Infineon and Konka Announce Successful Launch of the K5238 Dual-Band GSM Mobile Communication Products for the Chinese Market.Business Editors/Technology Writers SHENZHEN, China & SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 2002 Infineon Technologies (FSE FSE 1. feline spongiform encephalopathy. 2. focal symmetrical encephalomalacia. :IFX IFX - ["Type Reconstruction with First-Class Polymorphic Values", J. O'Toole et al, SIGPLAN Notices 24(7):207-217 (Jul 1989)]. )(NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :IFX), one of the world's leading providers of communications integrated circuits (ICs), and Konka Telecommunications Technology Co. Ltd, subsidiary of Konka Group which is China's 2nd largest TV producer and the leading cell phone maker, announced the successful launch of the K5238, a fully-featured Dual Band GSM/GPRS product for the burgeoning China market. The K5238 is the first of a series of mobile phones from Konka and Infineon, which will be developed based on the latest system solution for dual band GSM cellular phones from Infineon. The solution boasts one of the lowest component count at fewer than 200 for a complete phone. The K5238 was jointly developed by Konka Telecommunications and Infineon's subsidiaries Danish Wireless Design (DWD DWD Department of Workforce Development DWD Deutscher Wetterdienst (German weather forecasting service) DWD Driving While Distracted DWD Drinking Water Directive DWD Darkwing Duck (cartoon) ) and Comneon. It includes Comneon's GSM protocol software and features Infineon's highly integrated chip solutions: the EGOLD+ single-chip baseband controller, SMARTi single-chip RF transceiver, and the E-POWER power management integrated circuit. The successful launch paved the way for future cooperation between Infineon and Konka Telecommunications in the development of 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. products and services for the Chinese market. Besides providing development and technical support, Infineon will provide Konka with platform upgrades and new reference designs that will enable Konka Telecommunications to develop products that are both feature rich and cost competitive for faster time-to-market. "Infineon has one of the best integrated chipset solutions in the industry. Their expertise will enable the mobile communication products that Konka develops to be highly integrated, miniaturised and feature-rich. This will translate to more competitive and sleeker Dual Band GSM/GPRS offerings from Konka," said Mr Huang Wei-gang, General manager of Konka Telecommunications and Vice President of Konka Group. "We are very pleased to co-operate with Konka. Having an industry leader such as Konka incorporate our high performance wireless technology into its product portfolio provides further proof of our position as a leading provider of powerful semiconductor and complete system solutions for mobile applications," said Ulrich Hamann, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Wireless Solutions at Infineon Technologies. About Infineon Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, Germany, offers semiconductor and system solutions for applications in the wired and wireless communications markets, for security systems and smartcards, for the automotive and industrial sectors, as well as memory products. With a global presence, Infineon operates in the US from San Jose, CA, in the Asia-Pacific region from Singapore and in Japan from Tokyo. In the fiscal year 2001 (ending September), the company achieved sales of Euro 5.67 billion with about 33,800 employees worldwide. Infineon is listed on the DAX index of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange Frankfurt Stock Exchange The largest of Germany's eight securities exchanges, operated by Deutsche Borse AS. and 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. (ticker symbol: IFX). Further information is available at www.infineon.com. About Konka Konka Telecommunications Technology Co. LTD is the subsidiary of Konka Group, is the leading 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. maker in China. Konka Telecommunications pays attention to own development of mobile phone, and gets very good market response for their products. Konka Group is mainly engaged in the production of housing electronic appliances and telecommunication products such as Colour TV and mobile phone. Konka Group is one of biggest industrial enterprises in China as well as the leading company in the colour TV sector of the country. In 2001, Konka achieved sales of RMB RMB Right Mouse Button RMB Regional Management Board (USACE) RMB Rolf Maier Bode (musician, band) RMB Ren Min Bi (currency of People's Republic of China) 10 billion with over 10,000 staffs. Further information is available at www.konka.com. This news release is available online at http://www.infineon.com/news/ Infineon and the stylized styl·ize tr.v. styl·ized, styl·iz·ing, styl·iz·es 1. To restrict or make conform to a particular style. 2. To represent conventionally; conventionalize. Infineon Technologies design are registered trademarks and service marks of Infineon Technologies AG. Other product and brand names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. For the Trade Press: INFWS200206.100 e |
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