If it can be done in CMOS, it will be done in CMOS. For high-performance Wi-Fi front ends, it now can.

TechInsights has published an analysis of our Elementum™ monolithic Wi-Fi 8 front ends, titled “QuantalRF’s CMOS Front Ends Could Shake Up Wi-Fi,” by Christopher Taylor, Director of Mobile Technologies, Communications & Networking.

A preview:

“For Wi-Fi chipset and module vendors, the efficiency gap between CMOS SOI and GaAs HBTs has historically been the primary reason GaAs retained its position in high-performance Wi-Fi front ends. QuantalRF Elementum closes the gap and reverses it. Skyworks Solutions, Inc., Qorvo, Inc., Qualcomm, and Broadcom all ship GaAs-based Wi-Fi FEMs at volume; each now faces a scenario where a CMOS SOI alternative can match and exceed GaAs performance without the compound semiconductor cost structure.”

The report also highlights that Elementum needs no digital predistortion (DPD), reducing power consumption, complexity, board space, and cost for OEMs.

Read the article in the TechInsights platform.

Note: TechInsights subscribers can go deeper and read the full analysis report, “Can QuantalRF’s Analog Linearization Displace DPD in Wi-Fi 8 Front Ends?”