Date: 27th Sept 2010

ANADIGICS' power amp AWC6323 used in Samsung's Intensity II and Gusto phones

ANADIGICS has reported that its HELP3E Dual Band AWC6323 PA is being implemented in Samsung's Intensity II and Gusto mobile phones. The AWC6323 is a part of ANADIGICS' portfolio of High-Efficiency-at-Low-Power (HELP) dual-band CDMA PAs in a 3 x 5 x 1 (mm) footprint.

The AWC6323 PA is manufactured using the advanced indium gallium phosphide (InGaP) BiFET technology. This device features a quiescent current of 3.5mA. The AWC6323 PA also provides built-in directional couplers, therefore eliminating surface mount couplers placed on the phone board. This device meets the linearity requirements of CDMA EV-DO Revisions A and B modulations for smart phones and data cards.

Samsung's Intensity II and Gusto handsets are offered by Verizon. The slim Intensity II phone is suitable for high-speed social networking with a slide-out full QWERTY keyboard to quickly connect with others using text or picture message. The Gusto flip phone offers a crisp display and noise suppression technology with robust text, picture and instant messaging ability.

"Over our 25 year history, ANADIGICS has established a strong track record of delivering the highest quality technology solutions to the wireless industry-leading customers like Samsung," said Michael Canonico, Vice President, Worldwide Sales for ANADIGICS. "Providing our highly integrated AWC6323 power amplifier for Samsung's Intensity II and Gusto phones is the latest example of our ongoing successful collaboration to provide end users with the best performing and most effective products in the market."