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So the soft/digital radio over existing frequencies is coming from the Lone Star dsp core co.
biz.yahoo.com
USA Digital Radio Announces Texas Instruments to Provide DSP Chips for
Digital AM/FM Radios
Consumers Will Get Superior Sound and New Data Services from the Most
Exciting Change in Radio Since its Invention More Than 70 Years Ago
COLUMBIA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 28, 1999-- USA Digital Radio, Inc. and Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE: TXN - news) today announced an
agreement to integrate USA Digital Radio's software with TI's
world-leading, programmable digital signal processors (DSPs) for use in digital AM/FM radio receivers.
Under the terms of the joint commercialization agreement, USA Digital
Radio and TI will work closely to develop and market DSPs which host
In-Band On-Channel Digital Audio Broadcasting (IBOC DAB) technology.
This digital radio technology will give consumers clearer, CD-like sound quality while listening to their favorite AM and FM stations, as well as new data services displayed on a radio screen such as song and artist identification, local traffic, weather and news, and more.
TI, the world leader in DSP and analog, will deliver hardware designs
based on its industry-leading high-performance, programmable TMS320C6000 DSP. USA Digital Radio, a digital broadcast technology company, will use the hardware to host its IBOC DAB software for incorporation into radio receivers. A DSP is a powerful, specialized chip that is ideal for very fast, math-intensive computing.
Its real-time capability makes it perfect for applications such as
cellular phones, Internet appliances and wireless infrastructure.
''We are very pleased to have a preeminent DSP manufacturer such as
Texas Instruments as a semiconductor supplier for digital AM and FM
radios,'' said Robert J. Struble, president and chief executive officer, USA Digital Radio, Inc. ''Having TI, the world's leading DSP provider, join our coalition is an integral part of USA Digital Radio's strategy of aligning key industry participants to commercialize digital radio services and bring products to consumers everywhere.''
''With 600 million radios in use throughout the United States today, the emerging market of Digital Audio Broadcasting offers tremendous growth potential,'' said Mike Hames, manager of TI's worldwide DSP business. ''We are pleased that USA Digital Radio recognized the performance and programmability advantage of our DSPs and are happy to align with them in the development of this new and exciting market.''
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) is a digital method of transmitting
virtual CD quality audio signals to radio receivers. IBOC DAB is a
broadcasting technology that uses the current radio spectrum to transmit existing AM and FM analog simultaneously with new high-quality digital signals.
This technology provides a unique opportunity for broadcasters and
listeners to convert from analog to digital radio without service
disruption while maintaining current dial positions of existing
stations. Listeners who purchase digital radios will receive their
favorite radio stations with superior sound quality free from static,
hiss and noise, and with reduced interference.
Additionally, listeners will have the capability to receive expanded
auxiliary data services, such as station and program content, stock and news information, local traffic and weather, email and internet access, and more.
About Texas Instruments, Inc.
The worldwide leader and pioneer in digital signal processing solutions since 1982, Texas Instruments provides innovative DSP and mixed signal/analog technologies to more than 30,000 customers in the
computer, wireless communications, networking, Internet, consumer,
digital motor control and mass storage markets worldwide.
To help customers get to market faster, TI offers easy-to-use
development tools and extensive software and hardware support, enhanced by its extensive network of third party DSP solutions providers that produce more than 1,000 products using TI technology.
Texas Instruments Incorporated is a global semiconductor company and the world's leading designer and supplier of digital signal processing
solutions, the engines driving the digitization of electronics.
Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the company's businesses also include
materials and controls, educational and productivity solutions, and
digital imaging.
The company has manufacturing or sales operations in more than 25
countries.
Texas Instruments is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the
symbol TXN. More information is located on the World Wide Web at
ti.com.
About USA Digital Radio, Inc.
USA Digital Radio is developing and marketing In-Band On-Channel Digital Audio Broadcasting (IBOC DAB) technology for AM and FM radio. On October 7, 1998, the company filed a Petition for Rulemaking with the Federal Communications Commission for implementing Digital Audio Broadcasting in the United States using USA Digital Radio's IBOC technology.
Owners of USA Digital Radio include: ABC, Inc., New York, New York
(NYSE:DIS - news); CBS Corporation, New York, New York (NYSE:CBS - news); AMFM, Inc. formerly Chancellor Media Corporation, Dallas, Texas
(NASDAQ:AMFM - news); Chase Capital Partners, New York, New York, an
affiliate of The Chase Manhattan Corporation (NYSE:CMB - news); Citadel Communications Corporation, Las Vegas, Nevada (NASDAQ:CITC - news); Clear Channel Communications, San Antonio, Texas (NYSE:CCU - news); Cox Radio, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia (NYSE:CXR - news); Cumulus Media, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin (NASDAQ:CMLS - news); Emmis Communications, Indianapolis, Indiana (NASDAQ:EMMS - news); Entercom Communications Corporation, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania (NYSE:ETM - news); Gannett Company, Inc., Arlington, Virginia (NYSE:GCI - news); Hispanic Broadcasting Corporation, Dallas, Texas(NASDAQ:HBCCA - news); Radio One, Inc., Lanham, Maryland (NASDAQ:ROIA - news); and Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland (NASDAQ:SBGI - news).
USA Digital Radio's efforts include development agreements with several outside parties including Xetron Corporation, Cincinnati, Ohio; Fraunhofer Institut fur Integriete Schaltungen (IIS), Erlangen, Germany; BittWare Research Systems, Concord, New Hampshire; Nautel Limited, Nova Scotia, Canada; QEI Corporation, Williamstown, New Jersey, Broadcast Electronics, Quincy, Illinois, Kenwood Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, and Texas Instruments, Dallas, Texas.
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