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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Wireless Semiconductors |
| Predecessor | Ericsson Mobile Communications |
| Founded | 1 October 2001 |
| Defunct | 2009 |
| Fate | Dissolved |
| Successor | ST-Ericsson |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Tord Wingren, Sandeep Chennakeshu,[1] Robert Puskaric[2] |
Number of employees | 2,100 (as of 2009) |
| Parent | Ericsson |
Ericsson Mobile Platforms AB (EMP) was the name of a company within the Ericsson group that supplied mobile platforms, i.e. the technological basis on which a cellular phone product can be built. The main office was in Lund, Sweden.
EMP was one of the leading suppliers of 3G technology to various brands of phones. EMP did not manufacture chips themselves, but partnered with manufacturers that made them based on their reference design and Intellectual Property Rights. These chips were then only sold to EMP customers. According to the company, EMP held the world’s largest 2G, 2.5G and 3G IPR portfolio, with more than 20,000 granted patents worldwide.