AUSTIN, Texas, July 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Silicon Labs
(NASDAQ: SLAB), a leading provider of automotive radio solutions,
has introduced new hybrid software-defined radio (SDR) tuners,
expanding its portfolio to meet the growing need of automotive
radio manufacturers to support all global digital radio standards
with a common platform. The new Si479x7 devices are Silicon Labs'
first automotive radio tuners supporting the Digital Radio Mondiale
(DRM) standard. The Si479x7 tuners are an extension of Silicon
Labs' popular family of Global Eagle and Dual Eagle AM/FM receivers
and digital radio tuners, providing the same outstanding field
performance, pin and package compatibility between single and dual
tuners, and bill of materials (BOM) cost advantages.
In addition to introducing new DRM-capable tuners, Silicon Labs
is enhancing its Si4790x/1x/2x/5x/6x automotive tuners with unique
"SDR-friendly" technology, effectively transforming these devices
into hybrid SDR tuners. Silicon Labs' hybrid SDR technology
includes advanced DSP-based automotive features such as Maximal
Ratio Combining (MRC), Digital Automatic Gain Control (AGC),
Digital Radio Fast Detect and Dynamic Zero-IF (ZIF) I/Q. These
features enable automotive radio manufacturers to support global
digital radio standards with a common radio hardware and software
design. This added flexibility helps OEM and Tier 1 customers
reduce design, qualification, sourcing and inventory costs while
avoiding the complexity and inefficiency of supporting multiple
automotive radio platforms.
"Silicon Labs' automotive tuners with hybrid SDR capabilities
deliver the highest integration and reception performance and the
lowest BOM cost of any automotive SDR tuners in mass production
today," said Juan Revilla, General
Manager of Broadcast Products at Silicon Labs. "Our tuners with
advanced digital radio features enable radio manufacturers to
develop a single platform to demodulate and decode worldwide
digital radio standards, greatly simplifying car radio designs and
reducing system cost. A single digital radio platform can be
achieved either with an SDR-based design approach or by using a
tuner-plus-coprocessor design."
Silicon Labs' automotive tuner portfolio includes highly
integrated single and dual device options with best-in-class AM/FM
receiver performance. The portfolio supports all broadcast radio
bands including AM, FM, Long Wave,
Short Wave, Weather Band, HD Radio, DAB (Band III) and DRM. The
tuners are built on Silicon Labs' industry-leading RF CMOS
technology, delivering outstanding automotive receiver performance.
The tuners' proven mixed-signal, low-IF RF CMOS design provides
excellent sensitivity in weak signal environments and superb
selectivity and intermodulation immunity in strong signal
environments.
About the DRM Standard
Digital radio standards are a primary source of in-vehicle
infotainment, providing improved reception, greater coverage and
CD-like audio quality. The DRM standard offers a high-quality
digital replacement for current analog radio standards operating in
the AM and FM/VHF bands. DRM supports two frequency bands: DRM30,
operating up to 30 MHz, and DRM+, operating up to 300 MHz. DRM30 is
prevalent in India, where more
than one million cars include DRM receivers, and DRM+ trials are
underway in Russia and
South Africa. HD Radio and Digital
Audio Broadcasting (DAB) are predominant standards in the U.S. and
Europe respectively.
Pricing and Availability
Samples and production quantities of the new Si479x7 DRM hybrid SDR
tuners are available now. Single DRM hybrid SDR tuners are
available in a 48-pin, 7 mm x 7 mm QFN package fitting a board area
of less than 55 mm2. Dual DRM tuners are offered in a
56-pin, 8 mm x 8 mm QFN package on a board area of less than 79
mm2. To accelerate development, Silicon Labs provides
comprehensive evaluation kits for designs based on Global Eagle and
Dual Eagle tuners. For DRM hybrid SDR tuner product and evaluation
kit pricing and ordering information, please contact your local
Silicon Labs sales representative. For additional product
information, please visit silabs.com/globaleagle.
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