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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 />
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