Leadcore Technology
{{Short description|Chinese fabless semiconductor company}}
{{Infobox company
| logo =
| name = Leadcore Technology Co., Ltd.
| native_name = 联芯科技有限公司
| native_name_lang = zh
| industry = Fabless semiconductors
| location_city = Shanghai
| location_country = China
| num_employees = 1,000+{{cite web |url=http://www.leadcoretech.com/about.htm |title=About Leadcore |publisher=Leadcore |access-date=August 16, 2014 }}
| parent = Datang Telecom Technology
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.leadcoretech.com/}}
}}
Leadcore Technology is a Chinese fabless semiconductor company that provides system-on-chip solutions for smartphones and tablets, specializing in the TD-SCDMA and TD-LTE network standards used in China and in other countries.{{cite news |date=2015-07-30 |title=联芯科技:士别三日当刮目相待 |trans-title=Leadcore Technology: A Change in Perspective After Three Days Apart |language=zh |url=https://tele.ofweek.com/2015-07/ART-8320503-8120-28985114.html |website=OFweek |accessdate=2024-10-26 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20241026080907/https://tele.ofweek.com/2015-07/ART-8320503-8120-28985114.html |archivedate=2024-10-26 }}
According to the Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute, Leadcore was the fourth largest integrated circuit design company in China by revenue in 2008.{{cite magazine |last=Clarke |first=Peter |date=2009-11-05 |title=Top ten Chinese chip design houses ranked |url=https://www.eetimes.com/top-ten-chinese-chip-design-houses-ranked/ |magazine=EE Times |accessdate=2024-10-26 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20241026080451/https://www.eetimes.com/top-ten-chinese-chip-design-houses-ranked/ |archivedate=2024-10-26 }} DigiTimes said that in Q2 2014 Leadcore was the sixth-largest supplier of smartphone application processors in China with a market share of 3% of all units, which represents unit shipments of about 3 million.{{cite web | url = http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20140730PD216.html | title = Digitimes Research: China sees increased smartphone AP shipments in 2Q14 | publisher = DigiTimes | date = 2014-07-30 | access-date = 2014-08-16}}
On May 26, 2017, Qualcomm (China) Holdings Co., Ltd., Beijing Jianguang Asset Management Co., Ltd., Leadcore Technology Co., Ltd. and Beijing Zhilu Asset Management Co., Ltd. jointly signed an agreement to establish a joint venture company - Lingsheng Technology (Guizhou) Ltd. (JLQ Technology). The joint venture will focus on the smartphone chipset business in China.
Product list
= Smartphone/tablet processors =
The LC1810/1811 are an older generation platform supporting the Android 4.0 platform. For the camera interface, LC1810 has a 20M pixels ISP, the LC1811 an 8M pixels ISP.
The LC1813/1913 were released in 2013 and support Android 4.3. Both chips have a 13M pixels ISP. The LC1913 tablet processor has USB-OTG support as an extra feature.
The LC1860 and LC1960 with hexa-core CPU and LTE support were announced in 2014 and support Android 4.4. The LC1860 has a 20M pixels ISP. The LC1860C is a lower-end version of the LC1860 with quad-core CPU, lower GPU speed, single-channel memory interface and a 13M pixels ISP.
The company also offers feature phone processors, including the LC1712, manufactured at 55 nm,{{cite web | url = http://www.leadcoretech.com/dcbsjjjfa_1.htm | title = INNOPOWER LC1712 TD-HSPA/GGE FP | publisher = Leadcore | access-date = 2014-08-16 }} and the 65 nm L1808B.{{cite web | url = http://www.leadcoretech.com/qxlsjjjfa.htm | title = DTivy L1808B | publisher = Leadcore | access-date = 2014-08-16 }}
See also
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.leadcoretech.com/}}
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Category:Companies based in Shanghai