Silicon Laboratories Achieves XM Radio Type Approval Certification for Satellite Radio Tuners.AUSTIN, Texas -- Si2211/12 Measure Best-in-Class Performance on Key Specifications Silicon Laboratories Inc. (Nasdaq:SLAB) today announced that its Si2211 and Si2212 Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service Digital Audio Radio Service or DARS refers to any type of digital radio service. In the United States it is the official FCC term for digital radio services. The most popular type of DARS in the U.S. (SDARS SDARS Satellite Digital Audio Radio Services ) tuners have attained XM Radio type approval certification. The highly integrated Si2211 and Si2212 are the industry's only SDARS tuners implemented in 100 percent 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. . The Si2211 and Si2212 lower the bill of materials The list of components that make up a system. For example, a bill of materials for a house would include the cement block, lumber, shingles, doors, windows, plumbing, electric, heating and so on. for XM radio receivers by significantly reducing the board space and component count typically required by competing solutions. By achieving best-in-class performance on several key metrics for mobile applications, the Si2211 and Si2212 enable XM radio manufacturers to further improve reception performance, especially under harsh conditions like those found in an automotive environment. The Si2211 implements a single SAW superheterodyne See superheterodyne receiver. architecture that supports next generation satellite receivers and allows radio manufacturers to reduce costs. The Si2212 integrates the functionality of two Si2211 tuners creating the only single-chip dual branch solution for enhanced satellite radio service for next generation radios. The availability of both ICs offers customers greater flexibility and quicker time-to-market when designing both single and dual branch satellite radios. "Silicon Laboratories is an innovator in radio technology," said Anh Nguyen, vice president of RF technology for XM Satellite Radio. "By exceeding our stringent technical requirements and achieving type approval, Silicon Laboratories' revolutionary technology will facilitate the development of the highest quality satellite radios." "Full type approval is additional validation of our tuner technology and is an important step in accelerating the adoption of our solution among the variety of radio manufacturers working with XM radio," said Dave Bresemann, vice president of Silicon Laboratories. "The Si2211 and Si2212 build upon our success in satellite radio with the RF synthesizers by providing the best performing and most integrated SDARS solution on the market." Availability Silicon Laboratories offers the Si2212-GQ tuner packaged in a thermally enhanced 64-pin TQFP See QFP. or the Si2211-GQ tuner packaged in a 48-pin TQFP. Silicon Laboratories' tuner solutions also include the Si2200-GM RF/IF synthesizer synthesizer Machine that electronically generates and modifies sounds, frequently with the use of a digital computer, for use in the composition of electronic music and in live performance. packaged in a 28-pin QFN QFN Quad Flat No-Lead QFN Queen Fan Newsletter (rock band) QFN Quad Flat No Leads . Complete support through application notes, reference designs and evaluation boards are now available. Evaluation boards are available for $150 per unit. Silicon Laboratories Inc. Silicon Laboratories Inc. is a leading designer of high-performance, analog-intensive mixed-signal integrated circuits A mixed-signal integrated circuit combines analog circuits with digital signal processing (DSP) circuits on a single semiconductor die. An integrated circuit that includes both analog and digital circuitry (but no DSP), like a 555 timer, is generally not considered a mixed-signal (ICs) for a broad range of applications. Silicon Laboratories' diverse portfolio of highly integrated, patented solutions is developed by a world-class engineering team with decades of cumulative expertise in cutting-edge mixed-signal design. The company has design, engineering, marketing, sales and applications offices throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe and Asia. For more information about Silicon Laboratories please visit www.silabs.com. Cautionary Language This press release may contain forward-looking statements based on Silicon Laboratories' current expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Silicon Laboratories believes that it is important to communicate the company's future expectations to investors. However, there may be events in the future that Silicon Laboratories is not able to accurately predict or control. For a discussion of these and other factors that could impact Silicon Laboratories' financial results and cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, please refer to Silicon Laboratories' recent filings with the SEC, particularly the Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. filed January 26, 2004, and the 10-Q filed July 26, 2004. Note to editors: Silicon Laboratories and the Silicon Laboratories logo are trademarks of Silicon Laboratories Inc. All other product names noted herein may be trademarks of their respective holders. |
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