QUALCOMM offer entry-level WCDMA chipset

October 18, 2005

QUALCOMM announced a new chipset that enables lower-cost WCDMA handsets with more integrated multimedia features and reduced power consumption. The Value Platform Mobile Station Modem (MSM) MSM6245 solution leverages 65 nm CMOS technology and interfaces to the Company's RF CMOS single-chip transceiver and multi-band receiver devices for greater cost-efficiency.

"The expansion of our entry-level product portfolio underscores QUALCOMM's commitment to address the needs of the rapidly-growing WCDMA market with feature-rich and cost-effective devices," said Dr. Sanjay K. Jha, president of QUALCOMM CDMA Technologies. "Leading digital and RF process technologies leveraged by the highly-integrated MSM6245 solution enable mobile handsets that meet the demand for lower-cost entry-level handsets and help drive the adoption of WCDMA and 3G technologies -- bringing wireless users new wireless capabilities from improved voice quality to cost-effective music downloads."

The MSM6245 solution supports WCDMA Release 99, EDGE, GPRS and GSM networks. Some of the multimedia capabilities integrated into the MSM6245 single-chip baseband include support for:

-- 2 megapixel camera and image processing

-- Video streaming, playback, recording and videotelephony

-- Streaming and playback of popular audio codecs such as MP3, AAC/aacPlus(TM) and Enhanced aacPlus

-- Bluetooth connectivity

-- 2D/3D graphics

-- OMA 2.0-compliant digital rights management (DRM)

The MSM6245 is scheduled to sample in the second quarter of 2006. The complete MSM6245 solution includes the RFT6275 transceiver to support highly cost-effective single-band handsets, the RFR6275 receiver to support GPS and tri-band WCDMA configurations when combined with the RFT6275 and PM6640 power management devices.