re: Chip Stuff - GPRS N-ZIF UAA3535/UAA3536 and PMU from Philips Semiconductors
Similar technology to the TRF6150 & RadioOne. GSM/GPRS/EDGE only so far. No UMTS announcement yet.
>> Philips UAA3535 Product Brochure
semiconductors.philips.com
Overview:
The UAA3535 is a low-power GSM triple-band transceiver and is the first product based on the new Philips Semiconductors N-ZIF (Near-Zero Intermediate Frequency) RF architecture.The UAA3535 is a GSM900/1800/1900 GPRS Class 12 - capable single-chip solution.
This new architecture removes a conversion step between the RF and the baseband. Compared to a traditional double conversion architecture, it is a major breakthrough towards higher integration since N-ZIF also allows to remove the costly external IF channel filter.
The UAA3535 enables class 12 (4RX, 4TX) GPRS (General Packet Radio Service), meaning faster data rates and thus enabling more data communications applications, combining low-cost and high performance.
It integrates the receiver and most of the transmitter section of GSM900/1800/1900 hand-held transceiver. It also includes the IF channel filter with high-dynamic range, the LNA with image rejection mixer, the frequency synthesisers, as well as the Transmit Offset Loop with all filters integrated. The UAA3535, running at 2.5V, interfaces with standard A/D converters.
Availability:
The UAA3535 RF is Full-Type-Approved and is available immediately. This single-chip solution is manufactured in BiCMOS 0.5µm and is packaged in LQFP48. The UAA3535 interfaces with current and future Philips Semiconductors’ products and will be at the heart of our system solution offering. <<
Whitepaper:
>> N-ZIF for GSM: an Innovative Architecture Towards Multi-Mode Cellular Handsets >>
Microwave Engineering Europe
October, 2000
mwee.com
Excerpts:
The operational advantages and design considerations of using near-zero IF architecture in mobile handsets are discussed in this paper by Yvan Droinet. A triple band transceiver for GSM handsets, is then described, that implements this architecture for GPRS front ends.
The UAA3535 is a low-power GSM triple-band transceiver and is the first product based on the new Philips Semiconductors N-ZIF (Near-Zero Intermediate Frequency) RF architecture presented in the first part of this paper. The UAA3535 is a GSM900/1800/1900 GPRS Class 10 -capable single-chip RF solution.
The UAA3535 enables class 10 (4Rx, 2Tx) GPRS (General Packet Radio Ser-vice), meaning faster data rates and thus enabling more data communications applications, combining low-cost and high performance. <<
The New UAA3536
>> Product News (UAA3536) From Philips Semiconductors
webbolt.com
5 October 2000
Product News
Philips Semiconductors
Philips Semiconductors introduces the world's first highly integrated RF solution for EDGE-enabled mobile phones
Philips Semiconductors, a division of Royal Philips Electronics, today announced the market's first fully integrated triple-band RF solution for GSM/GPRS/EDGE, allowing high speed data transfers and multimedia applications to run on GSM mobile phones worldwide. The UAA3536 is based on the company's N-ZIF (Near-Zero Intermediate Frequency) architecture, announced earlier this year, which provides the sensitivity, wide dynamic range and immunity to interference required for high speed data traffic. In particular, the EDGE (Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution) capabilities of this new transceiver chip highlight Philips Semiconductors' continued progress towards 3G standards.
"The UAA3536 once again demonstrates our leadership in RF and our pioneering role in the evolution of GSM towards 3G technology," said Yvan Droinet international product marketing manager for RF products, Philips Semiconductors. "Following the highly successful GPRS solutions that we introduced earlier this year, we are now the first-to-market with EDGE-enabled RF solutions. We can now provide handset manufacturers with everything they need to build the first multimedia-enhanced mobile phones."
