MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.,
Feb. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/
-- CEVA, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEVA); (LSE: CVA), the leading licensor
of silicon intellectual property (SIP) platform solutions and DSP
cores, announced today that Spreadtrum Communications, Inc.
(NASDAQ: SPRD), a leading fabless semiconductor provider in
China with advanced technology in
2G, 3G and 4G wireless communications standards, has licensed the
CEVA-XC DSP processor for its LTE baseband processor designs. This
latest agreement extends the two companies' long-term strategic
partnership, which spans a broad range of 2G, 3G and now 4G
wireless communication standards.
TD-LTE is the fourth-generation (4G) wireless standard being
deployed by the world's largest cellular operator, China Mobile,
following on from the deployment of the China homegrown 3G standard, TD-SCDMA.
Spreadtrum is a leading baseband player in the TD-SCDMA and GSM
markets.
"The CEVA-XC DSP's combination of performance, scalability and
low-power underpinned our decision to partner with CEVA for our
multi-mode LTE products," said Dr. Leo
Li, president and CEO of Spreadtrum
Communications. "CEVA's technology combined with its
development tools and engineering support play a key role in LTE
deployment."
"We are delighted to expand our partnership with Spreadtrum for
the emerging TD-LTE market." said Gideon Wertheizer, CEO of CEVA.
"The combination of Spreadtrum's world-class expertise in wireless
communications with our industry-leading CEVA-XC DSP will enable
Spreadtrum to build on their strong success in 2G and 3G and become
a leading player in the Chinese 4G market."
CEVA-XC is a high-performance, scalable, low-power communication
DSP designed specifically to overcome the stringent power
consumption, time-to-market and cost constraints associated with
developing high-performance multi-mode solutions. It supports
multiple air interfaces for various applications such as multi-mode
cellular baseband, connectivity, digital broadcast and smart
grid.
CEVA's industry-leading DSP cores power many of the world's
leading wireless semiconductors, enabling unrivalled power
consumption, performance and cost efficiencies in 2G / 3G / 4G
solutions. CEVA has more than 35 cellular baseband design wins to
date, including more than 15 design wins for LTE, targeting a wide
range of handset, mobile broadband and wireless infrastructure
applications. In total, more than 2 billion CEVA-powered cellular
baseband processors have shipped.
About Spreadtrum
Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPRD; "Spreadtrum") is
a fabless semiconductor company that develops mobile chipset
platforms for smartphones, feature phones and other consumer
electronics products, supporting 2G, 3G and 4G wireless
communications standards. Spreadtrum's solutions combine its
highly integrated, power-efficient chipsets with customizable
software and reference designs in a complete turnkey platform,
enabling customers to achieve faster design cycles with a lower
development cost. Spreadtrum's customers include global and
China-based manufacturers
developing mobile products for consumers in China and emerging markets around the
world. For more information, visit www.spreadtrum.com.
About CEVA, Inc.
CEVA is the world's leading licensor of silicon intellectual
property (SIP) DSP cores and platform solutions for the mobile
handset, portable and consumer electronics markets. CEVA's IP
portfolio includes comprehensive technologies for cellular baseband
(2G / 3G / 4G), multimedia (HD video, Image Signal Processing (ISP)
and HD audio), voice over packet (VoP), Bluetooth, Serial Attached
SCSI (SAS) and Serial ATA (SATA). In 2011, CEVA's IP was shipped in
over 1 billion devices, powering handsets from 7 out of the top 8
handset OEMs, including Nokia, Samsung, LG, Motorola, Sony and ZTE.
Today, more than 40% of handsets shipped worldwide are powered by a
CEVA DSP core. For more information, visit www.ceva-dsp.com. Follow
CEVA on twitter at www.twitter.com/cevadsp.
SOURCE CEVA, Inc.