RF filters enhance data throughput & battery life

"The global transition to 4G is just beginning, and higher filter performance is a critical enabler in LTE and TD-LTE solutions," said Eric Creviston, President of Mobile Products, Qorvo. "Qorvo is uniquely positioned to capitalize on the growing need for highly specialized filtering solutions, given our filter technology leadership, broad product portfolio, systems-level expertise, and high volume manufacturing scale."

Industry analysts forecast robust demand for high-performance filters. "Smartphones with more LTE bands and carrier aggregation for higher data rates are pushing OEMs to use more high-performance RF filters and duplexers. We expect the total market for standard and premium RF filters in cellular devices to grow above 25% per year from 2014 to 2019," said Christopher Taylor, Strategy Analytics.

As performance requirements tighten and RF complexity increases, Qorvo's LowDrift and NoDrift filter technologies solve the industry's most challenging LTE system and chipset problems.

"LTE-Advanced will usher in more sophisticated carrier aggregation and MIMO techniques in the years ahead, and Qorvo is committed to setting the industry standard for performance and size." said Glen Riley, General Manager, Filter Solutions. "Qorvo is redefining filter performance in small form factors and achieving unmatched temperature stability to extend battery life, improve insertion loss, limit service disruptions and reduce dropped calls."

Three of the filters are shipping in quantity, and the remaining two, the TQQ1007 and TQQ0041T, are expected to commence volume production in the March 2015 quarter.