Published: November 11, 2011
Nokia 700 Teardown Shows Texas Instruments Designing New Cellular Baseband Chipset Despite Publicly Exiting Market, says ABI Research
NEW YORK - (BUSINESS WIRE) - The Nokia 700 is a recently launched HSPA phone running Symbian Belle.
The unexpected news is that TI produced a new chip for Nokia instead of
just letting the existing product line run to end of life as most
expected it would - TI exited the merchant baseband business years ago
and Nokia shifted its strategy to a more open approach. The new TI chip
combines two chips into one and operates at a higher frequency than
prior generations. The results for Nokia are lower cost, higher
performance, and low power drain. The core (Arm11) is not up to the
performance of most new launches this year but the combination of OS and
supporting chips make for an enjoyable experience. The coming months
will tell if this new design is enough for TI to maintain its $1.7B
annual revenue from baseband sales that mainly come from Nokia.
NOKIA 700 (Photo: Business Wire)
Is TI rethinking its exit from the merchant market?
Major Nokia 700 notables include:
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New TI baseband processor via process shrink.
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Smooth, fast, and efficient performance from the combination Symbian
Belle OS, TI baseband, and Broadcom VideoCore IV processor.
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Second generation multi-mode multi-band PA architecture with new
suppliers.
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NFC supported.
ABI Research's "Nokia
700 Teardown Report" (http://www.abiresearch.com/research/1009940)
provides detailed photos, process evaluation, and part descriptions for
all of the major components such as power amplifier, power management,
baseband processor, application processor, RF, Bluetooth, GPS, WiLAN,
and many discretes. Tying all this information together are unique
circuit board photos, performance measurements, benchmark data, cost
information, and board area data.
It is one of thousands of devices and components - phones, baseband
processors, power management, RF front end components, connectivity
components, application processors, sensors, and power management
discretes - that are torn down and analyzed in the firm's Mobile
Device Teardown Service (http://www.abiresearch.com/product/service/Mobile_Device_Teardown_Service).
ABI Research provides in-depth analysis and quantitative forecasting of
trends in global connectivity and other emerging technologies. From
offices in North America, Europe and Asia, ABI Research's worldwide team
of experts advises thousands of decision makers through 40+ research and
advisory services. Est. 1990. For more information visit www.abiresearch.com,
or call +1.516.624.2500.
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ABI Research
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