Sony Ericsson Adopts Silicon Laboratories' FM Radio Tuner for the W950 Walkman(R) Phone; Si4701 Offers Superior Performance and Integration.AUSTIN, Texas -- Silicon Laboratories Inc. (Nasdaq:SLAB) today announced that Sony Ericsson For an arrangement of Sony Ericsson products, see list of Sony Ericsson products Sony Ericsson is a joint venture established in 2001 by the Japanese consumer electronics company Sony Corporation and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson to make mobile phones. has adopted the Si4701 FM tuner for the W950 Walkman(R) phone. By using the highly-integrated Silicon Laboratories Si4701 with support for the Radio Data System (RDS (1) (Remote Data Services) A set of programming interfaces from Microsoft that enables users to update data on the Internet or intranets from their ActiveX-enabled browser. ), Sony Ericsson quickly implemented outstanding FM stereo receiver An audio amplifier and switching device for a hi-fidelity stereo system. It contains inputs for all the audio sources and outputs to one or more sets of speakers. It may also include an AM/FM tuner. functionality in less than 20 mm2 of board area on the ultra-slim, stylish, UMTS-enabled W950 Walkman(R) phone with mobile music capability. The Silicon Laboratories Si4701 incorporates a digital processor for the RDS and the Radio Broadcast Data System (RBDS RBDS Radio Broadcast Data System (derivative of Radio Data System) ), which includes all the required RDS/RBDS symbol decoding, block synchronization and error detection and correction (algorithm, storage) error detection and correction - (EDAC, or "error checking and correction", ECC) A collection of methods to detect errors in transmitted or stored data and to correct them. This is done in many ways, all of them involving some form of coding. functions. This feature enables Sony Ericsson to provide FM broadcast data such as song title, artist, and station name on the W950 Walkman(R) phone. The Si4701 is pin compatible to the non-RDS part, the Si4700. "Consumers are demanding handsets with music functionality for both feature-rich phones and entry-level handsets," said Tyson Tuttle, vice president of Silicon Laboratories. "The performance, integration and ease-of-use of our FM tuner products allow manufacturers like Sony Ericsson to quickly implement world-class FM stereo as a standard feature on any handset or portable media device." The Si4701 reduces cost while enabling superior sound quality and adjustability in critical FM receiver specifications. Using patented technology including a field-proven, low IF digital architecture and embedded processor A CPU chip used in a system other than a general purpose workstation, desktop or laptop computer. Such chips are used by the billions every year in a myriad of products. See embedded system. technology, Silicon Laboratories' FM tuners offer industry-leading performance in all FM receiver specifications and excel in real-world environments such as large cities where high immunity to blockers is critical for good reception. The devices provide software programmability for the seek, soft mute (Phonetics) See Media. See also: Soft and stereo blend parameters, all of which are fundamental to superior performance in highly variable FM broadcast environments. Silicon Laboratories Inc. Silicon Laboratories Inc. is a leading designer of high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal integrated circuits (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. For a discussion of 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' filings with the SEC. 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