Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company that develops baseband and RF processor solutions for the wireless communications market. Spreadtrum combines its semiconductor design expertise with software development capabilities to deliver highly integrated baseband processors with robust multimedia functionality and power management. Spreadtrum has developed solutions based on an open development platform, enabling its customers to develop customized wireless solutions that are feature-rich, while meeting their cost and time-to-market requirements, for a variety of markets. In addition, Spreadtrum also develops AVS audio/video decoder chip solutions for the broadcast television market.

Spreadtrum was founded in April 2001, with R&D centers and branch offices both in the U.S. (Silicon Valley; San Diego) and in China (Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen,Tianjin).

Spreadtrum's key strength is its passion for independent technical innovation. With its long term accumulation of wireless broadband technology, signal processing technology, IC design technology, and software development skills, Spreadtrum offers terminal manufacturers a comprehensive portfolio of highly-integrated baseband processor solutions, as well as multimedia chips, RF chips, protocol software and software application platforms.

Spreadtrum's products support a broad range of wireless communications standards, including GSM, GPRS, EDGE, TD-SCDMA, W-CDMA, HSDPA, HSUPA, as well as the future standards of wireless communications.

Spreadtrum is committed to contributing to the development of China's wireless communications and firmly believes that its people are fundamental toward its ability to build a successful business. Spreadtrum strives to constantly cultivate and stimulate its staff's creativity. By taking advantage of employee talent from different regions in the world, Spreadtrum aims to develop the world's leading technologies and products.