High-Performance Si475x Car Radio Tuner ICs Optimized for Demanding
Yet Cost-Sensitive Head Unit Designs
MUNICH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Silicon
Laboratories Inc. (NASDAQ: SLAB), a leader in high-performance,
analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs, today introduced the industry's most
highly integrated car radio tuner IC family, incorporating the entire
radio tuner solution from antenna input to audio output in a single CMOS
IC and enabling the lowest system cost for the mid-range automotive
radio market. Silicon Labs' new automotive-grade Si475x AM/FM receiver
family provides unrivaled performance for cost-sensitive automotive
radio designs in the high-growth "BRIC" (Brazil, Russia, India and
China) markets. Target applications include automotive OEM and
aftermarket head units and radio tuner RF modules.
An ISO/TS-16949 certified company, Silicon Labs is a fast-growing automotive
semiconductor supplier offering a wide range of mixed-signal IC
products for the global automotive market. In addition to its popular automotive-grade
AM/FM tuner portfolio, Silicon Labs offers AEC-Q100-qualified
microcontrollers with CAN and LIN interfaces for body electronics
applications; sub-GHz
RF ICs for remote and passive keyless entry (RKE/PKE) and tire
pressure monitoring systems (TPMS); capacitive
touch sense MCUs and proximity
sensors for infotainment systems, center stack control and
automotive human-machine interface (HMI); and digital
isolators,
isolated gate drivers and current
sensors for hybrid and electric vehicle battery management.
According to J.D. Power and Associates, "the center of the automotive
universe" is shifting to rapidly growing BRIC economies such as Brazil,
China, India and Southeast Asia where lower vehicle prices are creating
demand for more cost-effective components. Automakers in developed
markets including the U.S., Europe and Japan also are looking to
optimize cost and performance.
Responding to these trends, Silicon Labs' Si475x AM/FM radio ICs provide
a cost-effective yet feature-rich and high-performance solution for the
mid-grade automotive market. Industry-leading integration in a small 5
mm x 5 mm 32-pin QFN package eliminates the need for several costly
external components, dropping the car radio tuner bill of materials by
up to 50 percent and reducing the external component count by up to 70
percent. This high level of integration is achieved without sacrificing
radio performance or functionality.
Silicon Labs' Si475x tuner ICs support worldwide radio band requirements
including AM, FM, FM radio data system (RDS), long wave (LW) and short
wave (SW), giving car radio developers the flexibility to support a
variety of global market requirements with a single design. The tuners
incorporate Silicon Labs' patented RDS decoding technology, offering RDS
performance superior to any other FM RDS demodulator/decoder available.
The Si475x tuner ICs incorporate high-performance standard automotive
features such as selectivity, sensitivity, linearity, impulse noise
blanking, weak signal processing and dynamic bandwidth control for
suppression of strong blockers. The superior linearity of the Si475x
tuner's integrated RF front end, combined with a high-performance
on-chip radio DSP and microcontroller, delivers outstanding RF dynamic
range and immunity to multi-path fading.
"The Si475x radio tuners are based on our patented digital low-IF
architecture shipping worldwide in more than 800 million radios," said
James Stansberry, general manager of Silicon Labs' broadcast audio
products. "The Si475x ICs are designed to deliver automotive-grade
performance and reliability while also providing the signature
industry-leading integration and reduction in manufacturing costs that
are the hallmark of Silicon Labs' radio solutions."
Pricing and Availability
The Si475x is the latest member of Silicon Labs' growing family of
automotive-grade radio tuners, which includes the Si474x
tuner family for economy radio applications. Samples and production
quantities of the Si475x car radio tuner ICs are available now. Pricing
for the Si475x tuner ICs begins at $8.18 (USD) in 10,000-unit
quantities. The Si4757LNA-A-EVB evaluation board is available to
automotive customers for $450 (USD). For additional Si475x product
information, please visit www.silabs.com/pr/automotive.
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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