COMMUNICASIA 2008: Frontier Silicon Develops Unified Multi-region Digital Radio Receiver

(Product News, 19 Jun 2008)

Frontier Silicon has launched a unified digital radio receiver module that works with all existing Band 3 and L-Band digital radio standards for Europe and Asia. The new receiver addresses the market need for a solution that supports all Eureka-147 based standards, including DAB and DAB+ and DMB-Audio. It is being showcased at the CommunicAsia 2008 show here in Singapore from June 17 to 20.

With more countries announcing frameworks for digital radio, the new module reaches the market in time for manufacturers to realise significant economies of scale, enhanced functionality and rationalised international distribution for new and existing audio products. Frontier Silicon's unified digital radio module will be based on the Venice 5.1 receiver unveiled earlier this year in Australia. The new module is a low cost receiver for DMB-Audio, DAB, DAB+ and FM-RDS, and is a drop-in replacement, both electrically and mechanically, for existing products designed using the company's successful Venice 5 module range, which already provides a basis for the vast majority of digital radio products shipped in 2007 and 2008.

As with all Frontier Silicon audio modules, the unified digital radio module will include all interfaces necessary for a fully-functional product, needing only power supply, display, keypad, audio amplifier and speakers to complete a radio. It will start sampling in the third quarter of this year, and be available for volume production by year-end.

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