Session 17 overview - RF cellular ICs

At the current growth rate, the number of worldwide subscribers of cellular services is expected to exceed 1.5 billion by 2007. Today, cellular services for voice communications are primarily based on 2G systems, such as GSM and CDMA. However, with the rising demand for data services, the emerging 2.5G and 3G systems such as EDGE/GPRS and UMTS/CDMA2000, will play an increasingly important role in enabling multimedia services with feature-rich handsets. To support the enhanced functions in these handsets, RF cellular ICs must provide small-form-factor low-power solutions, while meeting stringent system-level compatibility requirements.