Renesas Communications Technologies introduces an integrated LTE three-mode platform

     Renesas Electronics and its subsidiary Renesas Mobile Corporation, a provider of advanced wireless modem solutions and platforms, Renesas Communications Technologies announced the MP5232, the first single-chip, high-performance, scalable smartphone platform for the $150- $300 product market. The MP5232 platform is designed to help Oems accelerate the production of LTE/HSPA+ enabled smartphones, tablets and mobile Internet devices, enabling the industry to fully leverage the potential of LTE.

     The MP5232 platform sets a new benchmark in the integration and performance of full-featured, high-capacity LTE devices. To date, Renesas Mobile modems have shipped more than 2 billion devices that offer the industry's highest transfer rates and low-power multimode FDD and TDD-LTE 4 capabilities. This platform, combined with the most advanced application processors, provides the best user experience through multi-core computing power and industry-leading graphics, video and imaging performance. The platform also includes advanced RF transceivers, power management and audio solutions. This highly integrated smartphone platform has been thoroughly tested and certified to allow customers to bring a new generation of fully featured LTE/HSPA+ smartphones to market in as little as six to nine months.

     Jean-Marie Rolland, chief technology Officer and Vice President of Marketing at Renesas Communications Technologies, said: "We can see a number of LTE superphone devices coming to market for $600 +, but the industry needs wider commercial penetration of LTE to match the operating costs of LTE. The MP5232 platform represents a new type of handset platform that is specifically optimized to increase the number of full-featured LTE smartphones in the market. By integrating a high-performance, proven technology platform, we provide equipment manufacturers with a low-risk way to manufacture high-capacity, high-premium LTE multimode products that quickly and efficiently meet different market needs and user performance and experience needs."

     Malik Saadi, principal analyst at Informa Telecoms and Media, said: "The entire mobile communications industry clearly supports LTE as the technology of choice for 4G services. But it has become increasingly challenging to add LTE capabilities to phones that are already stuffed with parts and need to support a variety of older modes and bands. In order to achieve global economic scale, vendors prefer to offer LTE multi-band and multi-mode devices to roam across different networks and regions without sacrificing product price, user experience, shape or power consumption."

     Renesas Communications Technologies brought its extensive consumer electronics industry expertise to the development of this platform, ensuring that the MP5232 can utilize the latest process technologies, methods and multimedia capabilities. The platform is designed to provide the lowest platform cost and a high degree of integration compared to existing chipsets. In addition, its unique modern structural design enables the lowest power consumption. The platform is both scalable and flexible, allowing Oems to produce products for a wide range of price points and markets with minimal development time and maximum hardware and software reuse. Certified and proven technologies ensure lower development, certification and maintenance costs.

     Based on Renesas Communications' most advanced application processor technology, the MP5232 platform delivers the best user experience with 1.5GHz dual-core computing power and industry-leading graphics, video and image processing capabilities. The platform supports differentiated features including multi-camera and multi-screen support, 1080p full HD multi-format video encoding/decoding, stereoscopic 3D(S3D) video, and advanced graphics to provide a gaming experience comparable to a handheld console with a new and attractive user interface.

     Renesas Communication Technologies' consulting and support services leverage its extensive system and product expertise to assist customers from design to production. This support not only significantly reduces development time, but also production tuning and testing time.