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Nexperia GSM ultra-low-cost system solution (5130)

General description

This market-proven, ARM7-based design for an ultra-low-cost GSM phone delivers industry-leading standby and talk times. Built-in multimedia features take the phone beyond basic operation, and there are options for easy customization.

Key features

  • Complete, market-proven design for entry-level GSM/GPRS multimedia handsets
    • Reliable hardware/software solution
    • Fully validated Interoperability Testing (IOT) and GCF/PTCRB tested
    • More than 250 million Nexperia system solutions already deployed
  • Optimized core functionality
    • OM6357 GSM/GPRS baseband with ARM7 core
    • AERO4209 transceiver
    • PCF50600 PMU
    • Core software: drivers/handlers, protocol stack with MMI
    • GSM-only version also available
  • Easy customization with multimedia options
    • MMS 2.0,WAP 2.0, polyphonic tone generation, file system, email, FM radio, Java, SyncML, MPEG4, instant messaging, speech recognition, Bluetooth
  • Dedicated local support and customer training are available

Background information

This design supports a wide range of multimedia applications and connectivity while minimizing power consumption to deliver industry-leading standby and talk times. Manufactured in very high volume, this cost-effective solution comes fully GCF/PTCRB tested, so OEMs and ODMs can save time while delivering mature, reliable technology.

To increase design flexibility, the handset is available in two formats, as a reference phone or a reference design. The reference phone, designed with a third-party partner, is a production-ready solution that can be brought to market in as little as three to four months from contract signature. It’s the fastest way to get a proven phone to the ULC market, and requires the smallest outlay of design resources.

The reference design, which provides a more flexible approach and allows for greater customization, gives design teams a head start and lets them work with partner ODMs and other skilled resources.

Each Nexperia cellular system solution is a carefully designed combination of powerful core hardware and proven, mature software. More than 200 million Nexperia-based systems have been brought to market and more than one in every ten GSM/GPRS handsets uses a Nexperia solution, which makes these platforms some of the most extensively proven designs available.

The NXP core chipset includes a Nexperia multimedia baseband, an RF transceiver, a power management unit, and a battery charger. The protocol stack includes an extendable man-machine interface (MMI) and is fully integrated with the application hardware. With extensive IOTs, the result is an optimized design that provides outstanding standby and connection times.

Built around a highly flexible, platform-based architecture, this design can quickly be extended with multimedia features for completely tailored performance. Design teams can also add their own software, or software supplied by a third party, to the basic system.

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Nexperia cellular system solutions are just one part of our portfolio for cellular handsets. We also have high-performance options for the cellular pipe, multimedia, broadcast, the user interface, connectivity and security, and discretes and general-purpose ICs.