RFIC supplier Anadigics Inc. has announced that it is shipping production volumes of indium gallium phosphide (InGaP)-based heterojunction bipolar transistor (HBT) power amplifiers (PAs) to LG Electronics, a global provider of electronics and telecommunications products. The PAs are employed in VX7000 CDMA handset with embedded digital camera. According to Anadigics, the AWT6135 InGaP HBT PA meets LG Electronics' stringent performance and size requirements for the VX7000.

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"LG continues to deliver greater handset functionality through the powerful combination of advanced multimedia tools and designs," stated Mun Hwa Park, president of LG Telecommunications and Handset Company. "The VX7000 provides users with the ability to express their personality through multimedia features, such as an embedded camera, color screen, flash and zoom control."

The AWT6135 PA module optimizes performance to enable longer talk time and drive power-hungry handset features such as color screens, high-speed data access and embedded cameras. The AWT6135 InGaP HBT PA module provides selectable bias modes and a shutdown mode with low leakage current in a small 4 mm x 4 mm PA module to enable longer battery life in wireless handsets.