iBiquity Digital Releases Portable HD Radio™ Reference Design 2.0

Hong Kong Electronics Fair – April 15, 2009 – iBiquity Digital Corporation, the developer of digital HD Radio™ technology for AM and FM audio and data broadcasting, announced today that it is offering its licensed HD Radio developers a major update to its reference design for low-cost, low-power, battery-powered portable HD Radio products. The developers’ package for RX3_CB_2365 revision 2.0 includes schematics, bill-of-material, layout and software.

“This reference design represents a major milestone for the development of portable HD Radio products,” said Jeff Jury, COO, iBiquity Digital. “It will enable our partners to save design time and costs and allow for quicker time-to-market for mass produced low-power devices. Given the importance of reducing product introduction time in the portables market, we believe this reference will be of great value to many product developers.”

The reference platform is based on iBiquity’s discrete core module using the Samsung SEMHDR C200A and SEMHDR100A chipset. The discrete core module is a surface-mount device (SMD) package, which consists of a dual chip solution (RF-IF peripheral and baseband), dedicated memory SDRAM (64-128 Mbit) and flash memory (8-16 Mbit). The module has a total power consumption of 170 mW and allows for 15 hours of continuous operation of the portable solution.

The portable HD Radio unit uses an Atmel AVR32 as its host microprocessor and can support MP3, USB and an SD card interface. The new revision features a Lithium-Ion battery with USB charging and a 128x128 color graphic LCD. iBiquity also has a reference design using two AA batteries and a monochrome graphic LCD.

About iBiquity Digital Corporation
iBiquity Digital Corporation is the developer of HD Radio™ technology, which is fueling the digital radio revolution in the United States and around the world. The digital technology enables broadcasters to offer new FM channels through multicasting, crystal-clear sound and data services on both the AM and FM bands – all free, with no subscription fee. Leading broadcasters, consumer electronics manufacturers, automakers and retailers are committed to HD Radio technology. The only digital broadcast system approved by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for AM and FM radio in the U.S., HD Radio technology is now being used by nearly 2,000 stations with an additional 1,000 plus new HD2/HD3 channels available across the country.

Nearly 100 unique HD Radio products are available from well-known brands in more than 14,000 retail outlets across the country. And the HD Radio system is gaining momentum in the automotive industry with 13 brands committed to factory-install the technology in their vehicles: Audi, BMW, Ford, Hyundai, Jaguar, Kia, Land Rover, Lincoln, Mercedes, Mercury, Mini, Scion and Volvo.

Due in large part to HD Radio technology’s ability to deliver digital-quality sound and services while leveraging existing analog spectrum, commercial implementation is gaining momentum in various countries, including Brazil, Mexico and The Philippines. Testing and demonstrations of the system are also underway in Canada, China, Colombia, Germany, Indonesia, Jamaica, New Zealand, Poland, Switzerland, Thailand, Ukraine, Vietnam and various other countries around the world.

iBiquity Digital's investors include 15 of the nation's top radio broadcasters, including ABC, Clear Channel and CBS Radio; leading financial institutions, such as Grotech Capital Group, J.P. Morgan Partners, New Venture Partners, FirstMark Capital, and strategic partners Ford Motor Company, Harris, Texas Instruments and Visteon. Founded in 2000, iBiquity Digital is a privately held company with operations in Columbia, MD, Auburn Hills, MI, and Basking Ridge, NJ. For more information, please visit http://www.hdradio.com and http://www.ibiquity.com.

To arrange interviews or for additional information, please contact:

iBiquity Digital: Vicki Stearn, 443-539-4345; stearn@ibiquity.com; Nancy Zakhary/Scott Cianciulli (Brainerd Communicators) 212-986-6667, nancy@braincomm.com, cianciulli@braincomm.com.

Note to editors: HD Radio™ and the “HD Radio” logo are proprietary trademarks of iBiquity Digital Corp. The “HD” in HD Radio 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.
 

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