美商MaxLinear與聯華電子合作生產全球最小的矽調諧器元件

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MxL7001晶片採用聯華電子RFCMOS製程進行製造
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) L2 d" E, j* K致力於針對全球電視標準，開發全方位整合之寬頻RF系統單晶片的美商MaxLinear與聯華電子今日(10日)與共同宣佈，MaxLinear公司採用了聯華電子RFCMOS製程生產其突破性的MxL7001矽調諧器晶片。此MxL7001晶片為目前全球最小的矽調諧器，應用於行動電視，例如手機上的數位電視(ISDB-T)。

“對於與聯華電子的合作，我們感到非常興奮，因為我們能夠在CMOS製程，而非SiGe製程上生產MxL7001，這是業界的一大突破，”MaxLinear執行長兼總裁Kishore Seendripu表示，“聯華電子擁有可協助我們推出尖端產品問世的製程技術，人力與支援。我期待雙方合作關係持續進行，將MxL7001產品推向量產，同時也攜手推出其他更多的先進技術開發。”

“聯華電子與MaxLinear公司兩者成功合作下的這項技術成果，不但可以提供消費者在手機等應用產品上高品質的數位電視，同時又能保有這些應用產品在尺寸，耗電與效能上的優勢。”聯華電子新事業發展處劉鴻源資深副總表示，“在我們與MaxLinear公司最近期的產品製造合作之前，雙方已成功開發過一系列其他類似產品，包含目前MaxLinear公司在聯華電子量產，針對固定與可攜式電視應用產品的矽調諧器。”

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The MxL7001 is a 1.9mm x 1.9mm single-die, digital CMOS IC that is at the foundation of a family of MaxLinear products supporting mobile TV standards worldwide. The device is 1/10th the packaged area of MaxLinear's MxL5000-family ICs (6mm x 6mm) which set the previous record for small size, low power, and superior performance. The MxL5000 ICs will continue to be a part of MaxLinear's standard offering for fixed and portable television tuner applications. Using a standard digital CMOS process technology, the MxL7001 consumes only 65mW of power, reducing battery draw and minimizing heat dissipation -- two very important criteria for mobile TV applications. The highly integrated MxL7001 supports both ISDB-T 1-segment and 3-segment applications. MxL7001 eliminates the need for an external balun, SAW filters and IF amplifier, which reduces both board footprint and BOM costs.
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關於MaxLinear, Inc.
; h% j0 F3 ~) F7 x7 s  O7 s+ W; uMaxLinear, Inc. is a rapidly-growing fabless IC company focusing on highly-integrated analog products that incorporate proprietary mixed-signal and radio frequency signal processing techniques in CMOS. The company's technology is ideally suited for a broad range of high-volume consumer electronics applications with the strictest requirements for both power and performance, including personal computers, laptop computers, televisions, and mobile devices. MaxLinear is the first to deliver on the promise of an easy-to-use silicon solution to enable TV on any device. The company is located in Carlsbad, CA with sales offices in Taipei, Taiwan and Seoul, South Korea. www.maxlinear.com.