Prototype of new DRM receiver unveiled in Berlin

At the IFA Consumer Electronics trade fair in Berlin, STMicroelectronics, in cooperation with Kenwood and the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits, presented a fully working prototype of a Digital Radio Mondiale™ (DRM™) receiver that would pave the way to the development of a low-power Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) for DRM applications such as fixed and portable radios, car receivers, software receivers, and Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs).

The prototype can be seen and heard at the Fraunhofer IIS booth in the Science and Technology Forum (TWF) in Hall 5.3 and at the Kenwood booth in Hall 17, Stand 102.

“Working closely with Kenwood and Fraunhofer IIS, and collaborating with them from the early stages of the project, allows us to provide a complete, fully functional infotainment solution for Digital Radio Mondiale that will excite the radio market in the coming years,” said Riccardo Ferrari, General Manager, Digital Broadcasting Radio Division, Automotive Product Group, STMicroelectronics.

“The prototype uses an existing ST chipset and a field programmable gate array (FPGA), so conversion of the prototype into a marketable solution would be straightforward, as the same hardware and software Ipscan be easily integrated into a dedicated DRM ASIC.”

Source: Media Network, STMicroelectronics

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