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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
QUALCOMM Unveils First Products in the New Family of Single-Chip Solutions
SAN DIEGO, May 4 -- QUALCOMM Incorporated
(Nasdaq: QCOM), pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access
(CDMA) digital wireless technology, today announced the first products in the
QUALCOMM Single Chip(TM) (QSC(TM)) family, targeted to deliver affordable
voice and basic multimedia solutions to multiple segments within the entry-
level market. First announced by QUALCOMM in November 2004, this architecture
combines baseband modem, multimedia engines, radio transceiver and power
management functionality, plus built-in security in the industry's first
single-chip CDMA2000(R) 1X solutions.
The first QSC solutions are the newest additions to QUALCOMM's Value
Platform of chipsets, and include the QSC6010(TM), QSC6020(TM) and QSC6030(TM)
solutions -- all three are pin- and software API-compatible, providing handset
manufacturers with flexibility and ease of design development to lower overall
handset costs. These solutions help drive down handset costs to enable
broader adoption of high-speed data services in emerging markets, including
China, India, Latin America and Southeast Asia. QUALCOMM expects to sample
all three QSC solutions in the first quarter of calendar 2006.
"Our initial QSC products address the exponential growth opportunities in
emerging markets by enabling affordable voice and high-speed data services
that surpass the quality and reliability of competitive offerings," said Dr.
Sanjay K. Jha, president of QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies. "With a single-chip
architecture that simplifies design and reduces external components,
QUALCOMM's solutions will help ensure operators have access to handsets that
deliver entry-level multimedia services to this consumer market."
By integrating modem, RF, power management, multimedia and security
functionality into a single chip, the latest solutions in QUALCOMM's Value
Platform eliminate discrete components in handset designs to lower development
and manufacturing costs, reduce bill-of-materials costs and accelerate time to
market. The QSC family introduces three different pin- and software
API-compatible configurations to more effectively support distinct entry-level
markets:
The QSC6010 voice-centric solution:
* Supports voice and SMS with optional 14.4 kbps data
* Delivers up to 64-polyphony ringtones
* Includes integrated security support with SecureMSM(TM) v2.0
* Operates on the 800 MHz cellular frequency band
The QSC6020 voice plus 1X data solution:
* Supports voice and SMS
* Powers data at 153 kbps: forward link (FL)/reverse link (RL)
* Supports MP3 for music-player capability
* Supports the BREW(R) solution
* Delivers up to 64-polyphony ringtones
* Includes integrated security support with SecureMSM v2.0
* Operates on the 800 MHz cellular frequency band
The QSC6030 1X data and camera solution:
* Supports voice and SMS
* Powers data at 153 kbps: FL/RL
* Enables digital-camera imagery with integrated 1.3 megapixel
Qcamera(TM) support
* Supports MP3 and AAC for music-player capability
* Supports the BREW solution
* Delivers up to 64-polyphony ringtones
* Includes integrated security support with SecureMSM v2.0
* Operates on the 800 MHz cellular frequency band
QUALCOMM's Value Platform also includes the Mobile Station Modem(TM)
(MSM(TM)) MSM6000(TM), MSM6025(TM), MSM6050(TM), MSM6200(TM) and MSM6225(TM)
chipsets, enabling voice-centric and basic data phones and services for
emerging and prepaid CDMA2000 1X and WCDMA (UMTS) markets. The Value Platform
chipsets deliver accessible, affordable wireless to the global marketplace.
Select Value Platform chipsets also support certain features of QUALCOMM's
Launchpad(TM) suite of advanced multimedia, connectivity, position location,
user interface and removable storage functionality.
The Value Platform chipsets also support the BREW solution, which enables
the development and monetization of advanced applications and content,
allowing operators and OEMs to differentiate their products and services and
increase revenues. QUALCOMM's chipsets are also compatible with the Java(TM)
runtime environment (J2ME(TM)) which can be built entirely on the chipset as
an extension to the BREW client.
QUALCOMM Incorporated (www.qualcomm.com) is a leader in developing and
delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services
based on the Company's CDMA digital technology. Headquartered in San Diego,
Calif., QUALCOMM is included in the S&P 500 Index and is a 2005 FORTUNE 500(R)
company traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market(R) under the ticker symbol QCOM.
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