RF Micro Devices Intros SiW4000 SoC Bluetooth Solution

RF Micro Devices Inc. (RFMD, Greensboro, NC), a provider of proprietary radio frequency integrated circuits for wireless communications applications, announced its new SiW4000™ system-on-chip (SoC) Bluetooth® solution with enhanced data rate for up to three times faster throughput. With its small size, low power consumption and low cost, the SiW4000 is specifically designed for mobile phone applications.

Developed using a 0.13 micron CMOS process technology with lower operating voltage, the SiW4000 consumes three times less power. Efficient memory utilization and small die size allow the SiW4000 to be assembled in a 4.5 mm x 4.5 mm ball-grid-array package, which provides a 40% reduction in size compared to current solutions, and minimizes the footprint of the printed circuit board. Requiring only eight external components, including six capacitors, one inductor and one band pass filter, the SiW4000 lowers the overall cost.