Option for low-cost digital receivers is available in single chip...
Option for low-cost digital receivers is available in single chip that processes digital radio and TV broadcast in Coded Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (COFDM) used in Europe. Besides handling digital signals, chip processes analog TV, enabling manufacturers to eliminate…
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dedicated analog chips and offer lower priced TVs. First receivers using Logie chip are expected in spring. “Manufacturers can now make a single set that receives either digital radio or digital TV,” said Anthony Sethill, who started Frontier Silicon last year after 10 years with Amstrad and one with now-defunct U.K. digital broadcaster On Digital. “Logie will shave around 25% off the cost of TV set-top box, and add radio,” he said.