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Freescale and the Freescale logo are trademarks of Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Reg. U.S. Pat.
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names are the property of their respective owners. © 2013 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
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2 Freescale and the Freescale logo are trademarks of Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. Airfast is a trademarks of
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. © 2013 Freescale
Semiconductor, Inc.
A Global Leader in
Microcontrollers
Digital Networking
Automotive MCU
Analog & Sensors
RF
Five Core Product
Groups
Four Primary
Markets
Automotive
Networking
Industrial
Consumer
> 50 Year Legacy
> 5,500 Engineers
> 6,000 Patent Families
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Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. © 2013 Freescale
Semiconductor, Inc.
GaAs MMIC
Solutions Expansion
Performance Leadership with
Airfast RF Power Solutions
RF Power
Products Growth
Markets & Applications
Super Macro
Macro
Pico
Micro
High Power RF
LDMOS, LDMOS ICs
High Power RF
LDMOS, LDMOS ICs
LDMOS ICs, MMICs
Medium Power
LDMOS, LDMOS ICs
Markets & Applications
Industrial, Scientific, Medical
• CO2 Lasers
• Plasma Generation
• MRI
Markets & Applications
Wireless Infrastructure
Femtocell
WiFi Access Point
Smart Energy
ADAM, GPA, LNA, output
transistor in small cell, RF
SW, DSA/VVA
MMIC PA, LNA, RF SW,
DSA/VVA, Up/down conv.
MMIC PA, LNA, RF SW,
DSA/VVA, Up/down conv.
MMIC PA, LNA, RF SW
Broadcast
• UHF & VHF Television
• FM Radio
• Shortwave Radio
Aerospace
• Distance Measuring
• Weather Radar
• Air Traffic Mgmt
Military/Defense
• Long Range Radar
• HF, VHF, UHF Comms
• Radio Navigation
Land Mobile Radio
• Public Safety
• Marine
• Dispatch
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4 Freescale and the Freescale logo are trademarks of Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. Airfast is a trademarks of
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. © 2013 Freescale
Semiconductor, Inc.
• Freescale RF maintains a clear #1 position for cellular infrastructure
– More than 2x market share of next largest supplier*
• Freescale’s latest Airfast performance puts us in best-in-class at all frequency bands and power levels
• Our unparalleled worldwide applications support and most reliable supply chain gives us an undisputed market leadership position
• We are creating further differentiation in our product offerings to continue to grow our cellular market share
*Source: ABI Research, December 2012
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Semiconductor, Inc.
Customers Facing…
• Skyrocketing data rates
• Multiple wireless standards
• Increasing network complexity
• Stringent power requirements
• Worldwide rise in IP traffic
Mobile Broadband for Evolving Cellular Market
• Enable increased capacity requirements on cellular networks
• Support for 4G data rates and beyond
• Reduced energy consumption
• Shrinking equipment footprint
• Reduced time-to-market for new designs
Past
Product Portfolio
RF Power Macrocells
Signal Bandwidth 20 –35 MHz
RF Bandwidth Single Tx band
RF PA Size and Cost • Mix of single and two-stage
final stage device
• Air cavity devices
(above 1 GHz)
RF Performance • Class AB and symmetric
Doherty
• 30 –40% lineup efficiency
Current
Solutions
RF Power Covering femto to macrocells
Signal Bandwidth Support for full bands/broad
range of frequencies
RF Bandwidth • Single Tx to Multi Tx band
• Linearization and filtering/
out-of-band emissions
considerations
RF PA Size and Cost • Plastic packaging
• Package uniformity over
range of Tx bands
• Additional integration
• Reduction in board space
RF Performance • Advanced high efficiency PAs
• 45%+ lineup efficiency
(multiple bands)
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Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. © 2013 Freescale
Semiconductor, Inc.
Develop innovative RF solutions that meet and
exceed market needs for performance, bandwidth
and cost efficiency.
Airfast Delivers Multi-Generational Performance Improvements 5 points higher drain efficiency over prior generation
25% higher power density
Significantly improved linearity
Industry leading instantaneous bandwidth, up to 160 MHz
Second generation over-molded plastic packaging: most
technically advanced and cost-effective packages available
for high power RF transistors
Beyond components - System Level Solutions
DPD validated reference circuit designs for the full PA
lineup to shorten customer’s development time and cost
RF Power Solutions: Fast Forward to the Future
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7 Freescale and the Freescale logo are trademarks of Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. Airfast is a trademarks of
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. © 2013 Freescale
Semiconductor, Inc.
• MRF8P20140W was the first wideband
part to operate simultaneously in bands
‘F+A’ and remains the most widely deployed
part across in CMCC’s TD-S base stations
• TD-LTE deployments ramping in 2013, over
100,000 base stations planned to be
deployed
• Freescale has launched a full line of Airfast
products for 2.3 & 2.6 GHz
• Committed to providing devices with leading
performance
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Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. © 2013 Freescale
Semiconductor, Inc.
IMS News
• Continuing to expand the market’s broadest RF
power portfolio
• Devices designed to provide exceptional power
density, signal bandwidth, linear-efficiency and gain
in small form factor with cost-effective configurations
• For symmetrical and asymmetrical Doherty
configurations
• Two new 2.3 GHz devices
AFT23H200-4S2L, AFT23S170-13S
− Ideal for indoor TD-LTE microcell base stations
− High gain and efficiency
• Four new 2.6 GHz devices
AFT26HW050S/GS, AFT26P100-4WS,
AFT26H160-4S4, AFT26H200W03S
− Ideal for outdoor TD-LTE macrocell base stations
− High gain and efficiency
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9 Freescale and the Freescale logo are trademarks of Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. Airfast is a trademarks of
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. © 2013 Freescale
Semiconductor, Inc.
