Analog Devices Announces Collaboration on Windows Powered Smartphone Concept Designs.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers 3GSM World Congress 2003 CANNES, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 18, 2003 Analog Devices Analog Devices (NYSE: ADI) is an American multinational producer of semiconductor devices. Analog specializes in ADC, DAC, MEMS, and DSP chips for consumer and industrial goods. Analog is presently designing circuits in the 65 nanometer to 3 µm process feature sizes range. , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ADI) announced today the availability of two Windows Powered Smartphone concept designs. The Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. Powered Smartphone is a revolutionary software platform that enables more than just talking on the phone. Users can remain in touch, as well as access information and services at any time, with a small, stylish form factor. Analog Devices is supplying the GSM/GPRS communications engine for these new concept designs, including radio and baseband, enabling the cellphone (CELLular telePHONE) The first ubiquitous wireless telephone. Originally analog, all new cellular systems are digital, which has enabled the cellphone to turn into a smartphone that has access to the Internet. and wireless data functions of the platform. This engine features ADI's Othello One(TM) direct conversion radio and SoftFone(R) baseband processor. The two Smartphone concept designs feature different applications processors. One uses the Intel(R) PXA262 Xscale(TM) technology-based processor. The other uses the Neomagic MiMagic 3 application processor. "We believe the Smartphone platform fills a market need for an open system running third-party applications and versions of popular Microsoft software," said Christian Kermarrec, vice president, RF and wireless systems, Analog Devices. "Analog Devices is pleased to provide the GSM/GPRS engine for these designs, freeing up the application processor suppliers to focus on software and system-level integration issues." "With these two new Smartphone implementations, phone manufacturers have the opportunity to choose the concept design with the specific feature set that best suits their needs, "said Andy Haon, director of the Mobile Devices Division at Microsoft Corp. "The GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. technology from Analog Devices provides key wireless functionality supporting seamless communication in both designs. Smartphone Concept Design Availability Concept designs are now available for developers of Smartphone products with licenses for the Smartphone software. Concept designs can be obtained by contacting Analog Devices at smartphone2002@analog.com or through application processor manufacturers NeoMagic and Intel. Concept design kits include all documentation, bill-of-material lists, and board layouts. For more information, please visit http://www.analog.com/gsm. About ADI in Wireless Communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. Analog Devices is noted for its unparalleled technical capabilities in analog, digital and mixed-signal technology used in RF signal processing See DSP. , data conversion, interfaces and total system design. The company develops and offers customers a wide range of innovative wireless products including solutions for GSM/GPRS, EDGE, and 3G handsets, cellular base stations, software radio, RF and IF circuits and power management ICs. About Analog Devices, Inc. Analog Devices is a leading manufacturer of precision high-performance integrated circuits used in analog and digital signal processing See DSP. Digital Signal Processing - (DSP) Computer manipulation of analog signals (commonly sound or image) which have been converted to digital form (sampled). applications. The company is headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts and employs approximately 8,600 people worldwide. It has manufacturing facilities in Massachusetts, California, North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. , Ireland, the Philippines, Taiwan and the United Kingdom. Analog Devices' stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. and the company is included in the S&P 500 Index. SoftFone is a registered trademark and Othello One is a trademark of Analog Devices. All other trademarks included herein are the property of their respective holders. |
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