SAN JOSE, Calif. & SEOUL, South Korea — (BUSINESS WIRE) — December 6, 2017 — GCT^® Semiconductor, a leading designer and supplier of advanced 4G mobile semiconductor solutions; and Anapass, a leading display and multimedia SoC solution provider, today announced that GCT’s LTE IoT chip GDM7243V, integrated with Anapass’ mobile multimedia application processor, powers a new artificial intelligence (AI) speaker recently launched by South Korea’s major mobile operator. The portable device is the world’s first LTE-enabled AI speaker, therefore offering ultimate mobility.

GCT’s new IoT chip, GDM7243V, is optimized for mobile IoT applications such as this new LTE AI speaker. GDM7243V supports Category 4 FDD/TDD-LTE, and features quad cores/GPU for Android OS and multimedia features, making it ideal for 4G IoT applications.

“We’re excited to be part of another successful product launch and to be working in partnership with Anapass,” says Alex Sum, vice president of sales and marketing at GCT Semiconductor, Inc. “Our innovative LTE solutions are enabling us to pursue new opportunities such as the latest growing trend of wireless AI speakers. Both Amazon and Google have been very successful with their Amazon Echo and Google Home products in the US, however neither of these smart speakers include 4G LTE connectivity. We are happy to see that major operators are now seeing the value of adding 4G connectivity to enhance the user experience.”

“Our strategic collaboration with GCT continues to enable us to develop competitive and superior mobile application processors,” says John W. Bae, marketing director at Anapass. “With GCT we have leveraged our multimedia SoC technology know-how to pursue new opportunities in growing mobile markets, such as AI speakers. We look forward to continuing to expand and diversify our products and customers together.”

About Anapass

Anapass, listed on KOSDAQ, is a leading SoC semiconductor solution provider for the worldwide display panel market. Since its start-up in 2002, the company has focused on research and development for innovating display SoC technology. Anapass' proprietary technology in high speed signal transmission for flat panel display known as AiPi (Advanced Intra Panel Interface) has been awarded as the most distinguished technology in the display community followed by massive production of display SoC solutions for Samsung’s flat panel TVs, monitors and tablets. For more information, visit www.anapass.com.

About GCT Semiconductor, Inc.

GCT Semiconductor is a leading fabless designer and supplier of advanced 4G LTE semiconductor solutions. GCT’s market-proven LTE solutions have enabled fast and reliable LTE connectivity to numerous commercial devices such as smartphones, tablets, hotspots, USB dongles, routers, M2M applications, etc., for the world’s top LTE carriers. GCT also offers a new LTE solution optimized for the Internet of Things (IoT). GCT’s system-on-chip solutions integrate radio frequency, baseband modem and digital signal processing functions, therefore offering complete 4G platform solutions with small form factors, low power consumption, high performance, high reliability and cost effectiveness. For more information, visit www.gctsemi.com

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