Nye ultra low-cost chips til mobiltelefoner

Infineon introducerer nu tredje generation af deres ultra-low cost mobiltelefonchips, der har en dominerede position indenfor de absolut mest prisbillige mobiltelefoner (in english).

Infineon Technologies AG has announced its third generation of ultra-low-cost (ULC) mobile phone chips. According to Infineon the X-GOLD110 is the world’s highest integrated and very cost effective one-chip solution for GSM/GPRS ultra low-cost phones with a system costs (Bill-of-material) lower than 20 per cent compared to existing solutions.

- We are very proud to successfully introduce our third Generation ULC solution, says Weng Kuan Tan, Division President for the Wireless Solutions Division at Infineon.
- We see an ever growing demand in the ultra low-cost and entry phone segment. Our solutions perfectly serve the needs of network operators and mobile phone manufacturers who are offering their services in emerging markets, where cost efficient solutions are the most important criteria to serve the mainly lower income population. With our solutions, we enable the people in these regions to participate in the economic progress of their countries by making low cost mobile communication a reality.

The X-GOLD110 is the heart of Infineon’s mobile phone platform XMM1100 offering optimized functionalities on a small footprint 4-Layer-PCB. The new platform supports colour display, mp3 playback, FM Radio, USB charging and is prepared for Dual-Sim and camera solutions.

The XMM1100 helps to shorten internal research cycles at the phone manufacturers from more than one year to 3 to 4 month, due to the high amount of know-how integrated in the platform and the almost ‘plug-and-play’ qualification. It furthermore optimizes production cycles by reduced component count from 200 to 50.

Samples of the X-GOLD110 and the XMM1100 are available in Q2, 2009. Volume production starts in the second half of this year.