Freescale Semiconductor Inc is claiming to have solved conflicts for designers and improved atime to engineering success' with the introduction of an advanced front end power amplifier module.

The MMM6025 front end power amplifier module is engineered to match the power amplifier with the antenna switch, harmonic filters and precision directional couplers. It achieves the power control tolerances, while controlling the harmonics and receiver noise that can distort consumers' phone calls.
Additionally, the MMM6025 shrinks the size and improves efficiency over a discrete solution.
This 50-ohm transceiver power amplifier module targets worldwide standards for quad- and tri-band GSM handset applications, functioning over the GSM850, EGSM, DCS, and PCS transmit and receive frequency bands. It is compatible with GSM/GPRS Class 12 operating modes.
By integrating 26 module components into two, this wireless radio front end design integrates power amplifiers, couplers, power detectors, harmonic filters, and antenna switches.
It shrinks the size of the final radio board and end product to help reduce handset costs.
The MMM6025 module accomplishes this by merging many of the critical valued RF capacitor, inductor and coupler functions into the integrated passive devices (IPDs), instead of mounting them as discrete components within the module.
The MMM6025 module increases functionality by eliminating the need for antenna switches and external couplers. The module contains a small, uad-band, antenna switching function allowing smaller radio boards with greater functionality. The power amplifier and antenna switch function connects the antenna to the receiver circuitry. It also develops efficient, high RF power required for reliable communications to the cellular base stations. This enables increased battery life and talk time for consumers.

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