CEVA, Inc., a leading licensor of silicon intellectual property (SIP) platform solutions and DSP cores for mobile handsets, consumer electronics and storage applications and Spreadtrum Communications, Inc., one of China's leading wireless baseband chipset providers, announced that Spreadtrum has surpassed the 30 millionth shipment level for CEVA-powered wireless baseband chipsets.
Spreadtrum’s award winning baseband chips, which began shipping in 2004, have secured design wins in many of China’s leading handset manufacturers. Spreadtrum currently deploys CEVA DSP technology in every baseband chipset they manufacture.
According to industry analyst firm Forward Concepts, the Chinese handset market is forecasted to grow in volume at a CAGR of 6.9% from 131 million units in 2006 to 182 million units in 2011. In that timeframe, the number of cellular subscribers in China will grow from 519 million on 2006 to 873 million in 2011.
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