BEIJING, Dec. 14 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Lenovo Mobile Communication Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Lenovo Mobile") launched the world's first TD-SCDMA standard-based OPhone smart phones - Lenovo O1, with immediate sales in all local markets in mainland China. The phone is based on Spreadtrum Communications, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "Spreadtrum", Nasdaq: SPRD) TD-SCDMA solution, and supports China Mobile OPhone OS smart phone operating system.

Spreadtrum and Lenovo Mobile, in a highly collaborative technical partnership, jointly developed Lenovo O1. This new handset runs on the China Mobile led developed Intelligent Terminal software platform - the OPhone platform. Lenovo 01 uses Spreadtrum's TD-SCDMA/HSDPA / GSM / GPRS / EDGE baseband chip SC8800S and radio frequency ("RF") chip QS3200. It is currently the first 3G OPhone-based smart phone that supports TD-SCDMA, combining China Mobile's integrated applications, openness, comprehensive entertainment, business applications and other major features for the mobile Internet. Lenovo O1 is a leading example of successful partnerships among key corporations targeting China's TD-SCDMA market.

As the world's first TD-SCDMA OPhone-based smart phone, Lenovo O1 adopted Spreadtrum TD-SCDMA chip technology to support GSM / GPRS / EDGE / HSDPA and meets the demand for convergence of video, interactive e-mail and web browsing among others. The introduction of TD-SCDMA OPhone-based smart phones, represented by Lenovo O1, should greatly push forward the development cycle for China's TD-SCDMA devices.

Regarding Lenovo O1, Spreadtrum President and CEO, Dr. Leo Li said: "The newly introduced Lenovo O1 is an integration of advanced technology and in-depth research work and an outstanding achievement of the intensive cooperation between Lenovo Mobile and China Mobile. Spreadtrum provides highly integrated TD-SCDMA/HSDPA/GSM/GPRS/EDGE baseband chips SC8800S and RF chip QS3200, which fully meets the functional and business needs of the operators, while effectively reducing product development and manufacturing costs. Leveraging Lenovo Mobile's excellent technology platform, O1 products possess an outstanding industrial design with an attractive look and feel at a far smaller thickness than other current available smart phone products. We believe that Lenovo O1 has undoubtedly opened the highly potential Chinese 3G market for future and further developments. The personalization and openness features of OPhone will set the standards for mainstream development of future mobile phones."

Lenovo Mobile president and CEO Yan Lv, said: "We are very happy to work with Spreadtrum. Lenovo O1 is the result of complete independent research and development by Chinese companies. Spreadtrum provides Lenovo O1 a very competitive TD-SCDMA solution in both baseband and RF, with highly integrated features at an outstanding cost structure. Additionally, the localized services of Spreadtrum team greatly shortened the time for Lenovo O1 to enter the market. Leveraging Lenovo Mobile's core business product development and methodology, O1 seamlessly integrates features of PC and cell phone. Its introduction will propel the China Telecommunication Industry towards the new 3G mobile Internet era. We also believe that, fully utilizing the 3G wireless Internet network, Lenovo O1, after its entrance into the market, will deliver enhanced mobile Internet user experience to end consumers."

About OPhone OS:

OPhone OS uses Linux as its system kernel and Google Android as its reference. It is compatible with Google Android platform, integrating flexible and efficient Java application framework. OpenGL ES, SGL and other advanced 3D/2D graphics processing system has been applied in its design, as well as powerful multimedia systems based on PacketVideo's and the open-source Webkit browser engine. OPhone OS fully draws on good user experience of mainstream operating system, providing a complete set of telephony solutions and a variety of mobile data operation solutions.

About Lenovo Mobile:

Lenovo Mobile Communication Technology Ltd. (hereafter referred to as "Lenovo Mobile"), established in 2002, is a well known player in the Chinese mobile phone industry that specializes in the R&D, production and marketing of mobile phones. Lenovo Mobile is dedicated to provide "Stylish, Simple Innovative & High Quality" products value-added service which will satisfy the personalized needs and enhance the joy of mobile communication. Relying on its independent R&D and powerful sales channels, Lenovo Mobile has become a fundamental influence in the Chinese handset industry. For more information, please visit www.lenovomobile.com

About Spreadtrum Communications, Inc.:

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

For more information, please visit: http://www.spreadtrum.com .

Spreadtrum Safe Harbor Statements:

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the leading example role of Lenovo O1, the effectiveness of TD-SCDMA OPhone in greatly pushing forward the development cycle for China's TD-SCDMA devices and propelling the China Telecommunication Industry towards the new 3G mobile Internet era, the ability of highly integrated SC8800S and QS3200 offered by Spreadtrum to fully meet the needs of operators and effectively reduce product costs, Spreadtrum's belief that Lenovo O1 has opened the highly potential Chinese market for future and further developments, Spreadtrum's expectation that OPhone will set the standards for mainstream development of future mobile phones, and Lenovo Mobile's belief that Lenovo O1 will deliver enhanced mobile Internet user experience to end customers. These statements are forward-looking in nature and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual market trends and the Company's actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements for a variety of reasons. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the rate at which the commercial deployment of TD-SCDMA technology will grow, market acceptance of products utilizing TD-SCDMA technology, continuing competitive pressure in the semiconductor industry and the effect of such pressure on prices, continuing weak industry demand and the effect of such weakness on revenue, unpredictable changes in technology and consumer demand for handsets, the state of and any change in the collaborative technical partnership between Lenovo Mobile and Spreadtrum, the state of and any change in Lenovo Mobile's and Spreadtrum's relationships with their major customers, and changes in political, economic, legal and social conditions in China. For additional discussion of these risks and uncertainties and other factors, please consider the information contained in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including the annual report on Form 20-F filed on June 30, 2009, especially the sections under "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," and such other documents that the Company may file with the SEC from time to time, including on Form 6-K. The Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this press release.

SOURCE Spreadtrum Communications, Inc.

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