Analog Devices to Highlight Broad Portfolio of Advanced Wireless Technology at 3GSM World Congress.

Business Editors

3GSM World Congress 2004

CANNES, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 18, 2004

First public demonstration of the new Nova Wireless Engine emphasizes ADI's commitment to providing complete development platforms for next-generation, feature-rich handsets and converged devices.

Analog Devices, Inc. (NYSE: ADI), a global leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal processing applications, today announced it will showcase the capabilities of its leading-edge wireless chipsets and complete development platforms at the 3GSM World Congress 2004 in Cannes, France. Among the products highlighted at ADI's booth (Stand D60 in Hall 2), will be the first public demonstration of the company's new GSM/GPRS Nova Wireless Engine reference design, as well as a demo utilizing the successful Blackfin(R) SoftFone(R) for EDGE Platform.

Several of Analog Devices' wireless customers and partners have been "shortlisted" for the prestigious GSM Association Awards at the 3GSM World Congress. These include:

-- Sharp, nominated in the Best Mobile Handset category for the

GX20 mobile handset, a fully featured camera phone designed

with particular emphasis on making the product user-friendly

-- Vanu, Inc., in the Best Technology Innovation - Best Mobile

Infrastructure or Mobile Solution category for the Vanu

Software Radio Basestation Solution, which enables the

cost-effective construction of base stations that can support

multiple standards simultaneously

-- Research In Motion (RIM) in the Best Mobile Application or

Service - Corporate Market category for Blackberry, which

enables users to manage their corporate email and other

communications from a single, mobile interface

-- TTPCom Ltd, a UK-based developer of intellectual property for

mobile devices, nominated in the Best Mobile Application

Developer category

Illustrating the breadth of its wireless offering, which spans components, chipsets and comprehensive reference designs, ADI's demonstrations will cover a variety of application areas, including: high-end camera phones, Smartphones, cutting-edge camcorder and video phones, as well as other converged devices with multimedia capabilities for GPRS and EDGE standards. Further underscoring its success in the wireless handset market, ADI's booth will feature end-user products from numerous handset manufacturers.

"As one of the first suppliers of GSM and GPRS chipsets, Analog Devices delivers a variety of flexible, low-cost, low-power wireless chipsets and complete reference designs to meet a broad range of application requirements," said Christian Kermarrec, vice president, RF and wireless systems, Analog Devices, Inc. "Our demonstrations reveal how designers can leverage our extensive portfolio of signal processing technology to quickly create complete, flexible products for the wireless market. For example, our new wireless engine includes all of the hardware and software capabilities needed to design a next-generation multimedia phone out-of-the-box."

According to Kermarrec, ADI's new Nova Wireless Engine reference design includes all the components -- both the hardware and software capabilities -- to develop next generation, feature-rich handsets. It features ADI's award-winning SoftFone baseband processor, Othello(R) direct conversion radio and X-PA(R) power amplifier. Depending on the features and performance required, designers can select from various pin-compatible versions of the analog and digital baseband processor. The Nova engine can be configured for any combination of the GSM/GPRS frequency, including full quad-band operation, and offers a variety of customizable software features to meet customers' individual needs.

The successful Blackfin SoftFone for EDGE Platform uses ADI's advanced signal processing technology to create a complete solution for next-generation wireless handsets for the EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution) standard. The platform is based on ADI's Blackfin processor and includes a digital baseband processor, a high-performance mixed-signal analog baseband chip with integrated power management, an Othello direct-conversion RF transceiver with polar modulator and dual-mode power amplifier. The platform offers a scalable clock speed up to 247 MHz to implement voice codec, RF signal equalization algorithms and multimedia processing; full support of quad-band and Class 12 EGPRS operations; and several peripheral interfaces as well as serial and parallel ports.

About Analog Devices' Wireless Terminal Chipsets

As a leading supplier of components to the GSM industry since 1990, Analog Devices has built a portfolio of solutions for mobile devices that leverages high-performance analog and DSP core technology. As customer needs have evolved, ADI's wireless terminal product portfolio has evolved from DSPs and analog building-block components, to sophisticated digital baseband processors, advanced analog and mixed-signal data conversion, power management, radio frequency ICs and power amplifiers, and ultimately to today's complete chipsets and reference designs. These products include a number of industry firsts such as the Othello family--the world's first open-market direct conversion radio chipset; and Analog Devices' SoftFone platform, the first RAM-based digital baseband processor, which enables wireless terminal device manufacturers to easily customize user features and options entirely in software, while incorporating breakthrough advancements in power consumption, cost and size. In addition, Analog Devices, with its protocol stack software provider TTPCom of Cambridge, England, was the first ever to achieve Full Type Approval with open-market GSM and GPRS baseband processors and continues to achieve this success generation after generation. Analog Devices' wireless chipsets leverage the company's 38 years of high-performance signal processing expertise and are designed with a unique systems understanding approach. This approach is part of the reason why ADI's wireless chipsets power many leading mobile device manufacturers and brands worldwide such as LG, Quanta, Research In Motion (RIM), Sharp, Siemens, Sierra Wireless, TCL, and many more. For more information, please visit the company's website at http://www.analog.com.

About Analog Devices

Analog Devices is a leading manufacturer of precision high-performance integrated circuits used in analog and digital signal processing applications. The company is headquartered in Norwood, Massachusetts, and employs approximately 8,600 people worldwide. It has manufacturing facilities in Massachusetts, California, North Carolina, Ireland, the Philippines and the United Kingdom. Analog Devices' stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the company is included in the S&P 500 Index.

Blackfin, Othello and SoftFone are registered trademarks and X-PA is a trademark of Analog Devices, Inc. All other trademarks included herein are the property of their respective holders.