Company Profile | January 20, 2000

Philsar Semiconductor, Inc.

Source: Conexant
Conexant is a recognized leading provider of semiconductor solutions for communications electronics. Using advanced process and packaging techniques, Conexant has developed a broad range of components for all segments of the cellular/PCS market that satisfy both terminal and infrastructure demands. The company's RF component, and RF subsystem product lines include solutions for GSM, CDMA , TDMA, and Bluetooth applications, and address multi-band and multi-mode requirements.

Today, Conexant boasts the most complete and flexible system solution for multi-band, multi-mode GSM applications by offering all the components needed to build a state-of-the-art GSM handset: Baseband, Power Management, Radio Frequency Integrated Circuits (RFICs), Power Amplifier, as well as all pertinent software, including the complete GSM Protocol Stack, GSM data stack for embedded software data/fax support, a well-defined Application Programming Interface (API), a Real-Time Operating System (RTOS), device drivers, and customer test support.

Conexant's antenna-to-microphone solutions include GSM, cordless, and GPS. With proven wireless system expertise, CMOS imaging capabilities, and a 30-year history in GPS, Conexant is positioned to answer the needs of 3G terminal manufacturers worldwide. Conexant's personal networking business is focused on digital infotainment, personal imaging, wireless communications and personal computing products that are used in mobile communications and the broadband digital home. Mindspeed Technologies is focused on Internet infrastructure products including WAN transport, multiservice access and broadband access for applications that extend from the edge of the Internet all the way to its optical core. Conexant is headquartered in Newport Beach, Calif., and delivered revenues of $2.1 billion for fiscal 2000. The company is a member of the S&P 500 and NASDAQ-100 indices. To learn more, visit us at www.conexant.com.

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