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Communications ICs (Wireless)
News Release from: Siano Mobile Silicon
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 20 April 2007
Multistandard receiver chip in new Intel
MIDs
The SMS1000 multistandard receiver chip will power mobile internet device (MID) platforms, unveiled in a demonstration at Intel's Developer Forum (IDF) event in Beijing.
Siano Mobile Silicon's SMS1000 multistandard receiver chip will power Intel MID platforms, unveiled in a demonstration at Intel's Developer Forum (IDF) event held in Beijing The MID ( Mobile Internet Device) product category delivers consumers entertainment, communication and navigation usages enhanced by a rich Internet experience in small, ultramobile devices
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 3 May 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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"We are thrilled to be working with Intel on their upcoming MID platform, as this clearly reflects our leading position in the industry", says Alon Ironi, CEO, Siano.
"This advanced platform paves the way for notebook and consumer electronics manufacturers to provide end users with multichannel, high-quality TV everywhere".
Especially designed for low-power operation, the MID platform will allow consumers to watch mobile TV for 8 to 20h (depending on the broadcast technology) before their device runs out of battery.
"Bringing high-quality mobile digital TV reception to MIDs is an important capability as consumers become more media hungry", says Robert DeLine, Director of Marketing for Intel's Ultra Mobility Group.
"Siano's SMS1000 provides high quality, wide-coverage mobile TV, and coupled with Intel's ultra mobile silicon solutions, enable innovative form factors with long battery life".
The Siano SMS1000 is thought to be the industry's only low-cost, ultralow-power, quad-band multistandard receiver in mass production.
It supports DVB-H, DVB-T, DAB, DAB-IP and T-DMB mobile digital standards, in various spectrum ranges, from 170 up to 1680MHz.
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