Samsung Selects NXP for 3G Chipset Supply

(Business News & Technology News, 19 Feb 2008)

NXP Semiconductors has been selected by Samsung Electronics, one of the world's leading mobile phone manufacturers, as one of its 3G solutions suppliers. NXP will provide the Nexperia Cellular System Solution 7210 to Samsung for a new generation UMTS/EDGE handset.

"Extending the collaboration we have with Samsung in GSM/GPRS and EDGE, and more recently in TD-SCDMA, to UMTS is an exciting step for NXP," says Frans van Houten, CEO, NXP Semiconductors. "We are honored to become one of the 3G suppliers of such an innovative and successful handset manufacturer."

Based on a powerful UMTS and quad band EDGE chipset, NXP's Nexperia Cellular System Solution 7210 offers completely tailored performance enabling the ultimate multimedia experience. Featuring best-in-class video, imaging and audio embedded on a single-core, the platform also includes hardware extensions for connectivity and broadcast such as Bluetooth, GPS, FM Radio as well as Near Field communications.

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