Qualcomm has announced the opening of its first test development center outside of the USA - in Singapore. By having test centers in two opposite time zones - San Diego and Singapore - Qualcomm says that it will create an around-the-clock engineering support system that will significantly shorten the evaluation cycles for its new digital and radio frequency wireless technologies.Qualcomm's Asia Pacific Test Center will carry out design verification and failure analysis for Qualcomm's new products and technologies designed in its design centers in India, China, Taiwan, Korea and San Diego. The Center will also engage in independent development of new technologies and products, in addition to pre-production sampling of early product introductions.
The opening of the test center expands Qualcomm's existing operations in Singapore. The region will serve as a development hub for Qualcomm's innovative technologies that will enable new categories of converged mobile devices," said Jim Clifford, senior vice president and general manager of Qualcomm CDMA Technologies. "We are confident that the Center will play a significant role in our development of next-generation products.