SAN DIEGO, May 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- QUALCOMM Incorporated , a leading developer and innovator of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) and other advanced wireless technologies, and Leadtek Research, Inc., based in Taipei, Taiwan, today announced the companies have signed a OFDM/OFDMA patent license agreement. Under the terms of the worldwide, royalty-bearing agreement, QUALCOMM has granted Leadtek a patent license to develop, manufacture and sell OFDM/OFDMA subscriber unit and modem card products for high-speed broadband wireless OFDMA technologies, including, among others, QUALCOMM's FLASH-OFDM(R) technology.
"QUALCOMM welcomes Leadtek as the newest licensee of its OFDM/OFDMA patent portfolio," said Marvin Blecker, president of QUALCOMM Technology Licensing. "Leadtek's international presence combined with their access to QUALCOMM's OFDM/OFDMA patented technologies will enable their participation in providing end user products for use in OFDM-based services around the world."
"This agreement will enhance Leadtek's product line by enabling us to offer our customers exciting new devices for mobile broadband connectivity, including a broadband-series videophone," said K.S. Lu, president and CEO of Leadtek Research. "This type of cutting-edge product demands the powerful features and low-latency that FLASH-OFDM delivers. With this license from QUALCOMM, a leader in OFDMA technologies, we now have access to these capabilities."
Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including the Company's ability to successfully design and have manufactured significant quantities of OFDM components on a timely and profitable basis, the extent and speed to which OFDM is deployed, change in economic conditions of the various markets the Company serves, as well as the other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's SEC reports, including the report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 24, 2006, and most recent Form 10-Q.
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