Spreadtrum Launches Industry's First 40nm 2.5G Baseband |
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Spreadtrum Communications Corp.
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Sunnyvale, CA, 94085
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Press release date: April 26, 2012
SC6530 Volume Shipment Expected in Second Quarter
SHANGHAI, - Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPRD; "Spreadtrum" or the "Company"), a leading fabless semiconductor provider in China with advanced technology in 2G, 3G and 4G wireless communications standards, today announced commercial availability of the SC6530, the industry's first 2.5G baseband designed in 40nm CMOS silicon.
"The SC6530 is an industry first for the 2.5G market," said Dr. Leo Li, president and CEO of Spreadtrum. "By leveraging the most advanced process node in the 2.5G segment, we are able to achieve higher performance at lower cost relative to competitive alternatives."
The SC6530, in addition to its 40nm design, is the first 2.5G product from Spreadtrum to integrate its leading-edge baseband and RF transceiver technology into a single-chip, simplifying design and reducing overall solution footprint. The chip incorporates an ARM9 processor for high performance on a low-cost platform, and supports quad-band GSM/GPRS, triple-SIM function, HVGA display, H.264 decode and integrates an audio PA. The SC6530 couples its advances in performance, cost and integration with Spreadtrum's mature, proven turnkey software.
The SC6530 is commercially available now. Spreadtrum expects to achieve volume shipments in May.
About Spreadtrum Communications, Inc.
Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPRD; "Spreadtrum") is a fabless semiconductor company that develops mobile chipset platforms for smartphones, feature phones and other consumer electronics products, supporting 2G, 3G and 4G wireless communications standards. Spreadtrum's solutions combine its highly integrated, power-efficient chipsets with customizable software and reference designs in a complete turnkey platform, enabling customers to achieve faster design cycles with a lower development cost. Spreadtrum's customers include global and China-based manufacturers developing mobile products for consumers in China and emerging markets around the world. For more information, visit www.spreadtrum.com.
CONTACT: Diana Jovin, ir@spreadtrum.com, +1 650-308-8148
Web Site: http://www.spreadtrum.com
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