “Achieving 
      time-to-first-call status in less time and fewer resources is possible 
      today primarily because we are taking generations of RF experience and 
      embedding that knowledge into the transceiver.”
    
    
      3G RF Subsystem Features
    
    
      Freescale’s RFX300-20 RF subsystem offers a 
      3G WCDMA/EDGE solution with one of the industry’s 
      smallest footprints. The RF chipset integrates the analog baseband, RF 
      transmitter, RF receiver, power amplifier, power control and many 
      traditionally passive components into four manufacturing-friendly 
      packages. Designed to receive and transmit voice and data for dual-mode 
      3G handsets, the RFX300-20 is comprised of the following components:
    
    
      
        MMM6007: Tri-band WCDMA transceiver with digital interface
      
      
        MMM6032: WCDMA power amplifier module with power detection
      
      
        MMM6000: Quad-band GSM/EDGE transceiver with DigRF interface
      
      
        MMM6029: GSM/EDGE power amplifier module with power control
      
    
    
      EDGE RF Subsystem Features
    
    
      Freescale's EDGE RF subsystem, the RFX275-20, consists of the MMM6000 
      transceiver, which integrates the analog baseband and contains a DigRF 
      interface and MMM6027 power amplifier that includes the antenna switch 
      and most passive components.
    
    
      EDGE is an enhancement of previous GSM networks to triple the data 
      speeds for multimedia and Internet access. Higher data rates are ideal 
      for feature phones, smart phones, PDAs, PC cards and wireless modules.
    
    
      Product Availability
    
    
      The RFX275-20 front-end subsystem for EDGE handsets is available today. 
      Freescale’s RFX300-20 fourth generation 
      WCDMA/EDGE subsystem is also available. A CMOS 90nm-based 2G+3G 
      transceiver and subsystem with simplified programming is sampling 
      today.
    
    
      About Freescale Semiconductor
    
    
      Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) is a global leader 
      in the design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors for the 
      automotive, consumer, industrial, networking and wireless markets. 
      Freescale became a publicly traded company in July 2004. The company is 
      based in Austin, Texas, and has design, research and development, 
      manufacturing or sales operations in more than 30 countries. Freescale, 
      a member of the S&P 500®, is one of the 
      world's largest semiconductor companies with 2005 sales of $5.8 billion 
      (USD). www.freescale.com
    
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In the mobile phone industry where time to market is critical,
Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) has developed a
programming method that significantly reduces time to first call when
developing new phones. Based on direct customer feedback, the time to
first call is reduced as much as 66%. Freescale's programming method
uses single-command programming that reduces calibration steps and
practically guarantees system compliance.

   "This is just one of the reasons our RF technology has been
designed into some of the hottest devices on the market today," said
Klaus Buehring, vice president and general manager of Freescale's
Radio Products Division (RPD). "Our products that incorporate
innovative design techniques like smart RF, have leading OEMs bringing
phones to market more quickly and efficiently."

   The RFX275-20 RF subsystem was the first chipset to begin to using
this programming technique, but newer generations sampling soon are
engineered to go even further in simplifying the layer-one
programming.

   Revolutionary Programming Approach

   In traditional programming of the baseband to control the RF
transceiver, an engineer would need to consider all the critical
timing between the transceiver, power amplifiers, switches, low noise
amplifiers, baseband processor and voltage regulators. The digital
baseband must perform many calibrations to control a transceiver and
the detailed timing of all transceiver functions. This interaction
results in significant time investment to complete phone development
successfully.

   With Freescale's revolutionary approach, an engineer enters a
single command stating the desired channel and power level. This
command sets the parameters and times the events such that system
compliance is virtually assured.

   "Through embedding RF intelligence into the transceiver we have
witnessed unprecedented shortening of time to first call," said Kent
Heath, director of cellular operations for RPD. "Achieving
time-to-first-call status in less time and fewer resources is possible
today primarily because we are taking generations of RF experience and
embedding that knowledge into the transceiver."

   3G RF Subsystem Features

   Freescale's RFX300-20 RF subsystem offers a 3G WCDMA/EDGE solution
with one of the industry's smallest footprints. The RF chipset
integrates the analog baseband, RF transmitter, RF receiver, power
amplifier, power control and many traditionally passive components
into four manufacturing-friendly packages. Designed to receive and
transmit voice and data for dual-mode 3G handsets, the RFX300-20 is
comprised of the following components:

   --  MMM6007: Tri-band WCDMA transceiver with digital interface

   --  MMM6032: WCDMA power amplifier module with power detection

   --  MMM6000: Quad-band GSM/EDGE transceiver with DigRF interface

   --  MMM6029: GSM/EDGE power amplifier module with power control

   EDGE RF Subsystem Features

   Freescale's EDGE RF subsystem, the RFX275-20, consists of the
MMM6000 transceiver, which integrates the analog baseband and contains
a DigRF interface and MMM6027 power amplifier that includes the
antenna switch and most passive components.

   EDGE is an enhancement of previous GSM networks to triple the data
speeds for multimedia and Internet access. Higher data rates are ideal
for feature phones, smart phones, PDAs, PC cards and wireless modules.

   Product Availability

   The RFX275-20 front-end subsystem for EDGE handsets is available
today. Freescale's RFX300-20 fourth generation WCDMA/EDGE subsystem is
also available. A CMOS 90nm-based 2G+3G transceiver and subsystem with
simplified programming is sampling today.

   About Freescale Semiconductor

   Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) is a global
leader in the design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors for
the automotive, consumer, industrial, networking and wireless markets.
Freescale became a publicly traded company in July 2004. The company
is based in Austin, Texas, and has design, research and development,
manufacturing or sales operations in more than 30 countries.
Freescale, a member of the S&P 500(R), is one of the world's largest
semiconductor companies with 2005 sales of $5.8 billion (USD).
www.freescale.com

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