UltraCMOS® technology for high-performance switch paths and tunable components

UltraCMOS
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is a CMOS-on-sapphire technology that has advanced through eight generations of process platforms. With its highly-insulating substrate, UltraCMOS technology enables Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFICs) with performance equal to or better than that of GaAs-based devices, along with the integration and scaling of standard CMOS. UltraCMOS technology has captured the leading volume position in the RF front end of today's LTE smartphones and is now ramping in tunable components. This presentation will review the unique advantages and breakthroughs that UltraCMOS technology has enabled.