Spreadtrum Utilizes CEVA-X DSP to Develop TD-SCDMA Baseband Processors for 3G Wireless Handsets
14 February 2006
CEVA, Inc. (Nasdaq: CEVA; LSE: CVA), the leading licensor of digital signal processor (DSP) cores, multimedia, GPS and storage platforms to the semiconductor industry, and Spreadtrum Communications, a leading provider of wireless integrated circuit (IC) and software solutions, today announced that Spreadtrum has licensed the CEVA-X1620 DSP and CEVA-XS1200 sub-system for its powerful range of 3G wireless baseband processors. Spreadtrum is developing chipsets for the Chinese home-grown TD-SCDMA 3G standard utilizing the DSP and is the first IC design company in China to develop baseband solutions for these standards.
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Spreadtrum and CEVA have a long and successful partnership history. Spreadtrum has previously licensed the CEVA-TeakLite and CEVA-Teak DSP cores to develop their industry-leading baseband solutions. The Spreadtrum SC6600 baseband chip, powered by the CEVA-TeakLite DSP, is a highly integrated multi- band GSM/GPRS single baseband chip containing all digital and analog functionality of a GSM/GPRS camera phone. The SC8800 multi-mode baseband chip is powered by the CEVA-Teak DSP core and enables advanced feature phones to operate transparently over TD-SCDMA and GSM/GPRS networks.
With a strong customer base in China, Spreadtrum is already a leading player in the Chinese wireless industry with their CEVA-powered baseband solutions and aims to grow this success by exploiting the 3G market. By integrating open platforms such as the CEVA-X DSP, Spreadtrum enables flexible designs, allowing its customers to develop customized products to differentiate themselves in marketplace. Consequently, Spreadtrum projects shipments will grow to a new height in 2007.
"CEVA and Spreadtrum have a long-standing partnership that has garnered much success, developing industry-leading products such as the SC6600 and the SC8800 baseband processors," said Dr. Ping Wu, Spreadtrum Communications President and CEO. "When it came to choosing a DSP processor for developing our next generation of 3G products, CEVA-X was a natural choice for us. The superior power and performance levels the DSP offers combined with CEVA's vast DSP experience and excellent customer support provides Spreadtrum with the ideal foundations to continue building on our success in the wireless industry."
"Spreadtrum's licensing of CEVA-X and the CEVA-XS1200 sub-system provides the perfect platform to develop leading-edge TD-SCDMA baseband chips and exploit the burgeoning 3G market in China. Powered by CEVA DSP technology, Spreadtrum is the first company in China to develop baseband solutions for this standard," remarked Gideon Wertheizer, CEO of CEVA. "China represents a major growth market for CEVA and by licensing our technology to leading companies like Spreadtrum, our position as a leading DSP technology provider for wireless communications is further underlined."
Spreadtrum's 3G baseband chip will hit the mass commercial market in 2007
About Spreadtrum Communications:
Spreadtrum Communications Inc. is a leading fabless semiconductor company develops and markets innovative wireless communications products. Spreadtrum provides high-performance, low-cost products including 2.5G/3G baseband IC, protocol stack software, application software, wireless communication module and total solutions for worldwide wireless terminal manufactures, independence design houses, and semiconductor companies. Spreadtrum successfully developed world's first TD-SCDMA baseband chip and Asia's first 2.5G(GSM/GPRS) baseband chip. Spreadtrum's true Single-chip Solution has great advantages such as high performance with low-cost, fast market entry for customers, reduced time-to-market and effective local customer support.
More information on Spreadtrum Communications Inc could be found on its website at http://www.spreadtrum.com.
About CEVA, Inc.
Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., CEVA is the leading licensor of digital signal processor (DSP) cores, multimedia, GPS and storage platforms to the semiconductor industry. CEVA licenses a family of programmable DSP cores, associated SoC system platforms and a portfolio of application platforms including multimedia, audio, Voice over Packet (VoP), GPS location, Bluetooth, Serial Attached SCSI and Serial ATA (SATA). In 2005 CEVA's IP was shipped in over 115 million devices. CEVA was created through the merger of the DSP licensing division of DSP Group and Parthus Technologies. For more information visit http://www.ceva-dsp.com
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that if they materialize or prove incorrect, could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and assumptions. The risks, uncertainties and assumptions include: the ability of CEVA's line of products to continue to be a strong growth driver for CEVA; the international market for CEVA's line of products may not develop as expected; the expected growth in shipment of products by Spreadtrum may not achieve within the expected time frame or at all; statements made by CEVA's CEO relating to the possible benefits of the agreement entered into with Spreadtrum, such as the first development of baseband solutions utilizing CEVA's line of products and the potential growing 3G market opportunity for CEVA's line of products; and other risks relating to our business, including, but not limited to, those that are described from time to time in CEVA's Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including but not limited to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004, and its quarterly reports filed after the Form 10-K. CEVA assumes no obligation to update any forward- looking statements or information, which speak as of their respective dates.
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