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Citation
(2005), "Agilent Technologies to acquire Wavics, leading provider of innovative power amplifiers for mobile handset market", Microelectronics International, Vol. 22 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/mi.2005.21822bab.006
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2005, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Agilent Technologies to acquire Wavics, leading provider of innovative power amplifiers for mobile handset market
Agilent Technologies to acquire Wavics, leading provider of innovative power amplifiers for mobile handset market
Keywords: Electronic engineering, Mergers and acquisitions, Amplifiers
Agilent Technologies and Wavics announced an agreement for Agilent to acquire Wavics, a Korean-based designer and manufacturer of power amplifier modules for the worldwide mobile handset market. Wavics' patented technology is expected to strengthen Agilent's leadership in power amplifiers and front-end modules, and enable customers to design smaller handsets with more features and extended talk time.
The acquisition is subject to closing conditions, and financial details of the agreement were not disclosed.
Wavics' patented CoolPAM power amplifier technology significantly reduces battery power consumption and allows CDMA and W-CDMA handsets to run cooler. Agilent plans to combine this new power amplifier capability with its miniature FBAR (film bulk acoustic resonator) filters to create higher-performance CDMA and W-CDMA front-end modules. This will offer handset manufacturers a significant reduction in printed circuit board space.
Wavics, founded in 2000 and privately held, operates two locations in Korea, one in Seoul and one in Ansan. Wavics employs approximately 55 people, who will continue their employment with the company. Wavics' customers include the leading handset manufacturers in Korea, Japan, China, Germany and the US. During 2004, Wavics had more than 90 design wins that are expected to deliver in 2005.
Agilent is a major supplier to the top 10 worldwide handset manufacturers and offers one of the broadest mobile- phone component portfolios. In addition to E-pHEMT power amplifiers and FBAR filters that save battery life and help shrink handset size, Agilent provides CMOS imaging solutions that enable camera phones, infrared transceivers for transmitting data, surface-mount LEDs that provide backlighting styling options, proximity sensors that automate the speakerphone, and ambient-light photo sensors that save battery life by controlling backlighting. No other component vendor offers all of these solutions for mobile appliances.
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