Lenovo Selects Skyworks' GSM/GPRS Cellular System Solution; Extending Consumer Electronics Leadership into Feature-Packed Mobile Phones
Lenovo Mobile is using Skyworks' complete cellular system solution to speed development of several handset models while accelerating volume ramp of its dual-band G811 GSM/GPRS platforms. Lenovo's G811 phone offers consumers a wide variety of capabilities that are enabled by Skyworks' system solution platform, including GPRS data support, Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) Web-browsing, enhanced messaging service (EMS), predictive text input, 40-bit polyphonic ring tone melodies, and exciting downloadable games. Several other of Lenovo's next generation handsets will also be based on Skyworks' comprehensive solution, reducing development costs and time-to-market, as it includes all of the required semiconductor content and associated software necessary to build a complete wireless terminal with improved performance and advanced multimedia features.
"Skyworks has played a pivotal role in helping Lenovo extend its popular information technology brand into the Chinese mobile handset marketplace," said Fei Hongxin, vice general manager of Lenovo Mobile. "Skyworks' simplified cellular handset architecture, with its outstanding system efficiency, allowed us to significantly reduce our development cycles."
"Lenovo is a perfect example of how quickly a leading consumer electronics manufacturer can expand its handset market share with feature-rich phones that are based on Skyworks' comprehensive cellular system platform," said Gregory L. Waters, vice president of Cellular Systems at Skyworks. "We are delighted to be a part of Lenovo's rapid expansion and look forward to continuing to provide the highly integrated system solutions that meet their growth needs."
Skyworks pioneered the concept of developing complete semiconductor system solutions for cellular handset applications. This approach simplifies the design process and speeds time-to-market by providing all major ICs, a full operator-qualified, network-approved GSM/GPRS protocol stack, all necessary development tools and customer support for building a complete Internet-enabled platform.
About Lenovo Mobile
Lenovo Mobile, a subsidiary company of Lenovo Group (Legend Group Limited - SEHK:992; ADR stock code:LGHLY), is the largest high technology enterprise in China. The Group's own brand PCs have been the best seller in China since 1997, commanding a market share of about 27 percent in 2003. Lenovo PCs also top the bestseller list in the Asia Pacific region (excluding Japan) with a market share of 12.6 percent. It has been actively involved in supporting sports activities including sponsoring China's National Women Soccer Team in 1999 and Beijing's successful bid for hosting the 2008 Olympic Games. Besides manufacturing and selling PCs, the company also manufacturers handheld devices, mobile handsets and motherboards, and provides IT consulting services. The company was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 1994, and is a constituent stock of the Hang Seng Index. Its American Depositary Receipts are currently being traded in the United States. For more information, please visit: http://www.lenovo.com.
About Skyworks
Skyworks Solutions, Inc. is the industry's leading wireless semiconductor company focused on RF and complete cellular system solutions for mobile communications applications. The company provides front-end modules, RF subsystems and cellular systems to handset, WLAN and infrastructure customers.
Skyworks is headquartered in Woburn, Mass., with executive offices in Irvine, Calif. The company has design, engineering, manufacturing, marketing, sales and service facilities throughout North America, Europe, Japan, China, Korea, Taiwan and India. For more information please visit www.skyworksinc.com.
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