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Design and Development Software
News Release from: Sasken Communication Technologies
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 18 February 2005
Software helps Rohm to complete GSM/GPRS
solution
Sasken Communication Technologies and Rohm of Japan have successfully developed a complete GSM/GPRS chipset solution including the baseband and protocol software.
Sasken Communication Technologies and Rohm of Japan have successfully developed a complete GSM/GPRS chipset solution including the baseband and protocol software This solution has already secured early design-ins with OEMs and ODMs in the Far East market
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 16 Dec 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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Phones using Rohm's chipset with Sasken's protocol software will be part of phones that will be launched by the April 2005 timeframe.
Rohm's GSM/GPRS solution is a single chip solution integrating both analogue and digital basebands, which enables mobile phone set customers to design low power and small footprint phone sets.
Rohm offers this GSM/GPRS chip with reference design including sound IC, system power management IC, image processor IC along with reference board.
"Rohm has a rich experience in the mobile phone market, with a broad range of products enabling a total solution for customers".
"This GSM/GPRS chipset solution is our latest representation of our technology in the mobile phone market".
"With a close cooperation with Sasken, Rohm now can offer GSM/GPRS solution with a protocol stack that is easy to integrate and performs very well in a variety of solution environments".
said Masaru Kubo, Director of Rohm Communication LSI Group.
Edwin Moses, Vice President, Marketing and Sales, Product Division at Sasken commented: "Rohm has been a reputed semiconductor component manufacturer, and this entry into the wireless space augurs well for phone manufacturers who are looking for cost leadership solutions that offer flexibility, high reusability and faster time-to-market".
"We believe that combining Rohm's silicon technology with our GSM/GPRS software will offer handset manufacturers a compelling and refreshing new solution".
"We are pleased to be part of this highly promising relationship".
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