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Chorus DAB digital radio chip now in one million products

Low power system-on-chip is now de-facto standard for Eureka 147 DAB digital radio

London, 6th September 2004: Frontier Silicon – the leading fabless manufacturer of semiconductors for digital TV/radio and consumer multimedia products – has announced it has now shipped one million of its DAB digital radio system-on-chip devices, the Chorus IC. The chip and derivative module products are currently at the heart of over 50 different digital radio products that enable DAB functionality, including the latest products from TEAC, Philips, Grundig, Hitachi, Sharp, Sony, Roberts and PURE Digital.

Anthony Sethill, chief executive officer of Frontier Silicon said, "Within just two years, Chorus (and the Chorus-based Venice module) has now become the industry standard for digital radio products – in handheld, kitchen radio, and emerging in-car audio systems. With these products we have been able to significantly reduce the design time and cost of manufacture for our customers, allowing new differentiated products to be brought to market rapidly for the growing base of digital radio listeners." He added, "Frontier Silicon is very proud that our first IC has been a key catalyst in the development of the new digital radio market in the UK, and expect it to perform a similar role in other markets such as Germany, Italy and Spain over the next two years."

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Editor's notes: About Frontier Silicon

Frontier Silicon, winner of the PricewaterhouseCoopers hottest technology company of 2004 award, is at the forefront of the digital revolution with a range of semiconductor solutions for digital TV, digital radio and other emerging consumer multimedia products. As a fabless semiconductor business, Frontier Silicon’s core products include complete DAB modules, DVB-T solutions and the underlying system-on-chip (SoC) devices. Key customers for these products include consumer electronic, automotive entertainment and PDA/mobile phone manufacturers. In digital radio (DAB), the company’s chips are found in the world’s leading brands including Bush, Cambridge Audio, Goodmans, Grundig, Hitachi, Ministry of Sound, Philips, PURE Digital, Roberts Radio, Sharp, Sony and TEAC.