CSR Plans for Future with the Opening of CSR SARL a Hardware Design Centre in France

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CSR plc (LSE:CSR) today marked the next step of its worldwideexpansion with the official opening of a wireless hardware designcentre in Sophia Antipolis, France. CSR SARL is headed by the designgroup leader Stephane Boudaud and will employ a team of experienceddesign engineers to work on hardware projects including the design ofUWB (Ultra Wide Band) radios.

"We have been planning and working on a very high speed version ofBluetooth for some time now, and the recent announcement by theBluetooth SIG that UWB will be added as a higher speed option is verywelcome and fits perfectly with the investment we are making in SophiaAntipolis," commented James Collier, technical director and co-founderof CSR.

"Sophia Antipolis is the ideal location for CSR SARL given itsconcentration of advanced technology companies which attract a highlyskilled workforce," explained Stephane Boudaud, design group leader ofCSR SARL. "CSR is growing rapidly and this new design centre willallow CSR to retain its substantial competitive lead and continue todevelop the best wireless solutions for the market." Sophia Antipolisis designated by the French Government as the 'centre of excellence'for telecommunications technology in France

Since January 2005, CSR has opened a design centre in Lund, Swedenand integrated sites in Detroit, USA, Shenzhen, China and Bangalore,India through its acquisitions of Clarity Technologies Inc and, morerecently, UbiNetics' software business.

About CSR

CSR plc is the leading global provider of Bluetooth technology andhas developed expertise in other single-chip wireless communicationstandards such as Wi-Fi (IEEE802.11). CSR offers developedhardware/software solutions for Bluetooth based around BlueCore, afully integrated 2.4 GHz radio, baseband and microcontroller.

CSR is now producing its fourth generation BlueCore devices.BlueCore4 supports the Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) standard which wasratified at the end of 2004. BlueCore4 remains the only EDR silicon tobe shipping in volume today. In November 2004 CSR launched UniFi, thefirst single chip 802.11a/b/g embedded solution specifically targetingthe mobile phone and consumer electronics markets.

BlueCore features in over 50 per cent of all Bluetooth devicesshipped and over 60 per cent of all qualified Bluetooth enabledproducts and modules listed on the Bluetooth website with industryleaders including Nokia, Dell, Panasonic, Sharp, Motorola, IBM, Apple,NEC, Toshiba, RIM and Sony using BlueCore devices in their range ofBluetooth products.

In March 2005, CSR acquired Clarity Technologies Inc., for itsClear Voice Capture (CVC) technology that enhances the audioperformance of any voice-based product or system. Applications for CVCinclude wireless headsets, handsets and automotive hands free systems.

CSR has its headquarters in Cambridge, UK, and offices in Japan,Korea, Taiwan, Denmark, Sweden and both Texas and Detroit in the USA.

More information can be found at www.csr.com and the partner website www.btdesigner.com

More information about Bluetooth technology can be found on theSIG web site at www.bluetooth.com