Philips_transceiverRF Front End Application and Technology Trends Pieter W. Hooijmans Department Head Integrated Transceivers Philips Research Laboratories 5656 AA Eindhoven The Netherlands Content l RF Applications l RF Application Trends l RF Technology Options & Trends l The Challenges RF Applications RF Applications l Classification RF Professional/military Consumer RF Broadcast FM/AM radio VHF/UHF TV Ku Satellite TV L Satellite Radio … Telecom Cordless phone Mobile phone Wireless LAN Wireless PAN GPS Navigation … Broadcast receivers l FM radio ¤ ¤ 75-100 MHz 90-95 dB Signal-Interference Ratio (S=200 mV, I l PAL/NTSC/Secam TV ¤ ¤ l Satellite ……