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LG selects Qualcomm's MSM6200 for WCDMA/GSM handsets
December 12, 2002
Qualcomm and LG Electronics (LGE) today announced the selection
of the Qualcomm MSM6200 Mobile Station Modem (MSM) chipset and system
software for LG's dual-mode 3G handsets. A highly integrated, single-
chip multimode solution, the MSM6200 chipset supports the Frequency
Division Duplex mode of WCDMA and GSM/GPRS. The complete MSM6200
WCDMA solution includes the MSM6200 modem, and the RTR6200, RFL6200
and RFR6200 direct conversion multimode chips.
"Our partnership with LGE in driving the deployment of CDMA2000
1X and 1xEV-DO has been very successful, and we are pleased that
LGE has selected our MSM6200 chipset and system software for their
next generation of UMTS devices," said Don Schrock, president of
Qualcomm CDMA Technologies. "With the dual-mode MSM6200 solution,
LGE will be able to enhance their phones to support both 3G UMTS
and GSM/GPRS capabilities."
"LGE was the first company to demonstrate video telephony on a
3GPP-compliant handset," said James Kim, president of LG Electronics,
Inc. "Our selection of the MSM6200 chipset will enable us to continue
leading the UMTS marketplace."
The MSM6200 chipset is the latest version of Qualcomm's WCDMA/UMTS
family of solutions and supports data rates of up to 384 kbps in
WCDMA/UMTS mode. The RTR6200 chip provides an integrated GSM/GPRS
transceiver for GSM-900 and GSM-1800 bands, and a UMTS transmitter.
The WCDMA receive function in the complete MSM6200 solution is performed
by the RFL6200 chip, which is a low- noise amplifier, and by the
RFR6200 chip, which contains the direct- conversion mixer and local-oscillator
generator.
Like all members of the MSM6xxx family, the complete MSM6200 solution
incorporates Qualcomm's radioOne Zero Intermediate Frequency architecture,
which eliminates the need for Intermediate Frequency (IF) components,
including large IF Surface Acoustic Wave filters and additional
IF circuitry. With radioOne technology, the MSM6200 solution requires
less printed-circuit-board area than previous-generation chipsets
and reduces bill-of-material costs for dual-mode handsets.
The MSM6200 solution also supports Qualcomm's Launchpad suite of
advanced multimedia, connectivity, position location, user interface
and removable storage functionality.
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