SiRF Technology Holdings, Inc., a provider of GPS-enabled silicon and premium software location platforms, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, SiRF Technology, Inc., has signed a license and joint development agreement with Intel Corporation on certain future product platforms to help location and wireless connectivity become more mainstream in next generation mobile devices.
As part of this agreement the two companies have agreed to cooperate in the marketing and selling of these future products to customers developing a wide range of mobile devices worldwide. This agreement supports SiRF’s long term strategy for growth and is designed to strengthen its position in mobile devices.
As part of this agreement, SiRF has licensed certain technologies to Intel and will help co-develop certain future products that will be available for incorporation into Intel mobile platforms. The companies have agreed to jointly market and sell these products globally for use in a wide range of devices, such as mobile internet devices, mobile phones and handheld consumer devices.