The multimode chip, available now, is part of a chip set coming this summer that will meet both W-CDMA and GSM receiver system requirements. Besides low current consumption, which should provide longer standby and talk times in next-generation, multimode phones, the chips are said to feature low gain variations vs. temperature. Coady said the chips are designed to amplify received IF signals while providing 70 dB of gain control range, a total of 80-dB gain and demodulation to baseband I and Q signals. Samples and evaluation boards are available now.
Production is planned for the third quarter.
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