Airfast RF Power Solutions 28 V LDMOS
− Designed for cellular operation from
2496 to 2690 MHz
− Compact footprint of an in-package Doherty
device
− Housed in NI-780S-4L4S package
AFT26HW050S/GS Doherty Performance
− Measured in a single transistor
− 2496-2690 MHz performance in Doherty test
fixture:
− Peak power: 55 W (47.4 dBm)
− VBW resonance: 130 MHz
− At an average power of 9 W
Gain: 14.2 dB
Drain Eff iciency: 47.1%
AFT26HW050S/GS
50 W Rated Power
In-package asymmetric
Doherty ideal for Metrocell
applications
Availabil i ty:
• In Production
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10 Freescale and the Freescale logo are trademarks of Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. Airfast is a trademarks of
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. © 2013 Freescale
Semiconductor, Inc.
Airfast RF Power Solutions 28 V LDMOS
− Designed for cellular operation from
2496 to 2690 MHz
− Compact footprint of an in-package Doherty
device
− Housed in NI-780S-4L package
AFT26P100-4WS Doherty Performance
− Measured in a single transistor
− 2496-2690 MHz performance in Doherty test
fixture:
− Peak power: 125 W (51 dBm)
− VBW resonance: 150 MHz
− At an average power of 22 W
Gain: 15.3 dB
Drain Eff iciency: 43.9%
AFT26P100-4WS
100 W Rated Power
In-package symmetric
Doherty ideal for higher
power Metrocell
applications
Availabil i ty:
• In Production
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11 Freescale and the Freescale logo are trademarks of Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. Airfast is a trademarks of
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. © 2013 Freescale
Semiconductor, Inc.
Airfast RF Power Solutions 28 V LDMOS
− Designed for cellular operation from
2496 to 2690 MHz
− Compact footprint of an in-package Doherty
device
− Housed in NI-880XS-4L4S package
AFT26H160-4S4 Doherty Performance
− Measured in a single transistor
− 2496-2690 MHz performance in Doherty test
fixture:
− Peak power: 180 W (52.6 dBm)
− VBW resonance: 110 MHz
− At an average power of 32 W
Gain: 15.7 dB
Drain Eff iciency: 44.4%
AFT26H160-4S4
160 W Rated Power
In-package asymmetric
Doherty ideal for Macrocell
base station applications
Availabil i ty:
• Samples now
• Production June ‘13
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12 Freescale and the Freescale logo are trademarks of Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. Airfast is a trademarks of
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. © 2013 Freescale
Semiconductor, Inc.
Airfast RF Power Solutions 28 V LDMOS
− Designed for cellular operation from
2496 to 2690 MHz
− Compact footprint of an in-package Doherty
device
− Housed in NI-1230S-4S package
AFT26H200W03S Doherty Performance
− Measured in a single transistor
− 2496-2690 MHz performance in Doherty test
fixture:
− Peak power: 290 W (54.6 dBm)
− VBW resonance: 160 MHz
− At an average power of 45 W
Gain: 14.0 dB
Drain Eff iciency: 44.4%
AFT26H200W03S
200 W Rated Power
In-package asymmetric
Doherty ideal for high power
Macrocell applications
Availabil i ty:
• Samples now
• Production June ‘13
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13 Freescale and the Freescale logo are trademarks of Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. Airfast is a trademarks of
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. © 2013 Freescale
Semiconductor, Inc.
Airfast RF Power Solutions 28 V LDMOS
− Designed for cellular operation from
2300 to 2400 MHz
− Compact footprint of an in-package Doherty
device
− Housed in NI-1230S-4L2L package
AFT23H200-4S2L Doherty Performance
− Measured in a single transistor
− 2300-2400 MHz performance in Doherty test
fixture:
− Peak power: 290 W (54.6 dBm)
− VBW resonance: 150 MHz
− At an average power of 45 W
Gain: 15.3 dB
Drain Eff iciency: 42.8%
AFT23H200-4S2L
200 W Rated Power
In-package asymmetric
Doherty ideal for high power
Macrocell applications
Availabil i ty:
• In Production
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Semiconductor, Inc.
Airfast RF Power Solutions 28 V LDMOS
− Designed for cellular operation from
2300 MHz to 2400 MHz
− Meets strenuous linearity demands of
multicarrier GSM
− Ideal for use in symmetric and asymmetric
Doherty applications
− Housed in NI-780S-2L4S package
AFT23S170-13S Class AB Performance
− 2300-2400 MHz performance :
− Peak power: 225 W (53.5 dBm)
− At an average power of 45 W
Class AB Gain: 18.8 dB
Class AB Drain Eff iciency: 33.9%
AFT23S170-13S
170 W Rated Power
Main or Peaking Amplifier in
Doherty PAs
Availabil i ty:
• In Production
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Semiconductor, Inc.
• RF expansion in all adjacent and emerging RF markets
Co-focus on cellular
• Airfast Rollout
Covering all bands, all power levels
Anticipating and meeting customer requirements
• Technology Leadership
All RF semiconductor technologies
Most advanced packing portfolio
Offering optimum system solutions