DDI, Kyocera and PCSI: Partners Celebrate Success of Personal Handyphone System; U.S. Company Exports Technology to Japan for Use in PCS System.SAN DIEGO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 1995--Pacific Communication Sciences, Inc. (PCSI PCSI Pacific Communication Sciences, Inc. PCSI Patient Classification Systems International PCSI Pakistan Cotton Standard Institute PCSI Perfect Channel State Information PCSI Polymer Coatings and Surfacings Institute (R)), a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Cirrus Logic Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : CRUS crus (krus) pl. cru´ra [L.] 1. leg (1). 2. a leglike part. crus ce´rebri ), and strategic partners Kyocera and DDI ddI and ddC: see AZT. , celebrated the success of their successful partnership in conjunction with the commercial deployment of Japan's Personal Handyphone System (PHS (Personal Handyphone System) A TDMA-based cellular phone system introduced in Japan in mid-1995. Operating in the 1880-1930 MHz band, PHS uses microcells that cover an area only 100 to 500 meters in diameter, resulting in lower equipment costs but requiring more base ) this month. PCSI supplies digital and RF semiconductors to Kyocera and DDI for use in PHS, Japan's personal communications system (PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. ). Through its partner Kyocera, PCSI supplies highly integrated chips to a consortium of Japanese telephone manufacturers. The consortium was formed by DDI and Kyocera to ensure a ready supply of the advanced technology PHS handsets. Now widely available in Japan, these PHS phones are marketed under the name "(lambda)-PHS." PHS represents a new wave of wireless services which offer superior voice quality and anytime, anywhere connectivity through a single telephone. In the home, the handset functions as a digital cordless phone; in the office it can be used via a wireless PBX (Private Branch eXchange) An inhouse telephone switching system that interconnects telephone extensions to each other as well as to the outside telephone network (PSTN). connection; and service providers, such as DDI, are currently installing infrastructure to support outdoor mobile users. Currently targeted at voice communications, future PHS devices will support data communications operations such as short messaging and paging, as well as advanced multimedia applications. "For the past five years we have worked closely with DDI and Kyocera to bring PHS from a concept to a reality," said Mike Lubin, executive vice president for PCSI. "Perhaps the best evidence of the success of this partnership is the commercial deployment of PHS throughout Japan this July. Harder to measure, yet equally important are the internal successes of our partnership -- specifically, cooperation, dedication and a prevailing spirit of teamwork on all levels," Lubin continued. "We're extremely proud of our partnership with these two stellar companies, and look forward to a continued, rewarding relationship." PCSI's chip set ranges from RF to baseband chips. The chip set uses a combination of GaAs, BiCMOS and CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. technologies to transmit and receive signals in the 1.9 gigahertz frequency of the PHS standard while operating at only 2.7 volts. This allows manufacturers to extend battery life and reduce the size and weight of the portable handsets without sacrificing performance. PCSI also supplied transceiver technology to DDI for use in the PHS public base stations. Demand in Japan for PHS is high. In fact, according to the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, Japan's telecommunications industry projects a record 14.8 percent year-on-year growth in its aggregate capital outlays for fiscal 1995 to 3.5 trillion yen. Ministry officials linked the increase to a 360-fold upsurge to 149.5 billion yen in projected capital outlays related to PHS. Japan isn't the only country who can benefit from PCSI's technology. PCSI's chip set can also be adapted for use in other similar personal communications systems in Europe and the United States which operate in the 1.9 gigahertz band. Although there are variations in the exact signaling methods that each service utilizes, relatively little re-engineering is required to accommodate these differences. This economy of scale benefits service providers, manufacturers and end-users alike by reducing both cost and time-to-market. PCSI is a leading developer and manufacturer of wireless communications solutions and corporate internetworking products. The company has headquarters in San Diego, California “San Diego” redirects here. For other uses, see San Diego (disambiguation). San Diego is a coastal Southern California city located in the southwestern corner of the continental United States. As of 2006, the city has a population of 1,256,951. and holds the ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9001 Quality System Certification. With major operating units fueling the growth of its products and technologies, Cirrus Logic is a leading manufacturer of advanced integrated circuits for the personal computing, telecommunications, and consumer electronics markets. CONTACT: PCSI, Inc. Gwen Carlson, 619/535-9500 ext. 2071 (Media) E-mail: glc@pcsi.cirrus.com Mark Singer, 510/226-2112 (Investor) |
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