1.Architecture of RF Products 
1.1 Cost Structure of Components 
1.1.1 Filter 
1.1.2 PA (Power Amplifier) 
1.1.3 Other Components 
2.Business Operations of Major RF Front-end Vendors 
2.1 Business Scale: Broadcom is Ten Times Bigger than Skyworks and Qorvo in Value 
2.2 Revenue Performance: Broadcom Tops, Followed by Skyworks, and Qorvo 
2.3 Key Customers: Apple as Biggest Customer for Big 3 
2.4 Technological Development: Broadcom Has Core Processor Capabilities, Qorvo Steps Up Investment in High-end Market 
3. Strategies of Broadcom, Skyworks, and Qorvo for the RF Front-end Market 
3.1 5G Smartphone Market 
3.1.1 Skyworks Secures Partnerships While Qorvo and Broadcom Still Working on It 
3.1.2 5G RF Modules Will be Highly Integrated 
3.1.3 Power System and Heat Dissipation are Major Challenges 
3.2 National Defense 
3.2.1 Qorvo Leads in GaN Technology 
3.2.2 Skyworks and Broadcom Yet to Develop Technology for the Defense Market 
3.3 WiFi 6 
3.3.1 5GHz and MU-MIMO are the Next Big Things in Wi-Fi 
3.3.2 Broadcom Teams up with Skyworks While Qorvo with Qualcomm 
3.3.3 Next-gen Wi-Fi Products Used in Smartphones, Homes, and Industrial Applications 
4.MIC Perspective 
Appendix 
Glossary of Terms 
List of Companies 
 

Cost breakdown of RF components including filter, power amplifier, and other components such as LNA, duplexers/multiplexers, and RF switches. 

Business operations of Broadcom, Skyworks, and Qorvo, with comparison in terms of business scale, revenue, key customers, and technological development

Product strategies of Broadcom, Skyworks, and Qorvo in the areas of 5G smartphone, national defense, and WiFi6. 

Figure 1 Structure of Wireless Communications System 
Figure 2 Company Value of Broadcom, Skyworks, and Qorvo, 2015 - 2018 
Figure 3 Sales Revenue of Broadcom, Skyworks, and Qorvo, 2015 - 2018 
Figure 4 R&D Spending of Broadcom, Skyworks, and Qorvo as Percentage of Total Revenue, 2015 - 2018 
Figure 5 Worldwide Smartphone Shipment Volume, 2015 - 2021 

Table 1 Details of Sky5 5G Phones 
Table 2 Details of Qorvo’s 5G Phones 
Table 3 Details of Qorvo’s Defense Products 
Table 4 Wi-Fi 6 Chips Developed by Broadcom and Qualcomm and Integrated with RF Modules