SAN DIEGO, Calif.-Qualcomm Inc. signed a letter of intent with Asahi Kasei Microsystems to provide a triple-mode chipset for the Code Division Multiple Access market in Japan.
Qualcomm said its CDMA digital baseband technology will be integrated with AKM’s analog baseband technology for the Japanese and narrowband versions of the Total Access Communications System standard. The chipset will be used in triple-mode handsets and specialized terminals for digital cellular, personal communications services and wireless local loop applications.
“As the second largest cellular market in the world, Japan is of strategic importance for Qualcomm,” said Johan Lodenius, director of marketing for Qualcomm’s ASIC products group. “The combination of our CDMA design knowledge and AKM’s expertise in the Japanese market for analog gives us a competitive advantage in this highly competitive region.”
