Avnet Memec releases more compact chipset

Published:2011/11/21 21:09:00 Author:Li xiao na From:SeekIC

Established in the year of 2005, Avnet Memec is specialized in highly innovative suppliers and technologies. To help its customers to differentiate their design is its goal. It employs a significant number of engineers to support customer’s design efforts. It has many supplier partners, such as Applied Micro, Cirrus Logic, Echelon, Intersil, Marvell, Maxim, Microsemi, Renesas, Sierra Wireless and Silicon Labs. This firm also provides a variety of value-added services, such as tape & reel and inspection, laser marketing, prototyping, dry packing & backing, programming services and supply chain services. The Avnet Memec is supported by its backbone organisations, such as Avnet Supply Chain Solutions and Avnet Logistics.

Recently, Avnet Memec has released the chipset for industrial, scientific and medical band radios. It combines chips from silicon passive devices supplier IPDiA with Semtech’s SX1211integrated UHF RF transceiver. In the frequency ranges from 863-870, 902-928 MHz and 950-960 MHz, the transceiver is available. It only consumes 3mA in receive mode. IPDiA’s companion chips, the ASPICS320, use passive integrated connective substrate technology; therefore, the devices, such as baluns, couplers, splitters, filters and diplexers/duplexers can be integrated densely on a silicon substrate.

Compared with discrete surface mount designs, it saves 80% of the PCB area. Three variants covers the 868MHz to 915MHz RF range, so the highly symmetric VCO tank, a loop filter with optimal bandwidth, a high matching network, high RF rejection and efficient decoupling can be integrated onto a single silicon die by ASPICS320. The compact WL CSP package is suitable for the chipset.

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