Inside the Smart Phone - Eric Courtney

RFMD – Inside the Smart Phone 

I’ve always been fascinated with how things are made.  In thinking about this week’s blog post, and in seeing the commercials for the new Samsung Galaxy 5 phone, I could not help think about what parts go into making a device, and making it better. 

In doing research, I found out there is a company called RFMD which is a manufacturer and supplier of electronic components to the cell/smart phone industry.  Based on their product catalog offered on their website, www.rfmd.com, they offer a variety of components to various different industries.  One of their most recent innovations, worthy of a news release, is a new type of antenna for smart phones, also referred to the company as an ACS or Antenna Control Solution.  The antenna is designed to be more energy efficient which prolongs the life of the battery.  It also has better signal strength which results in faster data transfer.  Though they do not specifically say what phones will have this new technology, they do say it is geared towards the 4G LTE phones and more than likely that includes the new Samsung Galaxy 5, (as Samsung is one of their customers), and other 4G LTE phones coming to market in 2014. 

So when you think about it, it’s not the new ‘packaging’ or ‘skin’ that makes for a  new smart phone, but rather it’s the components and the technology built into the components that make them new. 

Eric Courtney 

Sources 

Wikipedia.  “Smartphone.”  Wikipedia.com, date not given.  Retrieved April 22, 2014 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartphone. 

RFMD.  “RFMD Expands Portfolio of Antenna Control Solutions for 4G LTE Smartphone and Tablets.”  RFMD.com, Feb 26, 2014.  Retrieved April 22, 2014 from http://ir.rfmd.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=828339.