SiRF Technology (News - Alert), Inc., the wholly- owned subsidiary of SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc. has entered into a license and joint development partnership with Intel Corporation.

 

SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc., is a premier developer and provider of GPS-enabled semiconductor and software location platforms.

 

SiRF Technology and Intel (News - Alert) will collaborate to make location and wireless connectivity a prominent feature of future mobile devices. As per the agreement, SiRF has licensed certain technologies to Intel and the two companies will together develop location platforms, which will find applicability in Intel mobile products. The duo will also market the platforms to makers of mobile Internet devices, mobile phones and handheld consumer devices. The collaboration will help SiRF increase its presence in the mobile device market.

 

"SiRF has a vision to bring the benefits of location enabled content and applications to the mainstream mobile consumer and enterprise markets," said Kanwar Chadha, founder and vice president of marketing for SiRF. "We look forward to working with Intel to develop innovative new products to realize the promise of location and wireless connectivity in future mobile devices."

 

"Synergy between wireless Internet connectivity and location based services are integral part of our vision for the future of mobile internet devices and notebooks," said Raviv Melamed, General Manager of the Mobile Wireless Group at Intel in a statement to the press. "Our collaboration with SiRF will enable us to bring highly integrated solutions combining industry leading WiMAX (News - Alert)/WiFi connectivity and location capability to mobile internet device and notebook customers worldwide."