Lime Microsystems has introduced a multi-band multi-standard RF transceiver IC for for small cell basestations and femtocells.
Its on-chip dual 12-bit ADC and DAC blocks are designed to reduce system cost.
"As more femtocell products come onto the market, cost reductions have become critical, both for established players launching second and third generation products as well as for new entrants seeking to enter the market competitively," says Dr. Ebrahim Bushehri, CEO of Lime Microsystems.
The LMS6002D can be digitally configured to operate in the full range of frequency bands between 375MHz and 4GHz, with 16 user-selectable bandwidths of up to 28MHz.
It can therefore transmit and receive data across all WCDMA and CDMA bands, as well as those used or planned for WiMAX and LTE.
“This removes the need for individual transceiver chips for each of the different bands,” said the supplier.
It is packaged in a 9x9mm 116-pin DQFN package.