SHANGHAI, China, Oct. 22 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPRD), one of China’s leading wireless baseband chipset providers, today announced its new SC8800S product - a TD-SCDMA/GSM dual-mode baseband chip designed to support HSDPA/EDGE and dedicated for the data card market. With this new SC8800S offering, Spreadtrum believes that its broad offering of TD-SCDMA solutions will address the various needs of the market and help the commercial adoption of this 3G technology.
The SC8800S marks the latest in Spreadtrum’s family of 3G baseband solutions, with this new product designed for the data card market. The SC8800S chip not only includes the same type of high integration as previous Spreadtrum baseband chipsets, but also meets EDGE (EGPRS Class10) standard and offers high-speed HSDPA data transmission rates up to 1.6Mbps. With such high-speed data transmission rates, the data card using SC8800S is able to support enhanced multimedia functions such as wireless access, video on demand (VOD) or video blogging on the computer. Therefore, the SC8800S chip should facilitate the convergence of mobile communication devices with the Internet, making it possible for users to enjoy the efficiencies of wireless networks.
Commenting on the announcement, Dr. Qiang Cao, Spreadtrum’s Vice President of Marketing, said, “With the introduction of the SC8800S, Spreadtrum has again demonstrated its efforts in speeding up the development of TD-SCDMA technology. As the commercialization of TD-SCDMA progresses, Spreadtrum will focus on designs to improve high-speed services in the wireless communication market while still meeting the basic demands for quality voice communication via mobile phones. We believe that the SC8800S chip contains features that will enable consumers to experience fast services on TD-SCDMA and EDGE networks.”
About SC8800S
SC8800S utilizes ARM926EJ-S(R) core (with core frequency speeds up to 200MHz). Key features include: PS uplink 128kbps/ downlink 384kbps; HSDPA transmission rates up to 1.6Mbps; Firmware supports for GSM/GPRS standards (release V8.2.0 12/1999), GSM900/DCS1800/PCS1900, EGPRS Class10 and TD-SCDMA standards (3GPP release 5), 2010~2025 MHz; Package: 14x14mm2 349-ball LFBGA package.
Shipping Status
SC8800S chipsets are currently available for sampling and are expected to be in volume production by the end of 2007.
About Spreadtrum:
Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops, and markets baseband processor solutions for the mobile 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 its solutions based on an open development platform, enabling its customers to develop customized wireless products that are feature-rich and meet their cost and time-to-market requirements.
Safe Harbor Statements:
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding Spreadtrum’s broad offering of TD-SCDMA solutions and its ability to address the various needs of the market and help the commercial adoption of TD-SCDMA technology, Spreadtrum’s focus on designs to improve high-speed services in the TD-SCDMA wireless communication market, Spreadtrum’s expectation that the SC8800S chip will enable customers to experience fast services on the TD-SCDMA and EDGE networks, and the anticipated timing of volume production of the SC8800S chip. These statements are forward-looking in nature and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual achievements and market trends to differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements for a variety of reasons. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, uncertainty regarding the timing and pace of the commercial adoption of TD-SCDMA technology; continued competitive pressure in the semiconductor industry and the effect of such pressure on prices; unpredictable changes in technology and consumer demand for mobile handsets; and the state of and any change in Spreadtrum’s relationships with its major customers. For additional discussion of these risks and uncertainties and other factors, please consider the information contained in Spreadtrum’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including the registration statement on Form F-1 filed on June 26, 2007, as amended, especially the sections under “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and such other documents that Spreadtrum may file with the SEC from time to time, including on Form 6-K. Spreadtrum assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this press release.
For more information, please contact:
William Shi
Spreadtrum Communications
Tel： +86-10-6270-2988 x217
Email： william.shi@spreadtrum.com
