Infineon Technologies and InterDigital Communications Corporation (IDCC) announced the expansion of their relationship. Infineon has licensed its field-proven GSM/GPRS/EDGE baseband modem, the S-GOLD3, and protocol stack software from Comneon (a wholly-owned subsidiary) to InterDigital. InterDigital also announced the availability of a complete dual-mode 2G/3G wireless modem platform, including the 3G protocol stack, the licensed technology from Infineon, and InterDigital’s own 3G baseband design (WCDMA, HSDPA and HSUPA).
Mark Lemmo, InterDigital’s senior business development and product management officer, said, “InterDigital now offers an entire dual-mode 2G/3G modem suite to customers. By integrating this market proven, evolutionary 2G technology with our own leading-edge WCDMA technology, we have a compelling design solution for semiconductor companies seeking to enter the 3G market, as well as handset manufacturers seeking to design and produce their own 2G/3G modems.”
Clemens Jargon, Infineon’s vice president and general manager of business unit feature phone, stated, “By licensing our proven baseband technology and protocol stack software to InterDigital, we have increased our ability to expand our leadership in the mobile solutions arena by reaching additional customers interested in developing 2G/3G dual-mode technologies. This expanded agreement with InterDigital will shorten the time to market for customers, opening new opportunities and revenue streams for Infineon.”
Under the terms of the extended agreement with Infineon, InterDigital has the right to use the Infineon 2G technology in its own modem offering or to sublicense the technology to third parties developing their own 2G/3G modem offerings. InterDigital also gains access to all of the applicable design specifications, source code and other design data for Infineon’s integrated GSM/GPRS/EDGE baseband and protocol stack technology, including the S-GOLD3 baseband processor ASIC design with support for Infineon’s market leading RF, Power Management and Connectivity modules as well as related components.
William J. Merritt, InterDigital's president and chief executive officer, explained, "Through the licensing of the Infineon technology, we have fully-enabled all three market channels we intend to use for our modem business. Those market channels are the licensing of components of the modem, the licensing of the complete design, and the sale of ASICs. We believe that the ability to offer this complete technology suite in a variety of manners, and in a complementary fashion with our patents, can be a value driver for InterDigital."
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