RFMD Provides Bluetooh Solution to Leading Handset Baseband Supplier
GREENSBORO, N.C. -- November 16, 2006 -- RF Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: RFMD), a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio systems and solutions for applications that drive mobile communications, today announced a collaboration with MediaTek, Inc., a global leader in consumer and communications IC solutions, to create Bluetooth® enabled EDGE and GPRS mobile phone reference designs with RFMD’s SiW3500. The SiW3500 is a fully qualified system-on- chip (SoC) for Bluetooth technology with excellent RF performance and low power consumption. Customers will benefit from the turnkey solution, which reduces development resources and improves time to market. In addition, handsets will be enabled with Bluetooth profiles that allow multimedia applications such as music streaming to Bluetooth stereo headsets.
“RFMD is committed to providing easy-to-integrate solutions to enhance next-generation mobile phones,” says Dave Lyon, Vice President of Wireless Connectivity. “This reference design with MediaTek is significant because MediaTek is a growing industry leader driving advanced functionality into handsets, and our collaboration proves Bluetooth technology is increasingly a mainstream application across most categories of mobile phones.”
The SiW3500 is a highly integrated, single-chip Bluetooth solution that combines a direct conversion radio modem with an ARM7TDMI® processor core, Bluetooth baseband logic and complete protocol software in ROM. All active RF components have been integrated into the CMOS-based IC, making it a complete low-cost solution with a very small footprint.
About RFMD:
RF Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: RFMD) is a global leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance radio systems and solutions for applications that drive mobile communications. RFMD’s power amplifiers, transmit modules, cellular transceivers and system-on-chip (SOC) solutions enable worldwide mobility, provide enhanced connectivity and support advanced functionality in current- and next-generation mobile handsets, cellular base stations, wireless local area networks (WLANs), wireless personal area networks (WPANs) and global positioning systems (GPS). Recognized for its diverse portfolio of state-of-the-art semiconductor technologies and vast RF systems expertise, RFMD is a preferred supplier enabling the world’s leading mobile device manufacturers to deliver advanced wireless capabilities that satisfy current and future market demands.
Headquartered in Greensboro, N.C., RFMD is an ISO 9001- and ISO 14001-certified manufacturer with worldwide engineering, design, sales and service facilities. RFMD is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol RFMD. For more information, please visit RFMD’s web site at www.rfmd.com.
About MediaTek:
MediaTek Inc. is a worldwide leading IC fabless company of digital media solution semiconductor, including optical storage, digital consumer DVD, wireless handsets and digital TV chipsets. Founded in 1997 and headquartered at Hsin-Chu Science Park, Taiwan, MediaTek is now the world’s largest chipset supplier of CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, CD-RW, Combi, DVD-ReW and DVD player. MediaTek is currently the leading wireless communication chipsets supplier in China.
If you are interested in viewing additional information on MediaTek, please visit MediaTek’s website at www.mtk.com.tw.
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