Skyworks powering Sony Ericsson's Walkman and Cyber-shot handsets

May 17, 2006

Skyworks Solutions, announced that it is ramping volume production in support of several current and forthcoming Sony Ericsson handsets, including the highly popular W810 Walkman music phone and the Cyber-shot digital camera models. Leveraging proprietary technology, Skyworks is delivering power amplifier (PA) and front-end module (FEM) solutions to Sony Ericsson spanning several key air interfaces, namely GSM/GPRS, EDGE and WCDMA.

"Skyworks is pleased to be expanding its partnership with Sony Ericsson in support of such a compelling lineup of new models," said Liam K. Griffin, senior vice president, sales and marketing for Skyworks. "Our ability to deliver higher levels of integration and functionality, while reducing form factor and overall bill of materials, enables customers to capitalize on market demand for handsets which are both multimedia rich and uncompromising in their design. At the same time, Skyworks is significantly increasing its addressable content as we move in concert with Sony Ericsson to support solutions across GPRS, EDGE and more recently WCDMA."

The W810 Walkman digital music player, with EDGE capability, contains a 1 gigabit memory stick for 20 full-length audio CDs, a stereo headset for quality listening, an FM radio with radio data system (RDS), a high-performance autofocus 2 mega pixel (MP) digital camera, and short message service text messaging. Bluetooth or Multimedia messaging is also available for sending video, pictures, music and text. The W810 incorporates the SKY77329, a PA module designed in a compact form factor for quad-band cellular handsets. With its custom CMOS integrated circuit, the module provides the internal PA control function and interface circuitry, providing envelope amplitude control by reducing sensitivity to input drive, temperature, power supply and process variation.