Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. ("Spreadtrum") is a fabless
semiconductor company that develops mobile chipset platforms for
smartphones, feature phones and other consumer electronics products,
supporting 2G, 3G and 4G wireless communications standards.
Spreadtrum’s solutions combine its highly integrated, power-efficient
chipsets with customizable software and reference designs in a complete
turnkey platform, enabling customers to achieve faster design cycles
with a lower development cost. Spreadtrum's customers include global
and China-based manufacturers developing mobile products for consumers
in China and emerging markets around the world.
Founded in April 2001, Spreadtrum is headquartered in Shanghai, China
with R&D centers in Shanghai, Beijing Tianjin, Suzhou, Hangzhou,
Chengdu, Xiamen, San Diego, San Jose, Finland and India, technical
support center in Shenzhen, and international field support offices in
Taiwan and Mexico. Spreadtrum’s products support a broad range of
wireless communications standards, including GSM, GPRS, EDGE, TD-SCDMA,
W-CDMA, HSPA+ and TD-LTE.