The combination of innovation and commitment to solve challenging system problems will drive the company's rapid growth over the next decade.
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Amalfi Semiconductor - A Fabless Semiconductor Company that Develops High-Performance CMOS Power Amplifiers for Cellular Handsets
Amalfi Semiconductor was founded in January 2003 by an experienced team of business managers and engineers to solve one of the most challenging problems with wireless communications - power efficiency associated with cellular handsets.
Traditionally, semiconductor power amplifier silicon solutions for cellular handsets were designed with Gallium Arsenide (GaAs). GaAs is a costly semiconductor process when compared to complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) technology, which is used in the majority of chips today. With the objective of solving the technology barriers associated with CMOS power amplifiers for cellular handsets, Amalfi's founders assembled a uniquely talented group of people to create advanced silicon architecture for the development of CMOS-based power amplifiers.
Amalfi launched the industry's first CMOS-based power amplifiers for GSM cellular handsets in 2008. This first-generation product family, called Stratos, is based on a patented silicon architecture designed by Amalfi, called AdaptiveRF™. Stratos proved to overcome the technology barriers associated with CMOS power amplifiers exceeding the performance of competitive GaAs solutions, resulting in increased battery life or talk time of cellular phones. This first-generation Stratos product provided a platform for the company to develop the industry's highest performing, smallest footprint CMOS transmit modules for cellular handsets. Amalfi's second generation Stratos transmit modules offer better performance and a smaller footprint than traditional, leading GaAs transmit modules, resulting in significant cost savings to Amalfi's customers. The products are currently shipping in millions of units to leading cellular handset manufacturers.
Winning in the ultra-competitive semiconductor industry is all about the team. Since Amalfi's inception, the company has focused on assembling a uniquely talented group of people to create innovative architectures and breakthrough technologies, like AdaptiveRF. The combination of innovation and commitment to solve challenging system problems will drive the company's rapid growth over the next decade.