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BW)(DSP-COMMUNICATIONS)(DSP) DSP Communications Begins
Volume Production of CDMA Chip Sets
Business Editors/Technology Writers
CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 1998--DSP Communications, Inc.
(NYSE:DSP) today announced commencement of volume production of Code Division Multiple
Access (CDMA) baseband processor chip sets. First volume production deliveries will be executed
during the current quarter and further quantities are scheduled for delivery to OEM handset
manufacturers beginning Q2/98.
DSPC's D5411 CDMA chip set, consisting of a CDMA Digital ASIC and an Analog Interface
ASIC, offers a low cost, low power solution that provides full baseband processing for dual mode,
dual band IS-95 handsets worldwide. The D5411 is well adapted for cellular, Personal
Communication Services (PCS), or wireless local loop (WLL) applications. The chip set offers any
one of several analog modes, including AMPS, JTACS, or NTACS.
"We are very pleased to reach this important milestone of volume production", said Arnon
Kohavi, Vice President Business Development of DSPC. "In the coming months we will offer
further integration enabling size, price, and power reductions. Additionally, we will continue to meet
the evolving set of IS-95 standards and requirements that our customers demand."
Handsets with the DSPC CDMA chip set are expected on the market in mid 1998. DSPC has
already announced several key partners, including Kyocera, Siemens, Fujitsu, and Kenwood, who
plan to roll-out CDMA handsets soon. DSPC's OEM customers plan to gain market share by
offering low cost, small size, quality handsets.
DSP Communications, Inc. is a leading developer of chip sets and products for cellular, personal
communication services (PCS), and wireless local loop (WLL) markets. Headquartered in
Cupertino, CA, the company develops, markets, licenses, and supports application specific
integrated circuits (ASICs) and software based on digital signal processing (DSP) technology for a
variety of wireless applications. DSPC products comply with leading standards for Personal Digital
Cellular (PDC), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), and Code Division Multiple Access
(CDMA). DSPC's leading customers include Fujitsu, Kenwood, Kyocera, Kokusai, NEC,
Pioneer, Sanyo, Sharp, and Siemens. For more information, please visit DSPC's Web site at
dspc.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements that are based on current management
expectations. Certain key factors could cause future results to differ materially from those
anticipated by management. Such factors include, but are not limited to, risks associated with the
development and manufacturing of DSPC's CDMA chip sets, adoption of the CDMA standard and
market acceptance of CDMA chip sets, the success of DSPC's OEM customers in developing
superior CDMA handsets and in competing in the CDMA handset market, general economic
conditions, and other risks detailed from time to time in DSPC's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
Editor's Note: All products and company names used herein are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective companies.
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CONTACT: DSP Communications, Inc.
Arnon Kohavi, 408/777-2700 |
