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Infineon joins Symbian's Platinum Partner Program to accelerate introduction of multi-media features into mobile phones
Munich, Germany, October 22, 2002 - Infineon Technologies (FSE/NYSE: IFX) a
leading supplier of integrated circuits and system solutions for mobile phones today
announced that it has joined Symbian's Platinum Partner Program as a
Semicon-ductor Partner to support the trend from voice-only to feature-rich open
platform
mobile phones. Infineon will port Symbian OS (operating system) to its GOLD
product family of GPRS/EDGE/UMTS baseband modem and application processors
and, thus, will offer tailored technology solutions for mobile multimedia applications.
One in two GSM cell phones now contains an Infineon chip.
The Infineon GOLD product family, optimized for multimedia and data-enabled
applications, is an ideal solution for open platform mobile phones combining multiple
technologies including mobile data communication and computing, multimedia
messaging, entertainment and gaming. Symbian OS licensees are the world's
leading phone manufacturers who shipped more than 70 percent of all mobile phones
in 2001.
"We are pleased to work closely with Symbian in support of open platform mobile
smartphones," said Karl Lange, Vice President and General Manager Customized
Wireless Solutions at Infineon Technologies. "Both Symbian OS licensees and
Infineon customers designing Symbian OS mobile phones will benefit from accelerated
time-to-market from our cooperation."
"Infineon brings to the Symbian community a wealth of experience in developing
silicon solutions for the mobile market," said Gilles Allain, VP Partnerships and
Alliances. "We are delighted to welcome them as a partner to our semiconductor
program."
Symbian Platinum Partner Program members benefit from a range of Symbian
products and services allowing them to design highly integrated hardware and
software solutions for Symbian OS. The commercial services available to Symbian
Platinum Partners include technical support and joint marketing opportunities.
Symbian Platinum Partners will also get early access to the Symbian OS
Develop-ment Kit™ which incorporates source code, test code, internal
documentation,
kernel and device driver programming interfaces and ROM building tools.
Availability
A first port of the Symbian OS v 7.0 to Infineon products is scheduled for Q4, 2002.
About Infineon
Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, Germany, offers semiconductor and system
solutions for applications in the wired and wireless communications markets, for
security systems and smartcards, for the automotive and industrial sectors, as well
as memory products. With a global presence, Infineon operates in the US from San
Jose, CA, in the Asia-Pacific region from Singapore and in Japan from Tokyo. In the
fiscal year 2001 (ending September), the company achieved sales of Euro 5.67
billion with about 33,800 employees world-wide. Infineon is listed on the DAX index of
the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker
symbol: IFX). Further information is available at www.infineon.com
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