Santa Clara, Calif., December 4, 2006 – Provigent, a leading provider of system-on-a-chip (SoC) solutions for the broadband wireless transmission market, have been already shipping lead free components for two years. Provigent SoC components are in compliance with the European Union’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) legislation. Provigent components, used in electronic communication assemblies, provide an unparalleled level of integration with fixed broadband wireless systems such as cellular access and private wireless networks.

These lead-free solutions are available in commercial quantities to customers - the majority of whom are manufacturers of highly-integrated electronic systems and already aware of the European Union’s environmental initiative.

Provigent components also meet the Joint Electronic Device Engineering Council (JEDEC) standard for marking and labeling components as complying with the RoHS legislation.

About Provigent

Provigent, a fabless semiconductor company, is a leading supplier of SoC solutions for the broadband wireless transmission industry.  The company is financed by leading venture capital companies and private individuals such as Andrew Viterbi, co-founder of QUALCOMM (Nasdaq: QCOM). 

More information is available at,

On the web: www.provigent.com.  

Company contacts:
general; info@provigent.com,
media; pr@provigent.com

Media contacts:
Ms. Karen George, AccessM3, CA,
(562) 283 2083 ext 302, Karen@AccessM3.com