The UAA3536 single-chip transceiver targeted at GSM900/1800/1900 triple-band GPRS Class 12 handsets with EDGE downlink capabilities is a highly integrated solution that provides GSM mobile phone manufacturers with the ability to build cost-effective, optimally sized, and highly reliable handsets that are capable of receiving data at 237 kbps through the EDGE 4RX downlink. Cost effectiveness is ensured through the highly integrated design of the UAA3536, which among its many on-chip features includes a high dynamic range IF channel filter, a low-noise amplifier (LNA) with image rejecting front-end, fractional-N frequency synthesizers and a transmit offset loop with integrated filters. Its unique N-ZIF architecture offers better immunity to interference than Zero-IF (ZIF) solutions, and also reduces RF development time. The UAA3536, which operates down to 2.6 V, interfaces with standard A/D converters and requires very few external components, simplifying circuit design problems and reducing component, assembly and logistics costs for handset manufacturers.
The UAA3536 joins a family of products that will pave the way for the continued evolution of GSM and the progression to 3G. In addition to providing enhanced data rate capabilities, Philips Semiconductors' next generation of chipsets will integrate new capabilities, such as Bluetooth(tm), MP3 (Moving Picture Experts Group Layer-3 Audio) and GPS (Global Positioning System), and will directly address 3G standards such as UMTS (Universal mobile Telecommunications System) and W-CDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access).
The UAA3536 single-chip RF transceiver is about to sample, with mass production expected by mid 2001. It is manufactured in Philips Semiconductors' advanced QUBiC3 BiCMOS process and is packaged in an HVQFN 40 package. The UAA3536 interfaces with current and future Philips Semiconductors' solutions and will be at the heart of the company's chipset offerings. The IC will be fully compatible with OneC Baseband family, the new CGY2015 power amplifier and the PCF5060x power management unit platform. <<
The PCF5060x Power Management Unit (PMU)
>> Philips Semiconductors Enables 3G Multimedia Applications By Unveiling The Leading-Edge Power Management Unit
2000-10-05
Technology News
Philips Semiconductors <<
semiconductors.philips.com
Excerpts:
>> Philips Semiconductors, a division of Royal Philips Electronics, today announced its new Power Management Unit (PMU), the PCF5060x, allowing mobile handset manufacturers to optimize the power usage and control within the handset, thus enabling new multimedia applications.
Power management is one of the most important areas on the road to 3G, since it will play a crucial role in delivering new applications with acceptable battery lifetimes. The PCF5060x is the new Philips Semiconductors PMU family and allows a sophisticated control of power-hungry applications (e.g. MP3, FM Radio, GPS, Bluetooth, etc.) while providing normal voice functionality.
The PCF5060x interfaces directly with Philips Semiconductors' current and future solutions, such as the GSM baseband OneC single-chip family and the new RF N-ZIF architecture (UAA3535/36), providing cellular handset manufacturers with the most integrated and powerful GPRS chipset solution of the market. <<
Original Press Release for UAA3535:
>> Philips Semiconductors Unveils Market's First GSM Near-Zero Intermediate Frequency RF Architecture
Technology News
Philips Semiconductors
2000-01-24
Company also introduces first product based on N-ZIF architecture to realise much higher data rates over GSM
Philips Semiconductors, a division of Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG) today announced the first Near-Zero Intermediate Frequency (N-ZIF) receiver architecture for GSM applications. The first product based on this architecture - the UAA3535, a triple-band GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) Class 12 single-chip RF transceiver solution that includes all European, North American and Far East GSM band requirements - will be exhibited at the GSM World Congress in Cannes, France, on 2-4 February 2000. The new transceiver is designed for compact mobile phones that handle voice and high-speed data calls on GSM networks worldwide, delivering office-like connectivity (e-mail, Internet and file transfer) to mobile phone users.
These important developments position Philips Semiconductors as the front runner in the evolution of GSM towards ever higher data rates, ultimately culminating in 3G technology, and further strengthen the company's position as a leader in the cellular market. Philips Semiconductors is the world's third largest communications IC provider and 80% of all mobile phones produced globally contain Philips' ICs, discretes, components or other technology.
