PRESS RELEASE
Global
Communication Semiconductors, Inc. (GCS) Announces High Linearity HFET Foundry
Process for Wireless Infrastructure Amplifier Applications
June
1, 2006, TORRANCE, CALIF. - - - GCS, Inc. (Global Communication Semiconductors,
Inc.) a pure-play III-V compound semiconductor wafer foundry announced today
that its proprietary high
performance Heterostructure FET (HFET) process will now be offered to address
the high dynamic range requirement of base station driver amplifiers.
“GCS
has a number of proprietary FET technologies including 0.5um and 0.25um PHEMT
processes. Our 0.5um high performance
HFET process is the latest addition to the FET family. With a breakdown voltage
of 16V with a pinch off voltage of –2.0V, this technology was developed
specifically with high linearity in mind and it is ideal for linear amplifiers
that require high dynamic range,” commented Jerry Curtis, Chief Executive
Officer of GCS. “As a performance
example at 2.0 GHz, when biased at 8V and 50% Idss, our 1.2mm HFET device can
achieve an output power of 28.1 dBm with a Third Order Intercept (TOI) point of
48.5 dBm. With a 20.4 dB linear figure of merit, a difference between TOI and
P1dB, our HFET is by far one of the most linear foundry processes ever available.
Similar linear performance can also be achieved at 5.0V bias. The superior
linearity makes it well suited for use in both analog and digital wireless
communication infrastructure and subscriber equipment including 3G, cellular,
PCS and fixed wireless system,” continued Mr. Curtis.
Global
Communication Semiconductors Inc., based in Torrance, California, an ISO
9001-2000 certified company, provides compound semiconductor foundry services
to the wireless telecommunication and high-speed networking industries. GCS
currently offers foundry service for InGaP and InP HBT, Power and switch PHEMT
processes and provides optoelectronic foundry services
for various components such as PIN PD, PIN POD Array, APD, VCSEL and lasers
used in the fiber optic communication market. Additional information may be
found at www.gcsincorp.com.
We look forward to seeing you at MTT-S at booth 507. For evaluation sample and more information
on GCS, please contact:
Simon Yu
VP, Sales and Marketing
Global Communication Semiconductors, Inc.
23155 Kashiwa Court,
Torrance, CA 90505
Tel: 310-530-7274 x
138
Fax: 310-517-8200
Email:
syu@gcsincorp.com
Or
Wing Yau
VP, Foundry Services
Global Communication Semiconductors, Inc.
23155 Kashiwa Court,
Torrance, CA 90505
Tel: 310-530-7274 x
107
Fax: 310-517-8200
Email:
wyau@gcsincorp.com
Web site: http://www.gcsincorp.com
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