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News Release from: Agere Systems | Subject: Sceptre HPE
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 07 December 2006
Baseband slims down for thinnest handset
Samsung Electronics has delivered to market what it claims to be the thinnest cell phone ever made.
Using Agere Systems' innovative chip packaging design technique, Samsung made its Ultra Edition 6.9 (X820 bar design) and Ultra Edition 9.9 (D830 clamshell design) cell phones the thinnest ever among its form factors The Agere technique is called package-on-package (stacking) in which a packaged memory chip is stacked on top of the baseband chip package to reduce the overall area footprint
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 13 Nov 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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This enables single-sided component mounting so the phone itself can be made thinner in depth.
Typically, cell phones have chips on both sides of the circuit board, making the cell phones thicker.
"I'm pleased to introduce Ultra Editions through the cooperation with Agere, and hope to keep providing global customers with the phones they want to have for their everyday life," said J Shin, executive vice president of Samsung's Mobile Research and Development Team.
The Ultra Edition 6.9 (X820) measures less than 0.25in in depth (6.9mm) and weighs only 66g.
The Ultra Edition 9.9 (D830) measures 9.9 millimetres thick.
Both are the world's thinnest of their types, according to Samsung.
The cell phones contain Agere's Sceptre HPE 2.5-generation GSM/E-GPRS chipset.
Being so slender, Samsung's X820 and D830 are easier to carry than alternative cell phones and can be slid into a pocket easily and invisibly for stylish mobility.
Able to do more with less, these two models remain full-featured.
Each enables users to enjoy their favourite songs on a music player, take pictures with a 2Mpixel camera, wirelessly connect using Bluetooth technology, store 80Mbyte-worth of data in onboard memory, and display both video and photos stored in their cell phones onto their TV set with a TV-out interface.
Both phones adhere to the 2.5-generation EDGE standard, which transmits data at up to 384Kbit/s.
At that speed, the Samsung phones are three times faster than today's mainstream cell phones, making music and photo downloads over the network much faster.
"It's abundantly clear that huge numbers of people crave cool, slick cell phones such as these ultra-thin models from Samsung," said Denis Regimbal, executive vice president of Agere's Mobility Division.
"They're stylish, and they're easy to use, store and carry around".
"Agere appreciates that Samsung gave us the opportunity to create the unconventional chip design for their flashy and unique products".
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