Breaking News

Razer Unveils the Ultra-Lightweight DeathAdder V4 Pro Sony launches a high-resolution shotgun microphone with superior sound quality and compact design. Arctic announces New Liquid Freezer III Pro 280 and Pro 420 Silicon Power Launches Hypera microSDXC Express Card Samsung announces Watch8, Z Fold7 and Z Flip7

logo

  • Share Us
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
  • Home
  • Home
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Essays
  • Forum
  • Legacy
  • About
    • Submit News

    • Contact Us
    • Privacy

    • Promotion
    • Advertise

    • RSS Feed
    • Site Map

Search form

TI Demonstrates Single-Chip Cell Phone in India

TI Demonstrates Single-Chip Cell Phone in India

Smartphones Aug 10,2005 0

Texas Instruments Inc's chairman, Tom Engibous, has made a phone call from India to Europe on a live cellular network to demonstrate the company's next step strategy to deliver a single-chip cell phone solution for ultra-low-cost handsets in emerging markets, such as India.

According to the GSM Association, 80% of the world's population has wireless coverage; however, only about 20% subscribe to wireless services due largely to the cost of mobile phones. This represents a huge opportunity for delivering mobile services to large sections of the world's population. In India alone, roughly 11% of its total population has telecom connectivity with a mobile subscriber base of 58 million.

TI's cost-effective single-chip cell phone solution enables handset manufacturers to capitalize on the burgeoning opportunities in India and other emerging markets worldwide.

"The mobile phone is already indispensable in established markets, and wireless will become even more useful in countries where today the availability of wired communication is limited," said Engibous. "TI developed its single-chip cell phone solution specifically to narrow the digital divide. Our customers can use this technology to make ultra-low-cost handsets affordable in largely untapped consumer markets such as India, China, South America, Eastern Europe and other emerging markets."

TI announced last December that it had delivered the industry's first single-chip solution for mobile phones. Typical mobile phones require multiple chips to operate, which add to the overall cost. Developed through TI's advanced 90nm CMOS manufacturing technology, the single-chip solution is now sampling and targets the mass-market voice-centric marketplace. Leveraging TI's DRP (digital RF processor) technology, TI's single-chip cell phone solution integrates the bulk of handset electronics onto a single chip to dramatically reduce cost, power requirements, board area, and silicon area -- performance factors that are crucial for high-volume entry-level mobile phones.

Developed initially for GSM/GPRS handsets, TI's single-chip cell phone solution is paving the way for future single-chip solutions for additional air interfaces. With a roadmap designed to even further reduce system costs, TI is committed to continuing to drive down overall handset costs for emerging markets.

Recognizing the need for affordable handsets in developing countries, the GSM Association introduced its Emerging Markets Initiative earlier this year. With a goal of delivering up to six million handsets in the first six months, GSMA is working with manufacturers to deliver products at a price point below US$40, with the potential to add 100 million connections per year.

From NE Asia Online

Tags: mobiles
Previous Post
Prodisc to assemble handset cameras modules in China
Next Post
SonyEricsson Unveils The W550

Related Posts

  • Mobile Phone Sales Declined in 2012

  • Samsung May Delay Galaxy S4 Due To Panel Manufacturing Issues

  • LG Optimus G LTE Smartphone Shipping Next Month

  • LG Releases QuickMemo Feature For OPTIMUS L-Series Smartphones

  • New Quad-core LG Smartphone Coming In September

  • Samsung Says External Source Caused Galaxy S III Fire

  • Galaxy Chat To Hit European Shelves This Month

  • Samsung Expects To Sell 10 mln Galaxy S3 Smartphones By End of July

Latest News

Razer Unveils the Ultra-Lightweight DeathAdder V4 Pro
PC components

Razer Unveils the Ultra-Lightweight DeathAdder V4 Pro

Sony launches a high-resolution shotgun microphone with superior sound quality and compact design.
Cameras

Sony launches a high-resolution shotgun microphone with superior sound quality and compact design.

Arctic announces New Liquid Freezer III Pro 280 and Pro 420
Cooling Systems

Arctic announces New Liquid Freezer III Pro 280 and Pro 420

Silicon Power Launches Hypera microSDXC Express Card
Cameras

Silicon Power Launches Hypera microSDXC Express Card

Samsung announces Watch8, Z Fold7 and Z Flip7
Smartphones

Samsung announces Watch8, Z Fold7 and Z Flip7

Popular Reviews

be quiet! Light Loop 360mm

be quiet! Light Loop 360mm

be quiet! Dark Mount Keyboard

be quiet! Dark Mount Keyboard

be quiet! Light Mount Keyboard

be quiet! Light Mount Keyboard

Noctua NH-D15 G2

Noctua NH-D15 G2

Soundpeats Pop Clip

Soundpeats Pop Clip

be quiet! Light Base 600 LX

be quiet! Light Base 600 LX

Crucial T705 2TB NVME White

Crucial T705 2TB NVME White

be quiet! Pure Base 501

be quiet! Pure Base 501

Main menu

  • Home
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Essays
  • Forum
  • Legacy
  • About
    • Submit News

    • Contact Us
    • Privacy

    • Promotion
    • Advertise

    • RSS Feed
    • Site Map
  • About
  • Privacy
  • Contact Us
  • Promotional Opportunities @ CdrInfo.com
  • Advertise on out site
  • Submit your News to our site
  • RSS Feed