Overview
ClearSignal-Accel™ is a novel solution for adding multi-standard DAB/DMB receiver capability to existing devices or designing new devices with such feature included.

Target customer
Consumer Electronics manufacturers with R&D capabilities.

Description
ClearSignal-Accel enables ODM and OEM consumer electronic devices’ designers, such as Internet Radios or MP3 players, to easily add DAB or DMB receiver and later Mobile TV features to their devices, while keeping low power consumption and low cost for both the development cycle and the end product. It also enables manufactures of complimentary products, such as multimedia processors, to offer a complete solution, by partnering with Etherwaves.

Deliverables

ClearSignal-Accel comprises of two parts: a low-cost FPGA and a software application designed to be ported to an existing processor or DSP, such as a multimedia processor or the customer’s application ARM, and using a minimal amount of resources; ClearSignal-Accel includes Etherwaves’ porting services.

Product Features

• Uses the existing processor or DSP and adds only an off-the-shelf low-cost FPGA
• Includes the porting services at the customer’s site
• Compatible to all de-facto multimedia and radio Digital Broadcasting standards
• Strong fading channel algorithms for mobile and automotive applications
• Interfaces to most industry standard RF tuners
• Based on ClearSignal’s proven pure-software, in use in high-end digital radios
• Supported by extensive testing and verification services and data

Main Benefits

• Reduces drastically the development time and cost, and especially the learning time and resources associated with a new DSP or processor
• Enables the use of same hardware for various Digital Broadcasting standards
• Enables dual programmes’ reception
• Extendable to imminent COFDM based Digital Broadcasting standards
• Cost-effective and high performance end product
• Downloadable updates and upgrades

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