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History

 

2008 March DAB+ version of world's bestselling DAB module announced - Venice 5.1
2007  Dec On-demand music services enabled on Venice 6 bringing a “World Jukebox” to mass market audio products
Nov DAB+ Venice 6 modules shipping in volume
Sept Five million DAB devices shipped
July Awarded “Product of the Year” by the Radio Academy for Venice 5
May Launched the world's first iPod DAB/FM accessory
February First demonstration of Paradiso 1H single chip DVB-H RF and baseband
January Venice 6 Wi-Fi radio module launched

Fourth VC round £16.0m led by Mitsui
2006 November Paradiso design wins
September Venice 5 DAB module launched with 1-week battery life

First demonstration of Paradiso 1 Multistandard Baseband
August Chorus 2 next-generation digital audio processor launched
May Three million DAB IC devices shipped

First MDTV GSM handsets go on sale in Germany (Samsung P900)
January Volume sales of Kino 2 T-DMB chip

First handsets go on sale in Korea featuring Kino 1 and Apollo (Samsung B2300)
2005 December Annual sales reach £24.5m
October Venice 4 DAB module launched with 100-hour battery life
September Opened Korean office
June Venice 3 DAB module launched with 60-hour battery life
March Silansys acquired – IC design in Dublin
February Third VC round £16.0m led by ACT
2004 December Annual sales reach £15.3m
September 1m Chorus 1 DAB units shipped

First RF silicon receives DAB signal off-air
June First DVB-T products shipped
April 2nd VC round of £12.7m led by Nokia Ventures and GLG
March Opened Hong Kong and China offices
2003 December 8-month sales of £9.1m
October First VC Round £3.0m with Apax and Alta Berkeley
2002 July First DAB module shipped - Venice 1
  January £2.0m angel funding

Chorus 1 digital audio processor chip announced
2001 June Anthony Sethill founds Frontier Silicon
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