Fujitsu Semiconductor Wireless Products, Inc. Corporate Profile 2011
President s Message Yutaka Suzuki President and CEO Fujitsu Semiconductor Wireless Products, Inc. (FSWP), a new member of the global Fujitsu Semiconductor Group, has a long track record of success in RF transceivers. Coming from both Motorola and then Freescale, FSWP in Tempe, Arizona, now receives the full support and commitment of Fujitsu in Japan, a technology giant that has been developing wireless and mobile products for more than two decades. Leading companies throughout the world rely on the Fujitsu technologies and products for quality, reliability, and customer satisfaction. Our Role in the U.S. The FSWP team is focused on meeting the market s needs for smaller, more cost-effective and powerefficient mobile products. We have pioneered cost- and space-efficient designs, played a pivotal role in standards development, and delivered the technology required to assure a smooth transition to new generations of products. Specifically, our FSWP team in Tempe developed and rolled out the industry s first commercial multimode transceivers to eliminate 3G and 4G TX and RX inter-stage SAW filters and LNAs in June last year. The transceivers feature a high-level programming model for controlling the radio using an open-standard digital interface, which is compatible with a wide range of industry basebands. The products are shipping today and are being used by leading companies worldwide. We are now working on the sixth generation of multimode transceivers, including advanced LTE technologies. Moving Forward These achievements are the result of our long track record of innovation, strong technology expertise, and supportive, collaborative environment. We have a talented team of engineers, and many of them are highly qualified leaders with long experience in the industry. Our employees are committed to developing the best solutions and services. We are expanding and investing further as we build on past successes to develop innovative solutions to today s mobile challenges. I am confident that we will succeed by focusing on meeting our customers requirements through enhancing their competitive advantage so that they can grow and succeed. Tempe, Arizona May 2011
Corporate Overview Acquired by Fujitsu in 2009 and established in July 2010 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited (FSL) in Japan, Fujitsu Semiconductor Wireless Products, Inc. (FSWP) is an innovative leader in RF transceivers for mobile cellular handsets and other portable wireless devices. The highly trained FSWP engineers located in Tempe, Arizona, have developed several generations of products starting with GSM products in the 1980s. The group was formerly a part of Motorola Corp. and became part of Freescale Semiconductor before the acquisition by Fujitsu. The group s long experience and expertise nurtured since the 1980s have resulted in several notable innovations in the cellular industry, including the industry s first SAW-less 2G/3G transceiver architecture as well as the first SAW-less multimode transceiver integrating 2G/3G/LTE modes in a single device. The FSWP group has also been involved in the standardization and commercialization of every major cellular standard, including AMPS, TDMA, GSM / EDGE, WCDMA, and LTE FDD / TDD. The company has shipped close to half a billion chipsets for application in these standards.
Highly Trained Engineering Team and Its Approach The engineers at FSWP collaborate closely with top-tier global cellular manufacturers to produce highly functional and cost-effective cell phones. Many of FSWP s senior staff members are highly regarded in the industry and have led design teams working on RF architecture, transceiver design, reference designs, validation, and customer support. The team is now working on sixth-generation multimode transceivers, including advanced LTE technologies. Understanding the practical need to get a phone to ship in high volume, the team focuses on production-friendly RF solutions, such as self-calibrating internal elements that shift the design burden from customers and minimize factory calibration times for throughput and cost effectiveness. The group also emphasizes intuitive programming and controls that make the Fujitsu devices easy to use. Wireless Solutions and Technology Leadership Mobile phone developers require smaller, lighter, more powerefficient handsets. They need a compact, efficient, highly integrated transceiver that reduces the total component count, board space, and bill of materials. New generations of mobile devices also require extremely low power dissipation in sleep modes when only applications are running. To meet these requirements, Fujitsu develops compact and cost-efficient RF ICs that can adapt to multi-band configurations. For example, the Fujitsu RF transceiver modules are the industry s first commercial multimode transceivers to eliminate 3G and 4G TX and RX inter-stage surface acoustic wave (SAW) filters and low noise amplifiers (LNAs). This dramatically minimizes space and cost considerations. Another way Fujitsu improves RF subsystem implementations is with simplified layer-one programming and embedded intelligence. With this revolutionary approach, an engineer enters a single command stating the desired channel and power level, for example. This command then sets the parameters and times the events in the transceiver and on the RF sub-system so that complete system compliance is virtually assured. This method reduces the demand on firmware and RF resources, shortens the time required from initial product development to first call, and significantly reduces development time. Fujitsu architectures also support the use of multimode PAs, reducing matching components in each path, while supporting many bands and combinations. The technological advances engineered by the Fujitsu design teams in Tempe help reduce component count, lower the total bill of materials, speed time to market, and help ensure mobile connectivity in a global wireless environment. The FSWP team based in Tempe, Arizona, includes senior staff members who are highly regarded in the industry and who have been at the forefront of wireless innovation.
