Jade Tech Announces multimedia SoC designed for portable and embedded application

SHENZHEN, CHINA -- March 6, 2008 -- Shanghai Jade Technologies Co., Ltd. (Jade Tech) today launches A100 Multimedia SoC in the 13th Annual International IC-China Conference & Exhibition (IIC).

A100 is a highly integrated multimedia SoC designed for portable and embedded application. It integrates two ARM7TDMI cores and high performance complex FFT processor, as well as 512KB on-chip high speed memory which avoid the requirement for external memory devices. A100 supports Jade Tech’s patent Compact Audio Technology (CAT) which has comparable audio quality and only 1/2 computational complexity.

In IIC, Jade Tech has also shown many Z228/X900-based products in the areas of smart phone, Handheld Information Terminal (HIT) and video surveillance with key partner Microsoft. Dr. Jack He Ouyang, president & CEO of Jade Tech, is also invited to speak at the IIC summit on Next-generation audio/video design, which is exclusive and limited to senior level representatives from the world’s famous electronics companies.

About Jade Tech:

Shanghai Jade Technologies Co., Ltd. is fabless semiconductor company, headquartered in Zhangjiang High-Tech Park, Shanghai, China. Jade Tech was founded by Silicon Valley veteran Dr. Jack He Ouyang. In April 2003, Jade Tech received funding from SAIF Partners a leading private equity firm. Previously Jade Tech successfully released to production the Z228, the 1st SoC using 130nm CMOS Technology designed in China, and the X900, the 1st multi-format hardware video decoding mobile processor in the world. Jade Tech provides turn-key solutions from chips to application software for smart phone, handheld information terminals, video surveillance, video phones and IPTV. Jade Tech's goal is to be the leading provider of multimedia SoC chips and solutions for consumer, communication, and computing products for the global market, with the highest standards of quality, performance/cost ratios, and customer service.
For more info: www.jadechip.com