IEEE Radio Frequency IC Symposium 2005
RFIC 2005
Panel Sessions
Monday Lunchtime Panel Discussion
- PMA
"CMOS PAs step on the GaAs!" |
| Location |
Long Beach Convention Center
Grand Ballroom 1 |
| Time |
Monday Lunchtime
12 Noon - 1:20 PM |
| Organizers |
Fazal Ali - NOKIA
Mike Golio – RF Power Devices |
| Panel Members |
Aditya Gupta – Anadigics
Julio Costa - RFMD
Pete Zampardi – Skyworks
Ali Hajimiri – Axiom/CalTech
Shankar Krishnamurty – VT Silicon |
| Abstract |
Research and development of RF/microwave power amplifiers
based on CMOS technology has been ongoing for the last decade.
In the past year, some CMOS based mobile phone product offerings
have been demonstrated. Could this represent the beginning of
the end for GaAs HBT and Si BJT technologies... or are CMOS
PA's ultimately destined for the ash heap? Although the physical
limitations of CMOS devices ensure that the incumbent (GaAs
HBT and Silicon BJT) technologies will always be preferred for
the mobile phone's power amplifier from a pure performance perspective,
can the CMOS PA's offer other compelling advantages? The experts
on our panel will discuss the performance (RF, thermal, robustness),
process technology, cost, & maturity (levels of integration
and packaging) related to CMOS power amplifier design and deployment.
The panellists will also debate the specific future of GaAs
HBT and CMOS power amplifiers for handset applications. |
Tuesday Lunchtime Panel Discussion
- PTU
"3G Handsets – Too Much Power
in Your Hands?" |
| Location |
Hyatt Regency
Rooms A/B/C |
| Time |
Tuesday, June 14
12 Noon - 1:20 PM |
| Organizers |
Derek Shaeffer
Aspendos Communications, Inc. |
| Panel Members |
Aarno Parssinen – Nokia
Bill Krenik – Texas Instruments
Kamal Sahota – Qualcomm
Larry Larson – UCSD
Bernd Adler – Infineon
Kevin Traylor – Freescale
Tirdad Sowlati – Skyworks Solutions |
| Abstract |
They're hot - literally. Third-generation cellular handsets
still have a huge power problem compared to their more mature
2G counterparts. Closing the power gap is the focus of much
industry effort. And, the multi-mode transceiver issues aren't
getting any easier, now that we can expect to see any number
of 'alternative' wireless interfaces popping up in cell phones
in the future, many of which already have bandwidths far exceeding
those of the current cellular standards. How will the power
gap be closed in these advanced phones? What architectures can
deliver the needed power reduction while solving the multi-mode
problem? Will these be extensions of existing approaches, which
have been highly optimized for 2G applications, or are we in
for something entirely new? And, what technologies will be required
to make this happen? Will we ever see the day when a single
transceiver can handle these numerous standards? |
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Important
Dates |
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RFIC 2005:
12-14 June, 2005
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