Solving 5G Device RF challenge · LTE Control, Data & Voice Traffic Progressive Transition of 5G...

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Solving 5G Device RF challenge



Agenda

• What is 5G Nature

• 5G (Sub 6G) Device Design Challenges

• Qorvo Solutions for 5G

• Who is Qorvo

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Increased complexity resulting in few core & many adjacent markets 5G Impact on RF Solutions

Source: ITU-R IMT 2020 requirements

Mobile eMBBIncreased smartphone RF content

Refarming of LTE to 5G

Infrastructure eMBB FWA deployment

uRLLC: 1mS(ULTRA RELIABLE LOW

LATENCY COMMUNICATIONS)

mMTC:1M/km2 (MASSIVE MACHINE TYPE

COMMUNICATION)

eMBB : 20GB/s(ENHANCED MOBILE BROADBAND)

4K

Gb/S

Cloud

AR

Automotive

Broadband

Industrial Automation

Sensor NW

Voice

Smart City Cameras

Infrastructure & Mobile Massive

IoTNew IoT deployments


Standalone (SA) NR (Good NR coverage & experience)

Option 2

Chipset

LTE

Control, Data & Voice Traffic

Progressive Transition of 5G Deployment

LTE Operation (Today)Option 1

Non Standalone (NSA) LTE + NR (Limited NR coverage & experience)

Option 3x


Chipset

LTE 5G

Control & Voice Traffic (Anchor)

Data

Control

Data

IMS Services

LTE eNB

EPC

Chipset

LTE 5G

LTE eNB

5G gNB

EPC

LTE eNB

5G gNB

5G

5GC

Source: T-Mobile


5G NR FR1 Band Deployment Will Impact Handsets

3400-5000

Africa

EU

United States

China

Japan

Korea

India

Russia

UAE

3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 5.0

Frequency (MHz)

LTE Bandwidth Agreed To for 5GNR Under Consideration



Agenda




• Who is Qorvo


5G device RF design challenge

• Size

• Size

•Size• Current Consumption

• Antenna numbers


Envelope Tracking Solutions • Best in class PMIC performance• Integrated ET tracker module • Supports broadband ET bandwidth • MicroShield™ technology

Mobile Wi-Fi Solutions

• Highly integrated module (SISO/MIMO)• Supports 802.11ac/ax protocol• Supports LAA/LWA• Broadband Wi-Fi filter

High Power Solutions (High Band/Ultra High Band / 5G)• Broad product range • HPUE/Power Class 2 support • Proven reliability at higher power

Antenna & Impedance Tuning Solutions

• Increase antenna efficiency• Enhance user experience• Improve TRP and TIS performance• Extend antenna bandwidth

Filter Solutions

• High performance filters• Low insertion loss & high rejection• Enables complex antenna-plexers and

multiplexers demanded by next gen flagship architectures

PA (Integrated/Discrete Solution)

• Highly integrated module for global coverage• Reconfigurable multiplexer• High linearity switch• Enabling new market requirements

• Balancing global flagship performance with super regional SKU cost

• Cost-focused, high-performance discrete solution

Diversity Receive Modules

• Best in class BAW/SAW filter technology• Simplified CA implementation• Higher data throughput

5G Device RF content


Current 4G Discrete SolutionPCB Size

What 5G added?BBTransceiverPAFilterASMPMICLNA

4GSIZE

5GSIZE

~40% Increase


NSA, SA 2 UL, HPUE Current Consumption

Chipset

LTE


Control & Voice Traffic (Anchor)

Data

Chipset

LTE 5G

LTE eNB

5G gNB

EPC

LTE eNB

5G gNB

5G

5GC

PA Transmit

PA Transmit

Itotal=IPA1+IPA2

NSA SA 2 UL

IPC2>IPC3

NSA HPUE SA 1UL HPUE


5G 4x4 MIMO, 4G 4x4 MIMO, WiFi 2x2 MIMO, GPS (L1&L5) Antenna Numbers

LTE PrimaryLTE DiversityWiFi PrimaryWiFi SecondaryGPS/GLONASSGPS L5MHB MIMO x4LAA x25G UHB x45G <6ghz x4

Antenna increase from 4G to 5G

Current Handsets (4-6 antennas)

Antenna tuning predominately used on low-band

LTE PrimaryLTE DiversityWiFi PrimaryWiFi SecondaryGPS/GLONASS

• Efficiently manage reduced antenna area due to increased screen size

• Realize more bands per antenna

• Allow for adoption of new bands within

i ti

2019-20 Handsets (more antennas)

More complex antennas driving higher antenna multiplexing & tuning content



Agenda




• Who is Qorvo

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Integration• Reduce PCB size• Reduce IL, save Current consumption• Easy compliance for ET+DPD: higher Power,

better Linearity, less Current consumptionSub 6G Module

4G LTE Module

WiFiModule

Diversity Module

Antenna Solution


Impact of Using the Phone

4 to 6 Antennas 8 to 10 Antennas

More antennas

Reduced Area

More sensitive to touch

Frequency shift and reducing efficiency due to phone usage

Frequency Shift

#4 #3

#1#2

4G

#1 #2

#0LMH #5

#4

#6# 3

#6

5G


Antenna plexers & Tuning Solutions

Antennaplexing requires high performance filtering for low loss and

high rejection for optimal performance

Requirement for high performance aperture and impedance tuning will

increase

Antennaplexers reduce the number of antennas required

Resulting antennas need to operate efficiently over a broader bandwidth in

physically constrained space

Aperture TunersImprove Total

Antenna Efficiency

Impedance Tuning Reduce

Mismatch Loss

UNII1/2A

n79

UNII2C/3

LB

GPS L5

GNSS

LM/M/HBUHB

Wi-Fi

MHB

UHB

GPS

Wi-Fi

LMHB

Wi-Fi

LTE


Antennaplexer and Multiplexer


Qorvo is Prepared to Solve 5G Challenges New Technology for 4G

• BAW multiplexer for supporting NSA 5G

• Compact size 4G RFFE architecture for extra form factor requirement for 5G products

