"What's not in dispute is that it's the PRC's first homegrown chipset; the silicon was helped along by investment from MII. Spreadtrum says Lenovo, Amoi Electronics, Hisense Electric and the Ningbo Bird Company have agreed to use the 3G chip..."
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/08/25/spreadtrum_3g_superchip/
-- DRR