-- Broadcast Audio Receivers Deliver Differentiating Technology for Award-Winning Designs --
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 15, 2008--Silicon Laboratories Inc. (Nasdaq: SLAB) today announced that jWIN
Electronics Corporation, a leading consumer electronics company, has
adopted Silicon
Laboratories' highly integrated radio receivers for its new radio
audio systems recently awarded 2009 innovation awards by the Consumer
Electronics Association. The iMM9500 Vertical 4CD/MP3 Hi-Fi Audio System
with USB/SD/MMC/Slot Music card reader uses Silicon LaboratoriesSi4730
AM/FM radio receiver, and the iMM183 Hi-Fi Dual Alarm Clock for
iPhone/iPod devices with Weather Band Radio (SAME technology) uses
Silicon LaboratoriesSi4707
weather band receiver.
"Silicon Labs' broad portfolio of outstanding AM/FM radio and weather
band solutions allowed jWIN to very quickly and simply equip our
showpiece products with world-class radio reception and weather band
functionality," said James Browning, Senior Vice President of Operations
of jWIN Electronics Corporation. "By offering small size, easy design
and excellent performance, the Silicon Labs products were key to our
product designs."
"Silicon Labs is focused on providing world-class audio solutions to the
consumer electronics industry where performance, customization and
time-to-market are key to a product's success," said Mark Thompson,
general manager of Silicon Laboratories' broadcast audio division. "The
innovative jWIN products showcase the value of a superior audio
experience for the end user."
The Si4730 and Si4707 radio ICs are based on Silicon Laboratories'
Si47xx digital low-IF architecture, which has shipped hundreds of
millions of devices worldwide. The devices offer outstanding performance
and flexibility using a minimal bill-of-materials to simplify the design
process. The Si473x AM/FM receiver family eliminates 90 percent of the
external components required by traditional AM/FM solutions and requires
one-tenth the PCB space. This equates to direct material and overhead
cost savings for the manufacturer in addition to reduced inventory and
fewer suppliers to manage.
The innovative Si4707 architecture is the industry's first weather band
radio receiver IC to include a specific area message encoding (SAME)
processor, enabling broadcast alert data such as severe thunderstorm
warning or flash flood watch to be displayed to the user. Requiring only
one external component and less than 15 mm(2) of board area, the Si4707
provides the space savings and low power consumption necessary for
portable devices such as the iMM183 while delivering the high
performance and design simplicity desired for all weather alert radios.
jWIN Electronics Corporation
jWIN Electronics Corporation is a leading consumer electronics company,
bringing uniquely styled brand name quality products to consumers
worldwide. jWIN's commitment is to offer the latest technology and the
highest quality consumer electronic products, which are affordable to
everyone everywhere. Since its founding jWIN has consistently delivered
to market a full line of consumer electronic products that incorporate
unique styling, high quality and new technology.
About iLuv
iLuv is a brand of jWIN Electronics Corp. dedicated to developing IT
peripheral products, unique audio video products and accessories for
portable media players and other personal entertainment devices. The
iLuv i1166, iMM9500, iMM189, iSP200 and i303 were recognized as CES
Innovations 2009 Design and Engineering Award Honorees including the
"Best of Innovations 2009" for i1166 in the Portable Multimedia
Accessories Product category. This follows on iLuv previously winning
two CES Innovations awards in 2007 and three in 2008. For more
information on iLuv, please visit www.i-luv.com.
Silicon Laboratories Inc.
Silicon Laboratories is an industry leader in the innovation of
high-performance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs. Developed by a
world-class engineering team with unsurpassed expertise in mixed-signal
design, Silicon Labs' diverse portfolio of highly integrated,
easy-to-use products offers customers significant advantages in
performance, size and power consumption. These patented solutions serve
a broad set of markets and applications including consumer,
communications, computing, industrial and automotive.
Headquartered in Austin, TX, Silicon Labs is a global enterprise with
operations, sales and design activities worldwide. The company is
committed to contributing to our customers' success by recruiting the
highest quality talent to create industry-changing innovations. For more
information about Silicon Labs, please visit www.silabs.com.
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