Casting off Cables: DiBcom and Freescale Take Partnership to Next Level for Mobile TV Solutions.PARIS Paris, in Greek mythology Paris or Alexander, in Greek mythology, son of Priam and Hecuba and brother of Hector. Because it was prophesied that he would cause the destruction of Troy, Paris was abandoned on Mt. -- New reference design shrinks size, tightens integration with DVB-H See mobile TV and DVB. multi-chip module DiBcom, the leader in mobile DVB-T See DVB. front-end solutions and Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :FSL FSL - Formal Semantics Language. A language for compiler writing. ["A Formal Semantics for Computer Languages and its Application in a Compiler-Compiler", J.A. Feldman, CACM 9(1) (Jan 1966)]. [Sammet 1969, p. 641]. )(NYSE:FSL.B) extended their partnership to develop a DiBcom DVB-H multi-chip module using Freescale's DVB-H tuner and to support integration of the module with Freescale's cellular platforms. The module consists of Freescale's MC44CD02 direct conversion tuner and DiBcom's DiB7000-H channel decoder. Both chips have been on the market for almost a year and are now in production, having been tested successfully in DVB-H trials in a number of different countries. The chips are used in most DVB-H terminals currently in the field and establish an industry benchmark in terms of overall performance. The module enables fast time-to-market and smaller form factors while reducing sourcing burdens. "We selected the Freescale tuner for its superior performance," said Yannick Levy, chief executive officer of DiBcom. "The tuner allows us to provide the best quality reception and enables users to receive DVB-H services in a variety of severe conditions, such as in the presence of strong interference." DiBcom's DiB7000-H channel decoder offers the best possible solution for DVB-H reception and follows the "proven performance" guidelines of the DVB-H standard implementation. With DiBcom's solutions, it's possible to integrate DVB-H into virtually any mobile device as a plug and play feature. "Our goal is to extend our leadership with technology that makes it easier for our customers to deliver in an emerging market," said Thierry Cammal, general manager, Freescale's Wireless and Mobile Systems Group in Europe. "Our cellular platform customers demand increased levels of integration, and this module delivers the optimal performance, size, consumption and cost for Freescale cellular platforms that will provide DVB-H capability." Freescale's direct conversion, zero intermediate frequency (ZIF) approach allows for low power consumption and a low part count. These factors enable extended battery life in a small form factor that can be integrated easily into a solution ideal for DVB-H enabled handset requirements. About Freescale Semiconductor Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (NYSE:FSL)(NYSE:FSL.B) is a global leader in the design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors for the automotive, consumer, industrial, networking and wireless markets. Freescale became a publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. in July 2004 after more than 50 years as part of Motorola, Inc. The company is based in Austin, Texas, and has design, research and development, manufacturing or sales operations in more than 30 countries. Freescale, a member of the S&P 500(R), is one of the world's largest semiconductor companies with 2004 sales of $5.7 billion (USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ). www.freescale.com. About DiBcom DiBcom is at the heart of mobile TV. As a fabless semiconductor company A fabless semiconductor company specializes in the design and sale of hardware devices implemented on semiconductor chips. It achieves an advantage by outsourcing the fabrication of the devices to a specialized semiconductor manufacturer called a semiconductor foundry or "fab. that designs high-performance chipsets, DiBcom enables low-power mobile and portable TV reception everywhere and at speeds exceeding 150 mph. The company's solutions are used in automotive, PC/peripheral and handheld device applications. DiBcom has extensive experience solving real-world mobile digital terrestrial television Digital Terrestrial Television (DTTV or DTT) is an implementation of digital technology to provide a greater number of channels and/or better quality of picture and sound using aerial broadcasts to a conventional antenna (or aerial) instead of a satellite dish or (DTT DTT Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu (Deloitte & Touch Global Operations) DTT Dithiothreitol (cytology reagent) DTT Digital Terrestrial Television DTT Discrete Trial Training ) reception problems and has overcome the main technological barriers to high-quality service. The company has developed patented algorithms and architecture for fast and accurate channel estimation and high Doppler compensation. Its chipsets are compliant with the current worldwide Digital Video Broadcast standards DVB-T and DVB-H. The company recently raised $30 million from leading venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] . For more information, please visit www.dibcom.net. Freescale(TM) and the Freescale logo are trademarks of Freescale Semiconductor Inc. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. (C) Freescale Semiconductor Inc. 2005. |
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