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Datang Speeds up Commercialization of TD-SCDMA Terminals



BEIJING, Mar 04, 2003 (SinoCast via COMTEX) -- "We are testing TD-SCDMA, but the result will come out for some time," execs of Datang say. Datang now has formed an industry chain from systems to terminals, and the company determines to put TD-SCDMA into operation by 2003 or 2004.

It is said that the series action of Datang at the beginning of the year have illustrated that fact that commercialization of TD-SCDMA terminals is on the track.

In second day of the WCDMA Forum, Datang contracted Yifa Semiconductor producing multi-mode and multimedia TD-SCDMA terminal core chips. On January 20, 2003 the company signed with Phillips and Samsung building joint venture specializing in TD-SCDMA terminal core chips.

After granted with TD-SCDMA license, ST Microeletronics will mainly develop products in its R&D centers in Beijing and Singapore. And the company expects to come out with dual model TD-SCDMA mobile phone chips in early 2004. Su Xiaolun, President of Asia-Pacific Region of ST Microeletronics says that the company will sell the chips to OEMs at the lowest possible prices.

The joint venture founded by Phillips, Samsung, and Datang is called Tianqi Technology Co., Ltd. The new company will take advantages of Samsung, Phillips and Datang over capital, technology, talents and marketing. Zuo Han, CEO of Tianqi, says with the TD-SCDMA standard and core technology, advantages of IC design of Phillips, most advanced technology of Samsung over terminal products, the company will push GSM and TD-SCDMA dual-mode mobile phone in August 2003, and will put it into operation by 2004.

Tang Ru'an, CEO of Datang, points out through cooperation with leading chip vendors, the company will soon push the TD-SCDMA. The two companies push the dual-mode mobile phone chips in the some time that will cove more areas with the 3G networks and protect the investments of GSM networks.
From China Electronics, Page 2, Monday, March 03, 2003
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