Frontier Silicon will introduce a unified digital radio receiver module to work with all existing Band 3 and L-Band digital radio standards for Europe and Asia. The new receiver is a solution that supports all Eureka-147 based standards, including DAB and DAB+ and DMB-Audio. With more countries announcing frameworks for digital radio by the month, the new module reaches the market in time for manufacturers to realise significant economies of scale, enhanced functionality and rationalised international distribution for new and existing audio products.

Frontier Silicon's unified digital radio module will be based on the Venice 5.1
receiver. The new module is a low cost receiver for DMB-Audio, DAB, DAB+ and FM-RDS, and is a replacement, both electrically and mechanically, for existing products designed using the company's Venice 5 module range, which provides a basis for majority of digital radio products shipped in 2007 and 2008. The unified digital radio module will include all interfaces necessary for a fully-functional product, needing power supply, display, keypad, audio amplifier and speakers to complete a radio. It will start sampling in Q3 2008, and be available for volume production by the end of 2008.