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Today’s new generation of high-performance wireless RF Connectivity standards demands technology solutions that can meet both the digital as well as the analog demands at a cost and power budget. Today’s new generation of high-performance wireless RF Connectivity standards demands technology solutions that can meet both the digital as well as the analog demands at a cost and power budget. Today’s new generation of high-performance wireless RF Connectivity standards demands technology solutions that can meet both the digital as well as the analog demands at a cost and power budget.
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Wireless radio frequency (RF) connectivity continues to expand rapidly, driven by the adoption of new spectrum in the mmWave bands for a wide range of high-performance applications. These include 5G and emerging 6G systems, next-generation Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi 7 and beyond), satellite communications, automotive radar and V2X, as well as industrial and consumer IoT.

Wireless radio frequency (RF) connectivity continues to expand rapidly, driven by the adoption of new spectrum in the mmWave bands for a wide range of high-performance applications. These include 5G and emerging 6G systems, next-generation Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi 7 and beyond), satellite communications, automotive radar and V2X, as well as industrial and consumer IoT.

Wireless radio frequency (RF) connectivity continues to expand rapidly, driven by the adoption of new spectrum in the mmWave bands for a wide range of high-performance applications. These include 5G and emerging 6G systems, next-generation Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi 7 and beyond), satellite communications, automotive radar and V2X, as well as industrial and consumer IoT.

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    Mobile

    As mobile communication standards evolve—from 2G and 3G to 4G LTE, 5G, and the upcoming 6G—RF technology must continually adapt to increasingly complex requirements including higher data rates, lower latency, and massive device connectivity, enabled by next-generation RF nodes featuring greater integration, improved power efficiency and enhanced performance.

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    Consumer

    Consumer RF primarily refers to chipsets that enable Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Ultra-Wideband (UWB) connectivity in wearables, smart home devices, and other consumer electronics.
    These chipsets typically operate in the 2.4 to 6 GHz bands, with Ultra-Wideband (UWB) operating in higher frequency ranges (typically above 6 GHz), to deliver high throughput, low latency, and energy-efficient performance. As consumer demand increases for seamless, high-performance wireless experiences, Consumer RF chipsets are evolving toward higher levels of integration, improved power efficiency, and support for multiple wireless standards across diverse frequency bands.

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    Automotive

    Automotive RF encompasses a broad spectrum of wireless technologies, including Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, dedicated automotive bands such as mmWave radar, telematics, and vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications. These technologies support advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), autonomous driving, and connected vehicle services by enabling high data rates, low latency, and reliable communication under challenging conditions.

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    Network

    Network RF encompasses semiconductor components such as power amplifiers, low-noise amplifiers, transceivers, filters, and switches utilized in wireless infrastructure systems, including cellular base stations, Wi-Fi access points, and emerging 5G/6G network equipment. These components operate across sub-6 GHz and mmWave frequency bands to enable high-frequency, high-capacity, and low-latency communications.

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Samsung Foundry optimizes RF implementation through a family of proven, high-performing digital RF-

extended platforms.

Samsung Foundry optimizes RF implementation through a family of proven, high-performing digital RF-extended platforms.

Samsung Foundry optimizes RF implementation through a family of proven, high-performing digital RF-extended platforms.

An infographic consisting of three tiles: 28LPP & 28FDS for RF intensive product, 14LPU-RF for Samsung Foundry's most popular RF node + support mmWave designs, and 8LPU-RF & SF5A-RF for digital intensive product, with the y-axis for RF and the x-axis for Logic.
Recommended Samsung Foundry
technology for RF solutions
Recommended Samsung Foundry
technology for RF solutions
Recommended Samsung
Foundry technology
for RF solutions
Recommendation Cellular Wireless
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Recommendation Cellular Wireless
3G/4G Trx 5G/6G Trx mmWave Digital Intensive RF Intensive
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* Digital-intensive products: chips dominated by digital logic
* RF-intensive products: chips with significant RF content
Introducing Samsung Foundry
RFextremeFET (RFeFET™)
Introducing Samsung Foundry
RFextremeFET (RFeFET™)
Introducing Samsung Foundry
RFextremeFET (RFeFET™)
8nm RF chip
A unique analog/RF
scaling architecture
for 8LPP
A unique analog/RF scaling architecture
for 8LPP
A unique analog/RF scaling architecture for 8LPP

To overcome the analog/RF scaling challenges from degenerative parasitics, Samsung has developed RFextremeFET (RFeFET™), a unique architecture that can significantly improve RF characteristics while using less power.

Designs implementing RFeFET™ require few transistors which result in a reduction in the area of analog/RF blocks. RFeFET™ supplements the digital PPA scaling provided by 8LPP while providing analog/RF scaling, thereby enabling high-performance highly-integrated 5G platforms and other high-frequency broadband/connectivity applications.

To overcome the analog/RF scaling challenges from degenerative parasitics, Samsung has developed RFextremeFET (RFeFET™), a unique architecture that can significantly improve RF characteristics while using less power.

Designs implementing RFeFET™ require few transistors which result in a reduction in the area of analog/RF blocks. RFeFET™ supplements the digital PPA scaling provided by 8LPP while providing analog/RF scaling, thereby enabling high-performance highly-integrated 5G platforms and other high-frequency broadband/connectivity applications.

To overcome the analog/RF scaling challenges from degenerative parasitics, Samsung has developed RFextremeFET (RFeFET™), a unique architecture that can significantly improve RF characteristics while using less power.

Designs implementing RFeFET™ require few transistors which result in a reduction in the area of analog/RF blocks. RFeFET™ supplements the digital PPA scaling provided by 8LPP while providing analog/RF scaling, thereby enabling high-performance highly-integrated 5G platforms and other high-frequency broadband/connectivity applications.

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Samsung Foundry and its SAFE™ partners support a broad set of IP and RF services to
realize a fully connected future.

Samsung Foundry and its SAFE™ partners support a broad set of IP and RF services to
realize a fully connected future.

Samsung Foundry and its SAFE™ partners support a broad set of IP and RF services to
realize a fully connected future.

Infographic representing IP partners consisting of 4 levels: FEM sub-SW, PA, LNA / RFIC sub-DA, BUF, Mixer, BUF, Filter / Baseband sub-DAC, ADC, DSP, Memory, I/F Ips / Application/Host sub-CPU, Memory, I/F IPS
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