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Introduction Today's global markets are driving a growing need to deliver new products and communication solutions faster than ever before. For the RF designer, the traditional pursuit of bespoke, application-specific designs is often at odds with meeting these aggressive commercial timelines. Standard front-end radio solutions typically take up to two years to reach high- volume production due to complications with designing custom silicon and boards. In contrast, emerging sectors like autonomous drones and commercial space applications require hardware cycles that teams can complete within six months to remain competitive. To resolve these challenges, developers have begun turning to off-the-shelf, qualified components that speed their time to market while retaining high performance. With access to mass-produced devices, they can implement proven hardware without lengthy custom development phases. For example, a single wideband product can cover multiple frequency ranges, which simplifies part inventories and significantly reduces total SKU count. In a similar vein, modular designs can help teams avoid hidden costs associated with custom hardware iterations, as the parts have already undergone rigorous characterization. In this eBook, we'll examine the industry-wide move toward agile RF development and how Qorvo is responding to these challenges with high-performance wideband components and flexible architectural strategies. Mighty Guides make you stronger. Credible advice from top experts helps you make strong decisions. Strong decisions make you mighty. Reading a Mighty Guide is kind of like having your own team of experts. These authoritative and diverse guides provide a full view of a topic. They help you explore, compare, and contrast a variety of viewpoints so that you can determine what will work best for you. Mouser Electronics is an authorized semiconductor and electronic component distributor focused on New Product Introductions from its leading manufacturer partners. Serving the global electronic design engineer and buyer community, the global distributor's website, www.mouser.com, is available in multiple languages and currencies and features more than 6.8 million products from over 1,200 manufacturer brands. Mouser offers 28 support locations worldwide to provide best-in-class customer service in local language, currency and time zone. The distributor ships to over 650,000 customers in 223 countries/territories from its 1 million-square-foot, state-of-the-art distribution facilities in the Dallas, Texas, metro area. For more information, visit www.mouser.com. 5 High-Performance RF Solutions for Agile New Markets