Atmel Simplifies Car Radio Production with Introduction of AM/FM Receiver IC Providing Improved Digitalization; Industry's First Such Product in High-Volume Production.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HEILBRONN, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 2002 Atmel(R) Corporation (Nasdaq:ATML ATML Automatic Test Markup Language ATML Automated Test Markup Language ) announced today the availability of an AM/FM AM/FM Amplitude Modulation / Frequency Modulation AM/FM Auto-Mapping/Facilities Management receiver IC designed for car radio receivers with digital baseband. The T4260 enables improved digitalization digitalization /dig·i·tal·iza·tion/ (dij?i-tal-i-za´shun) the administration of digitalis or one of its glycosides in a dosage schedule designed to produce and then maintain optimal therapeutic concentrations of its cardiotonic already in the Intermediate Frequency (IF) section which helps manufacturers to simplify car radio production. It is the first such product on the market that is in high-volume production. The T4260, manufactured using Atmel's high-performance BiCMOS II technology, is an advanced AM/FM receiver single-chip solution with integrated fast PLL PLL - phase-locked loop (Phase-Locked Loop A phase-locked loop or phase lock loop (PLL) is an electronic control system that generates a signal that has a fixed relation to the phase of a "reference" signal. A phase-locked loop circuit responds to both the frequency and the phase of the input signals, automatically ). The device offers a fast tuning concept, based on Atmel patents, that allows locking times of less than 1 ms for a jump over the FM band with a step width of 12.5 kHz in FM mode and 1 kHz in AM mode. The AM up-conversion and the FM down-conversion result in an economic filter concept. An automatic tuner alignment is provided by built-in DACs (Digital-to-Analog Converters) for gain and offset compensation. The RF AGC AGC Automatic Gain Control AGC Automotive Glass Cartridge (fuse) AGC Associated General Contractors AGC Associated General Contractors of America AGC Atypical Glandular Cells AGC Attorney-General's Chambers (Automatic Gain Control) is programmable in 1-dB steps, the IF-AGC in 2-dB steps. The current consumption for this specific solution is very low (less than 80 mA) which helps engineers to design end products with reduced power consumption and also helps to keep the power dissipation in the tuner in an acceptable range. The main benefit of the T4260 is its dedicated IF part that allows easy digitalization. Where conventional solutions on the market provide digital data handling only in the baseband part, the T4260 enables digital procedures already in the IF section. The low-impedance driver at the IF output is designed to allow direct input into the ADC (1) See A/D converter. (2) (Apple Display Connector) A peripheral connector from Apple that combines digital video display, USB and power in one cable. (Analog-to-Digital Converter). "Up to now, manufacturers needed to produce various types of car radios with different receiver characteristics, for example, how the receiver handles disturbances or which delay times in case of neighbor channel selection are acceptable. These features were pre-defined, the car radio manufacturer was unable to modify. Now, with the new T4260, our customers can define the receiver's characteristics themselves. By adapting their own software, one car radio type can be adjusted to different receiver characteristics. This means significant cost reduction for car radio manufacturers," explained Roland Polonio, Atmel's Product Marketing Manager for AM/FM receiver ICs. Samples of the T4260 in SSO See single sign-on and CSO. SSO - single sign-on 44 packages are available now, high-volume production is running. Pricing starts at $3.20 (10 k). About Atmel Founded in 1984, Atmel Corporation is headquartered in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. with manufacturing facilities in North America and Europe. Atmel designs, manufactures and markets worldwide, advanced logic, mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory and RF semiconductors. Atmel is also a leading provider of system-level integration semiconductor solutions using CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. , BiCMOS, SiGe, and high-voltage BCDMOS process technologies. Note to Editors: Atmel, the Atmel logo and combinations thereof and others contained herein, are trademarks of Atmel Corporation. Terms and product names in this document may be the trademarks of others. Information Atmel's car radio receiver IC T4260 information may be retrieved at: http://www.atmel.com/atmel/acrobat/doc3c9217a5d746c.pdf. Requests may be sent via e-mail to literature@atmel.com or by visiting Atmel's website at www.atmel.com. |
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