Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. Schedules First Quarter 2010 Earnings Release on Monday, May 17, 2010

SHANGHAI, May 7 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPRD; the "Company"), a fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops, and markets baseband processor solutions for the mobile wireless communications market, today announced that it will release unaudited financial results for the first quarter 2010 after the US market close on Monday, May 17, 2010. The earnings release will be available on the investor relations section of its website at http://www.spreadtrum.com .

    Following the earnings announcement, the Company's senior management will
host a conference call at 9:00 pm (Eastern) / 6:00 pm (Pacific) on Monday, May
17, 2010 / 9:00 am (Hong Kong) on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 to discuss the
financial results and recent business activities. The conference call may be
accessed by calling:


                            Toll Free                  Toll
    United States           +1-866-804-6923            +1-857-350-1669
    China                   10-800-130-0399
      South China
         China Telecom      10-800-130-0399
         China Netcom       10-800-852-1490
      North China
         China Telecom      10-800-152-1490
    Hong Kong               800-96-3844
    United Kingdom          00-800-280-02002
    Participant Passcode    "SPRD" or "Spreadtrum"

A telephone replay will be available shortly after the call until May 24, 2010 at (US Toll Free) +1-888-286-8010 or (US Toll) +1-617-801-6888. Passcode: 43676534.

A live webcast of the conference call and replay will be available in the investor relations section of the Company's website.

About Spreadtrum Communications, Inc.:

Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPRD; the "Company") is a fabless semiconductor company that designs, develops, and markets baseband processor solutions for the mobile wireless communications market. The Company combines its semiconductor design expertise with its software development capabilities to deliver highly-integrated baseband processors with multimedia functionality and power management. The Company has developed its solutions based on an open development platform, enabling its customers to develop customized wireless products that are feature-rich and meet their cost and time-to-market requirements.

    For more information, please contact:

     Investor Relations
     Tel:   +86-21-5080-2727
     Email: [email protected]

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