US : Analog Devices announced the availability of its second-generation chipset for developers of advanced multimedia mobile handsets based on the 3G TD-SCDMA Low Chip Rate (LCR) air interface.

The new SoftFone-LCR+ chipset expands Analog Devices' portfolio of TD-SCDMA technology solutions.

The SoftFone-LCR+ chipset supports all the critical functions required to build a TD-SCDMA handset, including the baseband signal processing and control, analog-interface functions and radio. It is based on the RAM-based SoftFone architecture also used in Analog Devices' GSM/GPRS, EDGE and W-CDMA chipsets. The company's SoftFone-LCR+ dual-mode chipset consists of five chips, including the AD6903 digital baseband processor that utilizes the company's Blackfin Processor achieving 260 MHz along with an ARM9 microcontroller, to perform both the communications and audio/video signal processing tasks in a media-rich handset.

Additionally, the SoftFone-LCR+'s AD6857 Stratos-T analog baseband and power management IC provides a full set of audio features, as well as efficient power management. The SoftFone-LCR+ chipset includes interfaces for cameras, color displays, IR, USB and SD/MMC, allowing handset manufacturers to create several designs with varying levels of feature sets for a wide range of phone models.

The SoftFone-LCR+ chipset also includes the Othello-W direct-conversion radio transceiver, offering performance and flexibility for either LCR time division duplex (TDD) or W-CDMA frequency division duplex (FDD) terminals. For dual-mode operation, the chipset adds the Othello-G transceiver, which enables the world's smallest GSM/GPRS radio.

"Today's announcement of our second-generation SoftFone-LCR chipset strengthens our technology offering and clearly demonstrates Analog Devices' commitment to accelerating the development of TD-SCDMA technology," said Christian Kermarrec, vice president, RF and wireless systems, Analog Devices, Inc. "As China migrates to 3G networks, our expanded technology offering is well positioned to address the wide-ranging needs of carriers and handset manufacturers - some of whom will choose to transition existing customers, focusing on voice-centric features, while others will immediately target the high-end of the market with advanced audio and video capabilities. The performance and functionality of the SoftFone-LCR+ chipset ensures that users will be able to have a multimedia-rich 3G experience on the new networks"

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