JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Jan. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ParkerVision, Inc. today announced that it is introducing a new product line of ultra-efficient, low-cost RF power amplifiers targeted to companies that design and manufacture wireless RF products. The initial product line is designed for use in cell phones, cordless phones and for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and VoIP products and applications. This breakthrough in cost, size, and performance is made possible by the company's expertise in converting traditional analog designs into advanced digital architectures. ParkerVision's power amplifiers incorporate a proprietary all digital circuit architecture that replaces traditional analog circuitry.


ParkerVision's power amplifiers will significantly extend battery life in mobile wireless RF products and help designers improve cost and size by reducing the size of the battery. In certain applications, such as Wi-Fi, ParkerVision's power amplifiers will enable manufacturers to provide networking gear that delivers higher data rates at greater distances, with significantly increased coverage and reliability, by providing greater RF transmitted power than is currently available in the market today.

The level of power efficiency achieved by ParkerVision's proprietary digital power amplifiers replaces the commonly used analog RF power amplifiers used today and far surpasses the efficiency of such offerings. Alan Varghese, Principal Analyst with ABI Research, states "today's wireless users demand higher performance devices which place increasing demands on battery life. The cost-saving desire for smaller batteries and the demand for increased range will be important factors in manufacturers' design decisions moving forward."

"Our products will empower manufacturers with a new solution to create unparalleled choices in efficiency, cost, size, and performance for their wireless products," commented Jeffrey Parker, ParkerVision CEO. "We will immediately begin working with manufacturers to configure the offering to their needs and provide samples mid-year, with volumes available later in the year. We are targeting high volume as well as fast growth applications. Our product line, built from common low cost silicon semiconductors, will incorporate into single chips the same ease of design that manufacturers have come to rely upon from multi-component modules that dominate the PA market today. ParkerVision expects to be shipping its own branded products that incorporate our digital power amplifier chips by end of this year."

D2D Technology

Extending the science behind its patented Direct2Data? (D2D?) digital RF transceiver technology into power amplifiers, the new products target product applications that are forecasted to consume nearly one and a half billion RF power amplifiers this year and will continue to grow at up to 18% unit volumes year over year - according to a report by Allied Business Intelligence (ABI). RF power amplifiers are a critical component of all wireless RF devices used in digital communications. They boost the transmitted RF signal so that it can reach its intended destination. The transmitter in these devices is commonly the single largest power consumer oftentimes accounting for the majority of all power used by a wireless RF product. While traditional RF power amplifiers are built from legacy analog circuits with inherent efficiency and performance limitations, ParkerVision's digital RF power amplifiers benefit from the only 100% digital architecture. ParkerVision's power amplifiers reduce total transmitter power consumption by 50% to 80%.

Parker continued, "Our expertise in high performance digital architectures allowed us to create an ultra-efficient all digital power amplifier technology. The excellent linearity of our proprietary technology makes it applicable to all wireless RF digital communications, even challenging applications such as CDMA or OFDM used in higher data rate Wi-Fi applications. 

    Product Applications
    The initial ParkerVision digital power amplifier product lineup includes
models for:
            -- CDMA2000 1x 1xRTT, 1xEVDO, and 1xEVDV
            -- GSM/GPRS/EDGE
            -- IMT-2000 W-CDMA for UMTS
            -- Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n wireless networking gear
            -- Bluetooth enabled devices
            -- Cordless and VoIP Phones
            -- Multi-mode/multi-band products that combine the standards
               listed above


The company's first offerings will be for applications up to 3GHz RF frequencies. It expects later this year to announce additional models up to 6Ghz RF frequencies that will target applications for the Wi-Fi 802.11a standard, additional cordless phone applications, and other applications.

ParkerVision has filed for patents for its unique digital power amplifier technology. The company has 20 U.S. and 37 foreign patents issued, and 87 patents pending for its wireless technology.

About ParkerVision

ParkerVision, Inc. is headquartered in Jacksonville, Fla. with additional facilities in Orlando, Florida. The company's new RF power amplifier products provide chip and technology solutions to manufacturers of wireless RF products. The company designs, develops and manufactures complete semiconductor system solutions for wireless products based on the enabling, patented D2D? technology. D2D, which is applicable to all wireless applications, utilizes digital radio circuitry that eliminates the negative attributes inherent to products that use legacy analog processes. Based on the superior performance of our D2D technology, ParkerVision guarantees that its SignalMAX? complete networking solutions will offer "full home coverage" and eliminate "dead-zones." The company is also introducing cordless phones under the SignalMAX brand. Additional information about ParkerVision is available at http://www.parkervision.com

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking information. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, each of which speaks only as of the date made. Such statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties which are disclosed in the Company's SEC reports, including the Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2003 and the Form 10Q for the quarter September 30, 2004.