Skyworks Intros DOCSIS 3.1 Silicon

Skyworks Solutions (NASDAQ:SWKS) has launched its portfolio of cable TV semiconductors for DOCSIS 3.1 and EuroDOCSIS 3.1 cable applications. Skyworks' suite of products includes RF amplifiers for frequencies up to 1218 MHz, to be marketed primarily in in Europe. Skyworks says it has already secured a design win with a European CATV OEM.

"The pace of technology is continually changing the way consumers receive information and entertainment," said Carlos Bori, vice president of sales and marketing for Skyworks. "At Skyworks, we are supporting this massive upsurge in data requirements for consumers around the world via smartphones, the connected car and wearables, as well as equipment and services into the home. With our newest suite of solutions for network operators, Skyworks is addressing the growing CATV market, enabling the delivery of new, high-speed data channels while providing MSOs the ability to continue pushing fiber networks deeper into their infrastructure platforms."

Skyworks' DOCSIS solutions include the ACA1216, a 1,218 MHz CATV MMIC power doubler amplifier (12V), and the ACA2429, a 1,218 MHz high output CATV power doubler amplifier (24V).