Frontier Silicon Brings Sirius Radio Home

Frontier Silicon Brings Sirius Radio Home

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, January 7/PRNewswire/ -- Frontier Silicon, the leading manufacturer of digital audio
semiconductors and modules, today announced that it will be supporting the
popular Sirius Internet Radio service on its Venice 6 multistandard receiver
module. According to market research from Bridge Ratings, Sirius Radio is
currently listened to by around six million US-based subscribers via
satellite, mainly in their cars. The Sirius Internet Radio service gives
subscribers access to numerous channels of music as well as talk, news,
comedy and sport programming.

Frontier's Venice 6 allows audio manufacturers to add the capability to
connect to the Sirius Internet radio service to a wide range of audio devices
such as tabletop radios, clock radios and micro CD systems without requiring
a rooftop satellite antenna, thereby making the Sirius service easily
accessible in the home environment.

Frontier Silicon's modules and ICs are already at the heart of 80 percent
of DAB digital radios used today, and the Venice 6 module is the latest
addition to its product range, adding Wi-Fi connectivity to the DAB/DAB+/FM
capabilities offered on earlier modules. The Wi-Fi connectivity gives Venice
6-based radios access to over 10,000 internet radio stations and a massive
array of free online content such as podcasts and "Listen Again". The module,
which also plays audio streamed from a network server and music-on-demand, is
opening up vast new markets for the company. By enabling Venice 6 to receive
Sirius Internet Radio, consumer electronics manufacturers will be able to
produce familiar tabletop radios, microsystems and clock radios that also
have access to the Sirius' commercial-free channels for a monthly
subscription fee.

Anthony Sethill, CEO of Frontier Silicon said: "The Sirius radio service
is already very popular with consumers in the USA, with millions of
subscribers regularly enjoying it. Implementing Sirius on Venice 6 is going
to let our customers quickly bring to market new easy-to-install home audio
products that will bring this high quality Sirius content into the home."

Venice 6 is a truly global radio module, being the world's only
multistandard radio capable of receiving Internet radio, DAB/DAB+, FM and
music streamed from a network server. It is based on Frontier Silicon's
Chorus 2 processor and streams radio stations and music files in a variety of
formats and protocols including MP3, WMA, and RealAudio.

Frontier Silicon is located in the North Hall of the CES Las Vegas
Convention Centre, room 6636MP.

Editor's Notes:

About Frontier Silicon Limited

Frontier Silicon is the leading supplier of digital and RF integrated
circuits and modules for digital audio products and mobile digital TV.
Established in 2001 as a privately funded fabless semiconductor company, it
has over 160 employees and is headquartered in Watford, England, with design
centres in Cambridge and Dublin, and branch offices and technical support
representatives in Hong Kong, China, Korea and Japan. Products include audio
processors for digital radio and network streaming, and receiver solutions
for mobile TV.

Customers include Bang & Olufsen, Bush, Denon, Goodmans, Grundig,
Hitachi, JVC, Onkyo, Philips, Pure Digital, Revo, Roberts, Samsung, Sanyo,
Sharp, Sony, TEAC and Yamaha.

Frontier Silicon is a trademark or registered trademark of Frontier
Silicon Ltd. RealAudio is a registered trademark of RealNetworks, Inc.
Windows Media is a trademark or registered trademark of Microsoft
Corporation.

http://www.frontier-silicon.com

Source: Frontier Silicon Ltd

Contact Details: Steve Evans, VP Sales and Marketing, Tel: +44-1923-474-200, Email: press@frontier-silicon.com

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