NXP Semiconductors Wins PC Magazine's 23rd-Annual Technical Excellence Award.

Groundbreaking Solution Gives Consumers the Ability to Switch Calls Seamlessly between Cellular and Wi-Fi Networks

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- NXP Semiconductors has been named a winner of PC Magazine's 23rd-annual Technical Excellence Awards in the cellular category for its Nexperia Cellular System Solution 6100 for UMA. Chosen by the magazine's editorial and PC Magazine Labs team, the awards celebrate the best technology achievements of the year. A profile on the Nexperia Cellular System Solution 6100 for UMA and the other technologies will appear in the December 26 issue of PC Magazine (on newsstands now) and at http://go.pcmag.com/techex.

"The NXP Nexperia Cellular System Solution 6100 for UMA is one of the products that is redefining the cutting edge of technology," said PC Magazine editor in chief Jim Louderback. "Each of the Technical Excellence Award winners has developed technology that is sure to become tomorrow's gold standard."

The NXP Nexperia Cellular System Solution 6100 for UMA allows consumers to access both EDGE and GPRS cellular networks, as well as Wi-Fi networks via the 2.4-GHz unlicensed wireless spectrum. Phones using this technology can seamlessly hand off live voice calls and data sessions between cellular and Wi-Fi networks resulting in cost savings and fewer dropped calls. The Wi-Fi multimedia gives voice packets priority over data, allowing exceptional voice quality.

"We are proud to receive this important recognition from PC Magazine for our innovation in UMA technology," said Armand Guerin, senior director of marketing for cellular systems, NXP Semiconductors. "NXP's UMA solution gives mobile consumers the freedom to make high-quality calls at home and on the go. In a single handset all the advantages of VoIP and cellular services are combined. As the system is easy to setup and intuitive to use, the user benefits from the best of both worlds while using a standard form factor phone. At the same time it provides handset manufacturers with the ability to leverage the emerging WLAN VoIP/GSM dual-mode market."

The Nexperia UMA solutions, which are currently being deployed in UMA-enabled handsets from several handset manufacturers, are available now.

For more information about NXP's UMA solutions, visit: NXP Nexperia Cellular System Solution 6100 with UMA, http://www.nxp.com/acrobat_download/literature/9397/75015623.pdf

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About NXP

NXP is a top 10 semiconductor company founded by Philips more than 50 years ago. Headquartered in the Netherlands, the company has 37,000 employees working in 20 countries across the world. NXP creates semiconductors, system solutions and software that deliver better sensory experiences in mobile phones, personal media players, TVs, set-top boxes, identification applications, cars and a wide range of other electronic devices. News from NXP is located at www.nxp.com.

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