STMicroelectronics Leads the Move to Next-Generation Car Infotainment Systems
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
ST's technology facilitates tomorrow's digital car radios
at cost comparable to today's AM/FM solutions
Geneva, July 18, 2012 - STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM), a global semiconductor
leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications and the
world's largest supplier of components for terrestrial and satellite in-car
digital radio receivers, has introduced the industry's first digital radio
chipset that enables simultaneous reception and processing of AM/FM and multiple
digital-radio broadcasts (e.g. DAB+). Complete with full software stack and
support for a number of different broadcasting standards, ST's new digital radio
chipset started volume production in Q2 2012.
Developed in cooperation with Bosch Car Multimedia, ST's multi-standard digital
radio chipset shortcuts the path to high-performance, cost-effective car
infotainment systems. These systems will enhance the driving experience with
new-generation radio features and value-added services like synchronized
streaming of textual and visual information, including real-time weather and
traffic updates.
"We are integrating ST's multi-standard digital radio receiver into our head-
unit platform due to its outstanding performance, flexibility and integration
benefits", said Dr. Michael Bolle, Robert Bosch Car Multimedia GmbH, Executive
Vice President Engineering. "ST's versatile solution allows us to easily address
any market requirement with a cost-effective offering for next-generation in-car
infotainment."
The chipset can receive and decode up to four channels in parallel, two for FM
phase diversity and two for terrestrial digital broadcasting (e.g. DAB). With
this feature, the car radio can receive audio content from one channel, while
pulling real-time traffic and weather information from another one at the same
time. The radio receiver can also seamlessly switch between the analog legacy FM
and the digital radio signals and simultaneously demodulate audio and data from
two separate digital radio channels (DAB 1.5).
ST's new digital radio chipset is a complete receiver solution based on one or
more (up to 4) multi-standard RF ICs and a base-band processing IC running the
full software stack. The chipset delivers superior real-time performance without
bottlenecks in the baseband processing, coupled with low current consumption and
minimized electromagnetic interference. It supports the DAB family of standards
(DAB/DAB+/DMB-A), the Digital Radio Mondiale open broadcasting standard, as well
as the HD Radio(TM) technology (when combined with an external co-processor).
An open-market product, ST's digital radio chipset started mass production in Q2
2012. For further details and pricing options, please contact your ST sales
office.
With fifteen years at the forefront of digital radio technology, ST is currently
the world's largest supplier of components for digital radio receivers, having
shipped more than 80 million chips to date.
About STMicroelectronics
ST is a global leader in the semiconductor market serving customers across the
spectrum of sense and power technologies and multimedia convergence
applications. From energy management and savings to trust and data security,
from healthcare and wellness to smart consumer devices, in the home, car and
office, at work and at play, ST is found everywhere microelectronics make a
positive and innovative contribution to people's life. By getting more from
technology to get more from life, ST stands for life.augmented.
In 2011, the Company's net revenues were $9.73 billion. Further information on
ST can be found at www.st.com.
For Press Information Contact:
STMicroelectronics
Michael Markowitz
Director Technical Media Relations
+1 781 591 0354
michael.markowitz(at)st.com
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