AUSTIN, Texas, May 23, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Silicon Laboratories Inc. (Nasdaq:SLAB) today announced
that Samsung Electronics has adopted the Si4700 FM tuner across
several handset and MP3 platforms. Fully integrated and tested,
Silicon Laboratories' Si4700 allowed Samsung to quickly implement FM
radio functionality into multiple new handsets resulting in superior
FM radio performance, unmatched FM system integration and
industry-leading reliability and manufacturability.
Silicon Laboratories' FM tuner leverages a patented digital
architecture and 100 percent CMOS process technology to deliver the
entire solution from antenna input to audio output while significantly
improving performance. This completely integrated solution requires
only one external supply bypass capacitor and less than 20 mm2 of
board space. The Si4700 integrates selectivity filtering, automatic
gain control, a frequency synthesizer and audio processing.
"Samsung's quick adoption of the highly differentiated Si4700 is a
testament to the ease-of-use and unmatched performance achievable with
our FM radio tuner," said Tyson Tuttle, vice president of Silicon
Laboratories. "Our proven digital architecture has resulted in an
elegant, high-performance solution, enabling customers like Samsung to
easily and cost-effectively implement world-class FM stereo as a
standard feature on any cellular handset or portable audio device."
Leveraging Silicon Laboratories' proven Aero® digital low-IF
receiver architecture, frequency synthesizer technology and patented
MCU embedded processing technology, the Si4700 delivers superior RF
performance and interference rejection. The innovative digital
architecture enables the highest level of selectivity and sensitivity
performance resulting in improved reception and superior audio quality
under varying reception conditions compared to conventional portable
radio tuners.
In addition, Silicon Laboratories is a certified Samsung
Electronics Eco-Partner Affiliate Company recognized for its control
of substances with environmental impacts as well as its stable
environmental quality control systems. Silicon Laboratories provides
lead free and RoHS-compatible products and is an ISO-9001 certified
company.
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,
Europe and Asia. For more information about Silicon Laboratories
please visit www.silabs.com.
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SOURCE: Silicon Laboratories Inc.
Silicon Laboratories Inc., Austin
Tiffany Plowman, 512-464-9432
tiffany.plowman@silabs.com