TD-SCDMA IC design house Commit leaving the TD-SCDMA game; what lies ahead?
April 29th, 2008The recent news that the China-based TD-SCDMA IC design house Commit will cease operations at the end of April 2008 after failing to gain revenue for its TD-SCDMA venture deals a severe blow to the TD-SCDMA community, particularly when TD-SCDMA is yet to take off.
Commit is one of the few successful companies with a full-blown dual mode TD-SCDMA/HSDPA chipset solution. In fact, handset companies such as LG, Ningbo Bird, DbTel and Lenovo showcased the capabilities of Commit’s dual mode TD-SCDMA/HSDPA solution with great success in last October’s PT/Expo Comm China in Beijing. Commit is also the only IC design house that participated in China Mobile’s TD-SCDMA trials. With such rosy results, its cessation is totally unexpected. Industry players cite the Chinese government’s indecisive stance on its 3G licensing and the delay of TD-SCDMA standard certification as the major contributors to Commit’s failure. Most importantly, it does not have other product lines to supplement its TD-SCDMA investment.