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MediaTek Announces Strategic Cooperation Agreement with AST Wireless
HSINCHU, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-Asia-AsiaNet/ --
In order to fully commit to the Chinese home-grown 3G communications standard TD-SCDMA and to
specifically align with China Mobile on jointly expanding the TDD market, MediaTek, Inc., a leading fabless
semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital multimedia solutions, today announced a
strategic cooperation with AST Wireless (AST), a recognized developer of TD-SCDMA modem chips. With the
synergy of both companies, this business cooperation aims at taking MediaTek's 3G and B3G solutions to new
high.
Continuous technological innovation in the TD-SCDMA industry is one of the major factors driving MediaTek
to the overall leading position. MediaTek has previously unveiled the world's first commercial TD-SCDMA
HSPA chipset, Laguna-U, at the 2009 PT/WIRELESS NETWORKS COMM CHINA conference. The Laguna-U
chipset is the successor of the industry's first HSDPA chipset (Laguna) which was commercially used at the
Beijing Olympic Games and can support HSDPA downlink up to 2.8Mbps. The Laguna-U is now in mass
production to support the large-scale commercialization of HSPA in 2010. In addition, MediaTek's TD-SCDMA
chipsets have been taking a leading position in all previous terminals bids and deeply-customized mobile
phones offered by China Mobile.
Moreover, the long-standing, fruitful cooperation with LeadCore is another important factor in the success of
MediaTek in the TD-SCDMA market. JiChang Hsu, Executive VP of MediaTek stated, "Working with LeadCore
to compete for several terminal procurements and stimulus programs offered by China Mobile has achieved
excellent results. Over the past five years, the win-win cooperation between MediaTek and LeadCore has
greatly contributed to the rapid growth of the TD-SCDMA market. The successful relationship with LeadCore
and all cooperation projects will remain unchanged. MediaTek will maintain a close partnership with LeadCore
to continue drive TD-SCDMA technologies toward extended international competitiveness."
With the rapid commercialization of the TD-SCDMA standard, the demand for various kinds of end-user
terminal products increases. Through the strategic alliance with AST, MediaTek will deliver richer and more
diversified products. Combined with its well-established wireless and multimedia technologies, MediaTek will
make the TD-SCDMA industry stronger.
About MediaTek
MediaTek Inc. is a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital
multimedia solutions. The company is a market leader and pioneer in cutting-edge SOC system solutions for
wireless communications, high-definition TV, optical storage, DVD and Blu-ray products. Founded in 1997
and listed on Taiwan Stock Exchange under the code "2454", MediaTek is headquartered in Taiwan and has
sales and research subsidiaries in Mainland China, Singapore, India, U.S., Japan, Korea, Denmark and
Contact:
MediaTek Inc.
Tel: +886-3-567-0766
Email: pr@mediatek.com
SOURCE MediaTek Inc.
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