Fujitsu introduced the first SAW-less transceiver in 2009 with an integrated DigRF 3G interface and support for GSM/EDGE and WCDMA. In 2010, Fujitsu released the industry s first fully integrated multimode, multiband transceiver that added support for LTE (FDD/TDD) and the DigRF 4G interface. Products Fujitsu products have set the pace for advances in the cellular industry. For example, the MB86L01A, introduced in 2009, is a 3G SAW-less multimode transceiver for multiband UMTS / EDGE handsets. As the first SAW-less transceiver, the MB86L01A incorporates a DigRF 3G interface and supports GSM / EDGE and WCDMA. More information is available at: http://www.fujitsu.com/downloads/micro/fma/pdf/ RFTrans_MB86L01A.pdf. The MB86L10A, which was introduced in 2010, is a 3G/4G SAW-less multimode transceiver ideal for multiband LTE / UMTS / EDGE handsets. The industry s first fully integrated multimode, multiband transceiver, it supports GSM / EDGE, CDMA, WCDMA, and LTE (FDD / TDD) and features both DigRF 3G and DigRF 4G interfaces. The MB86L10A builds on the shortcycle RF programming method that was developed for the MB86L01A RF transceiver. The programming capability enables the MB86L10A to speed RF subsystem implementations with simplified layer-one programming and embedded intelligence. The MB86L10A uses an embedded processor and includes dedicated DSP functions, along with nine primary receive inputs, five secondary receive inputs, and eight transmitter outputs. Details are available at: http://www.fujitsu.com/downloads/micro/fma/pdf/ RFTrans_MB86L10A.pdf Similar to the Fujitsu MB86L10A, the new MB86L12A adds support for DigRF 4G V1.0 and 2G / 3G, plus simultaneous LTE-FDD and dual-band LTE-TDD (bands 38 and 40). More information is available at http://www.fujitsu.com/downloads/micro/fma/pdf/ RFTrans_MB86L12A.pdf. All these products are shipping now in volume except for the MB86L12A, which is sampling and expected to be MP-qualified in Q4 of 2011.
The Future As mobile systems based on the LTE standard move into the mainstream, the technology developed by the Fujitsu Semiconductor Wireless Products design teams will deliver the performance and features carriers require. The FSWP engineering group has the backing of Fujitsu, a technology giant with a long-term commitment to wireless solutions. That support, coupled with FSWP s experience, expertise, and dedication, positions the company well for continued leadership and innovation in one of the electronic industry s fastest-growing and most dynamic markets. Fujitsu Semiconductor Group Environmental Policy With our customers, we contribute to the protection of a rich global environment, using state-of-the-art technology to provide semiconductor devices with superior environmental characteristics. Operational Principles By applying the following principles, we work to prevent pollution of the global environment and reduce the environmental burden of our products throughout their lifecycles, including development, procurement, manufacture, sales, usage, and disposal: 1. By aggressively promoting the development of Super Green Products and the proper management of product chemical content, we improve the environmental characteristics of our products and actively reduce the burden on the global environment and our customers. 2. We aggressively promote measures to counteract global warming and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases (e.g., CO2, PFCs 1 ). 3. We aggressively promote chemical management and reduced emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs 2 ). 4. We aggressively promote waste reduction and appropriate recycling. 5. We conform to environmental regulations around the world and keep our promises to customers. 6. We work to improve the individual environmental consciousness of our employees, to help them become good environmental citizens, promote the preservation of biological diversity, and make environmental and social contributions in their local communities. 7. We expand the effectiveness and transparency of our environmental management system, driving continuous improvement and development. 1. PFCs (perfluorocarbons) are CFC (chlorofluorocarbon) substitutes; they are used in semiconductor manufacturing etching and cleaning processes. 2. VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) are used in semiconductor manufacturing cleaning processes. FUJITSU SEMICONDUCTOR WIRELESS PRODUCTS, INC. 2100 E. Elliot Rd., Tempe, AZ 85284 Tel: (800) 866-8608 Fax: (480) 838-1797 E-mail: FSWP_inquiry@us.fujitsu.com Website: http://us.fujitsu.com/semi-wireless 2011 Fujitsu Semiconductor Wireless Products All company and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Printed in the U.S.A. CORP-BR-06/2011