Disruptive MM-MB PAs Take Off with Smartphones

摘要

Multimode, multiband power amplifiers (MM-MB PA) took off in 2011 with adoption by Nokia, Apple, Samsung and LG in several popular smart-phones, as seen in the Strategy Analytics RF & Wireless Components (RFWC) report, "Multimode, Multiband PAs Change the Game for PA Suppliers." Strategy Analytics predicts that the market for MM-MB PAs will exceed $150M in 2012, growing rapidly through 2016, irrevocably transforming the PA market.According to Christopher Taylor, author of the report, "Increasing band count in 3G and 4G mobile devices has led to adoption of MM-MB PAs to save space and reduce PA count, as in the Apple iPhone 4S.