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Take any mobile device today and chances are that under the hood is Qualcomm Technologies’ RF platform, which utilizes advanced design and process technology to support a high-performance mobile RF platform. As a company, Qualcomm needs to introduction. The company is the mastermind behind breakthrough technologies in wireless telecommunications, which are redefining the way the world connects, computes, and communicates. Qualcomm started as a vision in 1985, when seven individuals met in a den in San Diego with a simple motive—to create quality communications. Today, the company operates from 224 locations spread across 40 countries. Keeping up the company’s winning streak is CEO Steve Mollenkopf who has been associated with Qualcomm for over 24 years. Mollenkopf is a published IEEE author and is an inventor on 38 patents in areas such as power estimation and measurement, multi-standard transmitters, and wireless communication transceiver technology. Under his leadership, Qualcomm is driving the development and launch of 5G and revolutionizing the way people connect.
Dream Big, Invent Bigger
The 5G era brings with it the promise of blistering speed but at the same time it also poses a new set of challenges for OEMs designing mobile devices. With wider frequency ranges, carrier bandwidths, increasing antenna count, mmWave complexity, and an exploding number of band and mode combinations, OEMs need innovative, next-generation RF solutions to build sleek, power-efficient 5G mobile devices while operators increase network capacity and coverage.
In such a scenario, Qualcomm brings to bear an extensive portfolio of RF solutions that include multimode, multiband RF transceivers, power amplifier modules, front-end modules, diversity receive modules, and Qualcomm® RF Front End (RFFE) components. The Qualcomm RFFE solution includes a comprehensive family of chips: power amplifier modules, power trackers, antenna tuners, RF switches, diversity receive modules, integrated and discrete filters, multiplexers, and extractors.
The Qualcomm RFFE solution is built to address 5G design challenges while improving RF performance to help manufacturers develop power-efficient 5G multiband, multimode mobile devices in sleek form factors
The Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X55 5G modem, on the other hand, is a single-chip multi-mode solution that empowers OEMs to build 5G multimode devices. The Snapdragon X55 5G modem supports virtually any combination of spectrum bands and/or modes: 5G mmWave and sub-6 GHz, standalone and non-standalone modes, TDD and FDD, spectrum sharing, LTE and legacy modes (3G, 2G). The modem is designed to bring 5G to all connected devices: from smartphones or mobile hotspots and fixed wireless devices, such as routers and CPEs to connected PCs, XR devices, cars, and more. In light of their solutions that support the 5G revolution Mollenkopf states, “Our 5G design wins have doubled over the last three months, leaving us extremely well positioned as 5G ramps in early calendar year 2020.”
The Engine for Progress
Similarly, the company also offers an extensive range of 5G multiband, multimode power amplifier modules for global design architectures in all tiers. Their PA modules bring together multiplexers, filters, RF switches and LNAs to allow highly integrated transmit and receive chains and optimized envelope tracking for premium RF performance while helping reduce a manufacturer’s time-to-launch. Another state-of-the-art offering by Qualcomm is its integrated and discrete RF switches built on proprietary layer transfer technology to deliver high linearity and low insertion loss for advanced 5G dual-connectivity (EN-DC) architectures. To support high performance receive and diversity receive chains in advanced multi-mode, multi-band designs, the compmay also extends an extensive portfolio of integrated and discrete low noise amplifiers (LNAs).
"Our 5G design wins have doubled over the last three months, leaving us extremely well positioned as 5G ramps in early calendar year 2020"
Transforming how the World Connects
Apart from state-of-the-art solutions, Qualcomm’s support services ensure that clients always have the much-needed leg-up to build their next innovation. For example, CreatePoint an online portal provides access to various materials, resources, and tools a company has licensed from Qualcomm to build and launch devices. Through this portal, clients have access to hardware and software documents, support cases, development content for chip products, catalog of hardware tools etc. Users also have the option of selecting software code ditros, browsing repositories, release notes, and more.
Qualcomm Technologies is uniquely positioned to make 5G a commercial reality with device launches such as Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform, the Snapdragon X50 5G modem family and the new Qualcomm RFFE solutions and network rollouts across North America, Europe, Japan, South Korea, Australia and China. In the days to come, 5G will not only pave the way for next-gen mobile devices but also immersive experiences including near-instant access to cloud services, multiplayer VR gaming, shopping with AR, and real-time video collaboration. The world is ready for the 5G premium experience and Qualcomm will be the first to deliver those experiences. “We’re fascinated by technology and always working to push it forward. Our job is to be impatient. That’s our role in the industry, and our future,” ends Mollenkopf.
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