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Dialog Semiconductor Plc.: DIALOG SEMICONDUCTOR POWER MANAGEMENT AND
AUDIO ICS ADOPTED BY SAMSUNG FOR ANDROID BASED SMARTPHONES
24.11.2011 / 07:58
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Dialog starts shipping high performance ICs for smartphones, initially
targeting China TD-SCDMA smartphone market
Kirchheim/Teck, Germany, 24 November 2011 - Dialog Semiconductor plc (FWB:
DLG), a provider of highly integrated innovative power management, audio
and short range wireless technologies, has announced that it is shipping
system level power management and low power audio ICs in a
system-in-package (SIP) to Samsung for use in its S-5368 TD-SCDMA
smartphone. The S-5368 is targeted at the Chinese market and will be
distributed via China Mobile, the largest Chinese mobile phone operator.
Dialog's success at Samsung can be largely attributed to it being the first
company to combine a highly complex system power management IC that is
fully configurable for multiple platforms, together with a low power class
D audio codec IC that includes a digital signal processor in a single
package. This enables significant power and board space savings, whilst
delivering the highest quality audio for Samsung's new smartphones.
Smartphones, with an annual growth of 44% in the last year, accounted for
26% of all handset sales during Q3 2011. Samsung shipped 28 million
smartphones and was the world's largest smartphone vendor by volume with
24% market share. Going forward, the Chinese market represents the largest
opportunity for further mass proliferation of smartphones as the previously
dominant 'feature phones' segment increasingly converts to lower cost
smartphones.
Jalal Bagherli, CEO of Dialog said: 'Samsung produces very attractive and
elegant smartphones, integrating state-of-the-art features combined with
the ability to achieve differentiation based on the Android operating
system at attractive market price points, to produce some of the world's
most sought after handsets.'
'This is a significant milestone for Dialog as we extend our leadership in
power management ICs and high quality audio for smartphones. We now look
forward to the global roll-out of additional models based on this platform
in the coming months, which will also include smartphones for the very
popular Galaxy S-II series,' added Bagherli.
Measuring 107 Ã 60.5 Ã 11.9mm, the S-5368 is a fully featured smartphone,
offering full touch phone capability and is based on the popular Android
2.3 operating system.
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For further information and reader enquiries:
Birgit Hummel, Dialog Semiconductor, Neue Strasse 95, D-73230
Kirchheim/Teck-Nabern, Germany.
Tel: +49 7021 805 412
Fax: +49 7021 805 200
E-mail: birgit.hummel@diasemi.com
Web: www.dialog-semiconductor.com
For editorial enquiries:
Rob Ashwell, Publitek Limited, 18 Brock Street, Bath, BA1 2LW, United
Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)1225 470 000
E-mail: rob.ashwell @publitek.com
Note to editors:
Dialog Semiconductor creates highly integrated, mixed-signal integrated
circuits (ICs) optimised for personal portable, low energy short-range
wireless, lighting, display and automotive applications. The company
provides flexible and dynamic support, world-class innovation and the
assurance of dealing with an established business partner.
With its unique focus and expertise in energy efficient system power
management, and now with the recent addition of low energy short range
wireless and VoIP technology to the portfolio, Dialog brings decades of
experience to the rapid development of ICs for personal portable
applications including smartphones, tablet PCs, digital cordless phones and
gaming applications.
Dialog's power management processor companion chips are essential for
enhancing both the performance in terms of extended battery lifetime and
the consumers' multimedia experience. With world-class manufacturing
partners, Dialog operates a fabless business model.
Dialog Semiconductor plc is headquartered near Stuttgart with a global
sales, R&D and marketing organisation. In 2010, it had $296.6 million in
revenue and was one of the fastest growing European public semiconductor
companies. It currently has approximately 600 employees. The company is
listed on the Frankfurt (FWB: DLG) stock exchange and is a member of the
German TecDax index.
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Language: English
Company: Dialog Semiconductor Plc.
Tower Bridge House, St. Katharine's Way
E1W 1AA London
United Kingdom
Phone: +49 7021 805-412
Fax: +49 7021 805-200
E-mail: birgit.hummel@diasemi.com
Internet: www.diasemi.com
ISIN: GB0059822006
WKN: 927200
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München,
Stuttgart
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