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Testing FM receivers is not that much different than testing other pieces of audio equipment. Appropriate tests include the big six: level, frequency response, THD+N, phase, interchannel crosstalk, ...
Silicon Laboratories Inc. has announced the first single-chip FM radio transceiver family. The proven, patented digital architecture of the Si472x transceiver combines the functionality of the Si470x ...
FCC chairman Ajit Pai has advocated for the activation of FM radio receivers built into nearly every smartphone, as part of opening remarks he made at the Future of Radio and Audio Symposium in ...
During the 1980s a lot of consumer devices suddenly got a lot smaller as large-scale integration using semiconductor technology took off. This included radios, with Philips’ TDA7000 FM radio receiver ...
Some models of Blackberry smartphones already have FM radio receivers built in – but they haven’t been activated. Until now. Blackberry manufacturer Research in Motion (RIM) announced at the Consumer ...
We are witnessing an evolution in the personal computing space. Mobile devices, such as phones and tablets, are on the verge of taking over conventional computers. FM radio is one of the popular ...
Radio is quite serious about its push to mandate FM radio receivers in all US cell phones. The idea, which could turn out to be part of a complex deal with the music industry on "performance rights" ...
The Indian government has reiterated the importance of including FM radio receivers in mobile phones sold in India. “The FM Radio is one of the communication links between the authorities and people ...
A manga-style graphic proclaims “NBC will give you a radio” to promote the station’s distribution of wide FM-capable receivers in the wake of its suspending AM broadcasts. (Courtesy of NBC Radio) NBC ...