SHANGHAI, Nov. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
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
that its single-chip multi-mode TD-LTE modem, the SC9610, will be
shipping in a Hisense datacard that was awarded a portion of China
Mobile's recent 4G procurement tender.
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Hisense's datacard is designed with Spreadtrum's 40nm
single-chip TD-LTE modem, the SC9610, and SR3500 RF transceiver,
and operates in TD-LTE, TD-SCDMA and GSM mode. The device supports
UE category 3 as well as the ZUC encryption algorithm, a
requirement for devices shipping in China.
"We are pleased to work with Hisense on TD-LTE devices as China
Mobile increases the scale of its TD-LTE infrastructure rollout and
testing in the coming year," said Dr. Leo
Li, president and CEO of Spreadtrum. "Our deep experience
and market leadership in TD-SCDMA products combined with early
participation in China's 4G
network evolution positions Spreadtrum well for growth within the
China 3G and 4G ecosystem."
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 700 million subscribers as of October 2012. TD-LTE products are required to be
backward compatible with TD-SCDMA. Hisense was one of several
vendors that China Mobile recently selected in its first phase of
4G procurement to collectively supply close to 35,000 TD-LTE
terminal devices. "We expect the 4G terminals of Hisense to do
well," said Mr. Qingya Lu, vice manager of Hisense.
Hisense's 4G terminals are designed to address the increasing
data and network speed demand resulting from the popularization of
multimedia application on wireless terminals, such as HD video,
music and a large variety of interactive applications. Hisense
recently demonstrated its TD-LTE datacard at the Shenzhen Hi-Tech
Fair, where the device received the "Outstanding Product
Award."
Designed with 40nm CMOS silicon, the SC9610 integrates multiple
communication standards into a single-chip design, including
multi-band TD-LTE, dual-band TD-SCDMA and quad-band EDGE/GPRS/GSM.
The solution can achieve peak data rates of downlink at 100Mbps and
uplink at 50Mbps and supports 5, 10, 15 and 20 MHz channels and 2x2
MIMO.
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.
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT:
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 the
expectation that Company's deep experience and market leadership in
TD-SCDMA products combined with early participation in China's 4G network evolution will position
Spreadtrum well for growth within the China 3G and 4G ecosystem, and Hisense's
expectation that its 4G terminals will do well. The Company
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may cause actual market trends and the Company's actual results 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, continuing
competitive pressure in the semiconductor industry and the effect
of such pressure on prices; unpredictable changes in technology and
consumer demand for 4G terminals; Spreadtrum's ability to grow well
in the China 3G and 4G ecosystem;
Hisense's 4G terminals' performance; the state of and any change in
the Company's relationship with Hisense; and changes in political,
economic, legal and social conditions in China. For additional discussion of these
risks and uncertainties and other factors, please consider the
information contained in the Company's filings with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and the annual
report on Form 20-F filed on April 10,
2012, especially the section under "Risk Factors" and such
other documents that the Company may file with the SEC from time to
time, including on Form 6-K. The Company assumes no obligation to
update any forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the
date of this press release, and does not intend to update any
forward-looking statement whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise except as required by law.
SOURCE Spreadtrum Communications, Inc.