The IF101  model  chips  will  help to meet demand for a large number ofCMMB terminals  in  the  lead  up  to  the  2008  Beijing Olympic Games,Innofidei said.

China's  State  Administration  of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) iscurrently building CMMB trial networks in 37 Chinese cities, and aims tokick off CMMB operations before next year's Olympic Games.

Over the  next six months, TSMC will manufacture millions of IF101 chipswith 12-inch wafer technologies, the announcement said.

The chip  to  be  manufactured  is  an  optimized  version  of the model released  in  March  this  year.  Compared  to  the  previous model, the optimized  chip  consumes less power, has higher sensitivity and enables greater mobility, which in turn will improve terminal stand-by times and reception performance, Innofidei said.

CMMB is   a   mobile   TV  standard  developed  by  SARFT's  Academy  of Broadcasting  Science  and  has  won  strong  support  from  the central government.  China  has  independent intellectual property rights to the
technology.