Title :
Cellular handset integration -- SIP vs. SOC
Author :
Krenik, William ; Buss, Dennis ; Rickert, Peter
Author_Institution :
Texas Instruments, Inc., Dallas, TX, USA
Abstract :
Cellular handsets are rapidly evolving from voice-only products to highly featured designs featuring color displays, games, audio, video, cameras, Bluetooth, GPS, WLAN, highspeed wide-area data services, and other advanced features. This remarkable expansion in capability, in conjunction with ongoing customer demands for sleek, ergonomic, and reasonably priced handsets with good battery life, places considerable pressure on handset component providers to aggressively integrate the handset electronics. System-in-package (SIP) integration and system-on-chip (SOC) integration are two possible approaches. This paper investigates the tradeoffs between SIP and SOC integration for the integration of memories, analog, and RF electronics in the handset.
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; analogue integrated circuits; cellular radio; integrated circuit packaging; integrated memory circuits; mobile handsets; modules; radiofrequency integrated circuits; system-on-chip; Bluetooth; GPS; RF electronics; SIP; SIP modules; SOC; WLAN; analog electronics; audio; battery life; cameras; cellular handset integration; color displays; ergonomic design; games; handset electronics integration; high-speed wide-area data services; memories; system-in-package; system-on-chip; video; Auditory displays; Batteries; Bluetooth; Cameras; Ergonomics; Games; Global Positioning System; System-on-a-chip; Telephone sets; Wireless LAN;
Conference_Titel :
Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, 2004. Proceedings of the IEEE 2004
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8495-4
DOI :
10.1109/CICC.2004.1358737
