Strong ODM & Brand Attendence at iBiquity's HD Radio(TM) Business Conference and Technology Training Session in Shenzhen, China

Strong ODM & Brand Attendence at iBiquity's HD Radio(TM) Business Conference and Technology Training Session in Shenzhen, China

Over 300 Executives Attend, 20 Companies Exhibit HD Radio Technology Solutions

COLUMBIA, Md., May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Over 300 consumer electronics industry executives attended iBiquity Digital Corporation's HD Radio Business Conference and Technology Training session in Shenzhen, China, Friday, April 11, 2008, two days prior to the Hong Kong Electronics Fair.

The meeting included three concurrent training sessions and a 20-vendor HD Radio Exhibition. IC suppliers, module suppliers, test unit manufacturers, reference platform designers and software design houses were among the companies demonstrating their HD Radio solutions and services.

-- The Business Conference provided an in-depth overview of the state of
HD Radio technology today as well as looking to future features and
products, including an update on the domestic and international roll
out, products in the market, retail status, OEM automotive update,
advanced features and services under development, and presentations
from vendors who are working on next-generation HD Radio chips.
-- The Technical Session included an overview of HD Radio architectures
for the new Samsung Cayman and SiPort SP101, SDK 3.1; display
standardization; iPod docking stations; and new features under
development such as Conditional Access, Traffic Services, and Store and
Replay.
-- The Testing and Certification Session provided an HD Radio System
overview, design considerations, development equipment, type approval
process and tests, factory testing process, and testing partners.

"Our goal is to bring together the range of companies that build HD Radio products, from design through receiver manufacturing," said Jeff Jury, COO, iBiquity Digital Corporation, the designer and licenser of HD Radio technology. "We want to make the end-to-end process as smooth as possible. This is our fourth training seminar and expo. It is gratifying to see an entire industry, with businesses interacting among themselves, built around HD Radio technology."

IC and advanced services were featured, including updates from Clear Channel Communications, which gave an update on MSN DirectHD Traffic Service and Elektrobit, a navigation applications provider, which presented an overview of the MSN DirectHD implementation. Conditional access, iTunes Tagging, Store and Replay and display standards were also discussed. Samsung, SiPort, Texas Instruments, NXP, and STMicroeletronics gave IC presentations.

iBiquity Digital Corporation will be organizing another HD Radio Business Conference and Technology Update on October 10, 2008 at the Shangri-La Hotel in Shenzhen, China.

The HD Radio system is the only digital broadcast technology approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for AM and FM radio in the United States. HD Radio broadcasts are available to more than 80 percent of the American population. More than 3,000 radio stations in the U.S. have committed to upgrading and more than 1,600 are currently broadcasting with HD Radio technology. In addition, more than 800 FM stations are offering new "multicast" channels made possible by this digital technology.

About iBiquity Digital Corporation

iBiquity Digital Corporation is the developer of the HD Radio(TM) system, which allows AM and FM stations to broadcast digital signals in tandem with their analog signals. This new technology provides broadcasters with a platform to offer crystal-clear, CD-quality sound as well as scrolling text and graphics. The additional digital signal enables multiple channels of programming on the same FM frequency (multicasting) and advanced services such as traffic updates. Over 1,600 HD Radio stations are now on the air, with more than 800 offering additional content via subscription free multicast channels. Inspired by its ability to deliver digital quality sound and services while leveraging existing analog spectrum, HD Radio technology is now being tested or adopted in many countries around the world, including Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, Indonesia, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Switzerland and Thailand. For more information, please visit http://www.hdradio.com/ and http://www.ibiquity.com/.

Note to editors: The "HD" in HD Radio(TM) is part of iBiquity Digital's brand name for its advanced digital AM/FM system. It does not mean hybrid digital or high-definition digital; both of these are incorrect.

Source: iBiquity Digital Corporation

CONTACT: Vicki Stearn, iBiquity Digital, +1-443-539-4345,
stearn@ibiquity.com; Matthew Levison, levison@braincomm.com, or Nancy Zakhary,
nancy@braincomm.com, both of Brainerd Communicators, +1-212-986-6667, for
iBiquity Digital Corporation

Web site:

http://www.ibiquity.com/
http://www.hdradio.com/

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