About us

History

 

2009 January Demonstrated Jupiter 6.2 platform and Venice 6.2 connected audio module with support for four premium online services
2008 December Founder member of Internet Radio Device Alliance
October Announced development of pan-Euopean unified digital radio module
September Supported WorldDMB digital radio receiver profile specification
August Vega module powers world's smallest DAB receivers
April Jupiter 6.1 connected audio platform for Venice 6 launched
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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