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<strong>Semiconductors</strong> <strong>Inside</strong> a <strong>Smartphone</strong><br />

Power<br />

control<br />

PA<br />

PA<br />

Antenna tuner<br />

Switch<br />

PA<br />

PA<br />

Cellular front-end module (FEM)<br />

• Increasing bandwidth driven by new standards (4G/LTE)<br />

• Increasing complexity driving component integration and<br />

performance<br />

Key technologies:<br />

•RF CMOS, RF SOI, & SiGe<br />

Cellular transceivers /<br />

Analog baseband<br />

Wireless SoC<br />

transceiver<br />

(GPS, BT, Wi-Fi)<br />

TV tuner<br />

Power<br />

management<br />

Wi-Fi<br />

switch /<br />

LNA<br />

PA<br />

Digital baseband<br />

processors<br />

Applications<br />

processors<br />

Memory<br />

Wi-Fi FEM & TV Tuner<br />

• Becoming a standard on most<br />

phones to help offload data<br />

demand on base stations<br />

Key technologies:<br />

•RF CMOS, RF SOI, & SiGe<br />

Processor back-end module<br />

& Power Management<br />

Key technologies:<br />

•32/28 nm HKMG<br />

•HV CMOS<br />

*IBM MD Marketing estimates extrapolated from IBS<br />

12-11 NLT Foundry Mkt Trends data & IDC stats.<br />

ISA CXO Conclave –Nov 2012 10

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