• 4x4 MIMO support as 5G backbone (1Gbps)

New Technology for 5G• GaAs technology for high frequency for proper gain and

linearity requirement

• Compact low loss filter technology

• High linearity, low latency SOI technology

• Wider BW ET PMIC

Support

• 4G and 5G PMIC layout

• System architecture requirement

• Technical Spec (RAN4 information)

• Software support for internal LNA



QM19000Industry’s first 5G FEM


Industry’s first 5G FEMQM19000: Sub-6 GHz 5G RF Front-End Module

Key Features• Broadband operation: supporting the 3.3-4.2 GHz bands enabling

deployments and trial in China and Europe

• 24.5 dBm linear output power• Capable of high PAR CP-OFDM modulation

(Tested up to PAR of ~9dB)

• QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM

• Max CA bandwidth: 4CC, 400 MHz

• 2 dB MPR w/ 64 QAM 1CC 100 MHz and 3 dB MPR w/ 4CC 400 MHz

• Designed to support 2x2 and 4x4 MIMO

• Small solution size: 3.5mm x 6mm

• Integrated high-performance filter addressingco-existence requirements


QM19000: Sub-6 GHz 5G RF Front-End Module

Functional Block Diagram

Size: 3.5mm x 6mm


600 MHz (2x35 MHz) 2.5 GHz (LTE B41) 3.55 GHz (150 MHz)

700 MHz 3.4 GHz-3.8 GHz

3.4 GHz-3.8 GHz

3.4 GHz-3.7 GHz

3.46 GHz-3.8 GHz

3.6 GHz-3.8 GHz

3.3 GHz-3.6 GHz 4.8 GHz-5 GHz

3.4 GHz-3.7 GHz

3.6 GHz-4.2 GHz 4.4 GHz-4.99 GHz

3.58 GHz-3.7 GHz

<1 GHz 3 GHz 4 GHz 5 GHz

Licensed

Unlicensed/shared

Existing band

New 5G Band

QM19000 Band Coverage



QM75041China mobile core 5G band –N41


n41 SolutionQM75041: 5G Module

• Broadband operation to support full n41 (2.496-2.690 GHz) enabling China Mobile and Sprint

• PC2 for n41

• 4.5V ET/APT optimized

• Bi-directional Coupler

• 3x5 mm

5G S-PAD focused on Best-in-class 5G performance. For platforms targeting advanced RF including flagship/premium smartphones and data devices.n41

2.496 - 2.690 GHZ

QM75041


Best-in-class IL over temperature with superior WLAN rejection, PC2 capable

n41 Wide Tx/Rx Filter

Size Now 1.8 mm x 1.4 mm

Future Size 1.4 mm x 1.1 mm

• Full n41 coverage: 2496-2690MHz

• Enabling China Mobile and Sprint

• Superior WLAN rejection

• Channel 11: 38dB min. over temp


Pin to Pin Compatible Solutions n79 and n77/n78

• Broadband operation: Supporting the 4.4-5.0GHz (n79) enabling worldwide deployments and field trials

• Wide PA bandwidth 5G L-PAMiD capable of meet all 3GPP specs

• MPR compliance to 3GPP R4-1801203

• Integrated high performance filter addressing co-existence requirements

• 4.5V ET/APT optimized

• 27 dBm MPR=0 output power

• Small solution size: 3x5 mm

• Pin to Pin n77/n78 module

Family of Single Band 5G NR Modules

5G NR S-PAD focused on Best-in-class 5G performance ease-of-use (EOU). For platforms targeting advanced RF including flagship/premium smartphones and data devices.



Agenda




• Who is Qorvo


Innovative RF solutions for everything that connects our worldWe Are Qorvo®

• We provide innovative RF solutions at the center of connectivity

• 8,000+ global employees

• Calendar 2017 revenue: $3 billion

• An S&P 500 company – Nasdaq: QRVO

NetworkInfrastructure

Defense & Aerospace

MobileDevices


Optimizing product portfolio to leverage technology leadershipMultiple Long-Term Growth Drivers

Diversified and Above-Market

Growth

IDP

Mobile

SEGMENTS DRIVERS MARKETS

Content Expansion

IoT

Source: Industry reports and management estimates.

Double digit market growth

GaN


Core Enabling Technologies to Solve RF Problems

Filters

Leveraging core technologies to

win

BAW and SAWBandwidth and insertion loss improvements for 5G multiplexing

Gen3 SOISignificant improvement in FoM & linearity for tuners

Envelope Tracking New high-efficiency ET tracker supporting wide 5G bandwidths

GaAs pHEMTHigh-efficiency 28 and 39 GHz GaAs pHEMT PAs for mobile mmWave

Tuners

Power management

5G mobile mmW CA


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