TOKYO-Qualcomm Inc. said it extended its letter of intent with Asahi Kasei Microsystems Co. Ltd. for two years to continue providing optimized chipsets for the Code Division Multiple Access handset market in Japan.
The new agreement allows for a complementary chipset incorporating Qualcomm’s newly developed MSM3000, IFT3000 and IFR3000 chips and an AKM-developed Audio Interface/Voice Codec plus Phase-Locked loop. The chipset will provide a complete Intermediate Frequency transmit and receive solution for next-generation CDMA-only handsets.
