MultiMode TD-LTE Baseband Modem supports Chinese standards.
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Designed with 40 nm CMOS silicon, SC9610 integrates multiple communication standards - multiband TD-LTE and TD-SCDMA as well as quad-band EDGE/GPRS/GSM - into single-chip design. Solution is specifically designed for communication standards in use in China, supports multiple bands, and achieves respective downlink and uplink speeds of 100 and 50 Mbps. Furthermore, product supports 5, 10, 15, and 20 MHz channels and 2x2 MIMO.
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Spreadtrum Introduces Single-Chip MultiMode TD-LTE/TD-SCDMA/GSM Baseband Modem at CES 2012
Highly Integrated TD-LTE Platform Places Spreadtrum at Forefront of 4G Evolution in China
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 introduced its first TD-LTE baseband modem, the SC9610. Designed with 40nm CMOS silicon, the SC9610 integrates multiple communication standards into a single-chip design, including multiband TD-LTE and TD-SCDMA and quad-band EDGE/GPRS/GSM. The SC9610, which now expands Spreadtrum's product portfolio to 4G standards, is sampling with customers who are evaluating the chip for use in high end smartphone and datacard designs.
"Our single-chip multi-mode TD-LTE solution is a highly integrated platform specifically designed for the communication standards in use in China," said Dr. Leo Li, Spreadtrum's president and CEO. "We are launching our solution as China Mobile begins more extensive trials domestically. The depth of experience we bring in TD-SCDMA products, combined with our early leadership in China's 4G network evolution, positions Spreadtrum as a long-term leading provider of multimode baseband solutions."
TD-LTE or "Time-Division Long-Term Evolution" is a 4G standard and the evolution path from 3G TD-SCDMA for China Mobile, China's largest domestic operator with more than 640 million total subscribers and an expected 50 million 3G subscribers as of the end of 2011. China Mobile has begun trials and network investment in TD-LTE and will continue to do so until commercial licenses are granted by the China government, which has also required that TD-LTE handsets be backward compatible with TD-SCDMA. Spreadtrum's leadership in the TD-SCDMA market and the maturity of its multimode technology for TD-SCDMA/EDGE/GPRS/GSM ensures strong performance across both TD-LTE and TD-SCDMA communications standards while the single-chip multi-mode design enables a more seamless handover experience than multi-chip solutions.
Spreadtrum's SC9610 supports multiple bands, achieves downlink speeds of 100 Mbps and uplink speeds of 50 Mbps and supports 5, 10, 15 and 20 MHz channels and 2x2 MIMO. The SC9610 is currently progressing through field trials in China in tandem with customer design-in activities.
About Spreadtrum Communications, Inc.
Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPRD; "Spreadtrum") is a fabless semiconductor company that develops baseband and RF processor solutions for the wireless communications market. Spreadtrum combines its semiconductor design expertise with its software development capabilities to deliver highly integrated baseband processors with multimedia functionality and power management. Spreadtrum has developed solutions based on an open development platform, enabling its customers to develop customized wireless products that are feature-rich to meet their cost and time-to-market requirements. For more information, visit www.spreadtrum.com.
CONTACT: Diana Jovin of Spreadtrum at ir@spreadtrum.com or +1 650-308-8148
