Sirific's EM3200 is the mobile industry's smallest multi-band HSDPA / WEDGE radio evaluation module for 3.5G mobile applications. It incorporates a complete tri-band WCDMA (bands I, II and V), quad-band GSM / EDGE radio subsystem, which is designed around Sirific's SW3200 single-chip CMOS RF transceiver. The compact multi-band radio module incorporates fewer than 130 components in a board area of less than 7.0 cm2.

"The EM3200 is the result of Sirific's focused effort to deliver the world's most integrated and cost effective RF solutions for multi-mode mobile handsets," said Sirific's Michael Hogan. "RF board space and cost are among the top concerns for manufacturers of next-generation multi-media, thin-profile mobile phones. Sirific's EM3200 addresses both of these concerns by providing a multi-band HSDPA / WEDGE radio subsystem with the industry's smallest footprint."

Central to the EM3200 radio evaluation module is Sirific's SW3200 HSDPA / WEDGE RF transceiver, a featured product in Sirific's Nexus III family of 3.5G single-chip CMOS RF transceivers. This highly integrated multi-band RF transceiver chip supports transmit and receive operation in all four EDGE, GPRS, and GSM bands as well as five WCDMA.

The EM3200 features WCDMA radio front-end components from TriQuint. TriQuint's cellular and PCS band Tx modules both implement a highly efficient linear power amplifier, Tx RF SAW filter, and Rx/Tx duplexer in a compact design. These high-performance modules, coupled with Sirific's SW3200 single-chip CMOS RF transceiver, create a multi-band HSDPA / WEDGE radio subsystem that excels in performance, size, cost, and power efficiency.

"TriQuint is pleased with Sirific's accomplishments in combining our industry leading products to produce a world class RF solution for next-generation mobile handsets," said Juergen Hartmann of TriQuint. "The EM3200 demonstrates the full value of our state-of-the-art WCDMA RF front-end modules in a compact and power efficient multi-band radio subsystem."

The EM3200 kit, which includes radio module hardware, documentation and technical support, is available now to mobile handset designers for $950.

Sirific designs and develops RF transceiver integrated circuits in CMOS for multi-mode mobile devices.

TriQuint designs high-performance communication circuits.