MaxLinear enables antenna-free handsets

Feb 3, 2010 3:44 PM, By Carolyn Schuk

             
: Measuring only 3.5mm by 3.5mm in a 49-pin WLCSP package, MaxLinear's MxL751SM keeps power needs low (as little as 50mW) with its

: Measuring only 3.5mm by 3.5mm in a 49-pin WLCSP package, MaxLinear's MxL751SM keeps power needs low (as little as 50mW) with its "smart-diversity" switching.

One benefit of MaxLinear's new MxL751SM single-chip diversity tuner and ISDB-T 1-seg demodulator is that it will enable completely waterproof mobile phones, according to Stefan Szasz, MaxLinear's director of marketing for terrestrial. Szasz said that the MxL751SM will be a mobile TV game-changer, letting manufacturers replace expensive external antennas with two cheap internal antennas. In this podcast, Szasz discusses this latest addition to MaxLinear's mobile TV tuner lineup.




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