New Receiver Architecture For GSM Provides Major Advantages and GPRS Compliance
Philips Semiconductors' new receiver architecture, the world's first near-zero intermediate frequency architecture to be applied to GSM applications, provides a major breakthrough towards higher integration compared to traditional double-conversion receiver architectures. This breakthrough was achieved by replacing the conventional IF configuration, which requires the use of an expensive external SAW filter, with a single-conversion alternative that can be implemented entirely on-chip.
The N-ZIF architecture, targeted at triple-band GSM900/1800/1900 GPRS Class 12 handsets, integrates many different features including a high dynamic range IF channel filter, a low-noise amplifier (LNA) with image rejecting front end, frequency synthesizers and a transmit offset loop with integrated filters. It provides a definitive advantage compared to Zero-IF (ZIF) solutions in terms of immunity to interference, RF development cost, time and manufacturing. In addition to providing simplified signal processing for GSM applications, the high integration level it achieves provides significant cost and size reductions.
First N-ZIF Implementation for GSM/GPRS - the UAA3535
The UAA3535 single-chip GPRS transceiver is a highly integrated solution that provides GSM mobile phone manufacturers with the ability to build cost-effective, optimally sized and highly reliable Class 12 (4RX, 4TX) GPRS handsets that feature high-speed high-performance data rate capabilities. The UAA3535, which operates at 2.5 V, interfaces to standard A/D converters and requires very few external components. As a result, it significantly reduces development and logistics costs for handsets manufacturers. The UAA3535 interfaces with current and future Philips Semiconductors' products and will be at the heart of the company's system solution offerings.
"We are very proud of this first-class GPRS single-chip RF solution," said Yvan Droinet, Philips Semiconductors' international product marketing manager for RF products. "The UAA3535 delivers all the advantages demanded by today's handset manufacturers - excellent features, a high integration level and low cost - for next generation GSM mobile phones."
GPRS Today - EDGE Tomorrow
The UAA3535 follows closely the release at Telecom '99 of a full GPRS chipset based on Philips Semiconductors' OneC-GPRS baseband chip and the company's UAA3522 low power dual-band GSM transceiver. The UAA3535 joins a family of products that will pave the way for the continued evolution of GSM and the progression to 3G. Philips Semiconductors' next product offering in this area will bring even more features, addressing EDGE (Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution), with an even higher level of integration to keep the company at the leading edge of cellular technology.
"Philips Semiconductors is leading the way towards 3G," claims Andreas Malzach, cellular sector marketing manager for Philips Semiconductors. "With GPRS today and EDGE tomorrow we are already demonstrating that some of the features of 3G can be realised now. They're not just visions for the future."
Key IP Stimulates Future Development
The N-ZIF technology built into the UAA3535 adds to Philips Semiconductors' vast pool of IP blocks for advanced wireless communication system design. Hardware IP within this pool already includes everything from receive and transmit channel blocks, to synthesizers (including Frac-N) - all the blocks needed to realise single-chip RF solutions - as well as baseband processors for a wide range of wireless communication systems. Software IP includes all the appropriate protocol stacks on which handset designers can build their applications.
Philips Semiconductors is already assembling and adding to these IP blocks to develop next generation cellular products. For example, in addition to providing enhanced data rate capabilities, the company's next generation of chipsets will integrate new capabilities such as Bluetooth, MP3 (Moving Picture Experts Group Layer-3 Audio) and GPS (Global Positioning System), and will directly address 3G standards such as UMTS (Universal mobile Telecommunications System)and W-CDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access).
Availability
The UAA3535 single-chip RF transceiver is currently sampling, with volume production expected in July 2000. It is manufactured in Philips Semiconductors' advanced QUBIC3 0.5µm BiCMOS process and is packaged in an LQFP48 package. <<
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