Mirics and Spreadtrum announce strategic partnership to deliver innovative CMMB solutions for PCTV

Mirics Semiconductor and Spreadtrum Communications have announced a strategic partnership focused upon delivering embedded TV solutions for portable PC platforms that support the China Multimedia Mobile Broadcasting (CMMB) standard.

Complete hardware and software reference platforms targeting PCTV applications are already at an advanced stage of development utilizing Mirics' FlexiRF IC tuner technology and Spreadtrum's demodulator and decoder system-on-chip (SoC), the companies revealed.

The ready-to-go solution enables OEMs to integrate broadcast mobile TV into notebook and sub-notebook PCs, said Simon Atkinson, CEO of Mirics.

The companies are also collaborating on cellular handset reference designs for select OEMs and ODMs.