Qualcomm Extends Chip Production Partnerships
Qualcomm has announced the production of 90nm chips sourced to all three Common Platform alliance partners IBM, Samsung and Chartered. The Common Platform approach is designed to enable volume manufacturing of leading-edge system-on-a-chip (SoC) products for the CDMA2000 and WCDMA (UMTS) markets at 90nm, 65nm and beyond.
The inclusion of the alliance as a key supplier is part of Qualcomm's evolving business strategy, the Integrated Fabless Manufacturing (IFM) model, which includes working with multiple supply partners to support the Company's growing business while enhancing efficiencies.
"Qualcomm is pleased to be working with IBM, Samsung and Chartered to better meet the rapidly changing needs of our device manufacturing customers, and also to accommodate the strong growth we expect in our business," said Dr. Sanjay K. Jha, president of Qualcomm CDMA Technologies. "Our IFM strategy, which involves working more closely with foundry partners, is an evolution of the proven fabless model that has allowed us to provide industry-leading products to the worldwide market."
The Common Platform technology alliance has begun volume manufacturing with the Mobile Station Modem (MSM) MSM6550 chipset for CDMA2000/EV-DO networks in the 90nm node. The Common Platform approach is also being implemented in sub-90nm for future generations of products in both the CDMA2000 and WCDMA markets."
Posted to the site on 27th October 2006
