BEIJING, CHINA: Silicon company Marvell unveiled four new TD-SCDMA (Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access) smart devices by ZTE, including a mobile hot spot device, a couple of smartphones, and a mobile tablet device.

A6, the new mobile hot spot device is powered by the Marvell PXA920. The company claims that the device ensures smooth switching between TD and Wi-Fi, self-creation of hotspots and supports up to eight terminal access points.

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Weili Dai, co-founder, Marvell, said: "These exciting new products from ZTE demonstrate the performance advantages and versatility of Marvell's TD-SCDMA solutions and point to a growing momentum for the TD standard in China, the world's largest consumer electronic market. We look forward to announcing more customer products in the near future leveraging this innovative technology that is rapidly gaining market share in China."

Blade U880 is ZTE's flagship smartphones, which is powered by Marvell PXA920 and features a 3.5 inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen at a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels.

Other features include Android 2.2 support, a TD-SCDMA +WLAN dual wireless web connection, WLAN-AP wireless routing, CMMB (MBBMS) mobile phone TV, a five megapixel auto-focus camera, 720p high-definition video, GPS/AGPS navigation and a 3D graphics processing accelerator.

U802 is an all-white smartphone powered by Marvell PXA918. It features a 2.8 inch touch screen, WLAN/WAPI data connection, CMMB TV, accelerometer for UI auto-rotate, three megapixel and 0.3 megapixel dual cameras, a 3D graphics accelerator, Android 2.2 support and a customized widget desktop.

"2011 is the year of ZTE's smart devices. ZTE aims to ship 12 million units this year, a goal that will make us one of the top three global tablet providers, one of the top five global providers of Android smart phones and the largest provider of smart devices in China," said He Shiyou, executive vice president, ZTE Corporation and president, ZTE Mobile Terminal Business. "As one of our most important partners in the TD-SCDMA market, ZTE entrusts Marvell to meet and exceed the performance demands that our innovative, jointly-produced TD smart devices rely on."

Also announced was Light Tab T9, powered by the Marvell PXA920, a seven-inch tablet with a WVGA capacitive touchscreen that is 12.6 millimeters in thickness. It supports phone calls, China Mobile's CMMB+MBBMS mobile TV, WLAN, Bluetooth and FM. The device also ships with GPS, an electronic compass, an eBook reader and a camera.