TI and RadioScape Accelerate Development of Receivers for Digital Radio Mondiale Standard

TI and RadioScape Accelerate Development of Receivers for Digital Radio Mondiale Standard

OEMs Unveil First Dual DRM and DAB Receivers at IFA in Berlin

BERLIN, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- On the heels of their June announcement of the availability of chips and modules for the Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) standard, Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE:TXN) (TI) and RadioScape have announced that multiple companies attending IFA in Berlin demonstrated product prototypes developed around TI's DRM350 digital baseband and RadioScape's RS500 module. Continuing to accelerate DRM's rollout, TI and RadioScape will enable products from consumer brands to appear on store shelves within the year. (For more information, please visit http://www.ti.com/drmsolution )

Among those unveiling designs at IFA are Morphy Richards (http://www.morphyrichards.co.uk/ ), Roberts Radio (http://www.robertsradio.co.uk/ ) and Sangean (http://www.sangean.nl/ ).

"The RS500 module from RadioScape using TI's DRM350 has enabled us to develop working DRM/DAB receiver prototypes in less than three months," says Gerry Thorn, Product Director at Roberts Radio. "TI and RadioScape continue to provide the innovations we need, allowing us to focus on key product features, creating new markets for digital radio and enhancing the user listening experience."

TI's DRM350 enables developers to create cost-effective dual DRM/DAB-based devices with a single chip and easily implement enhanced features on the integrated programmable DSP, such as digital content playback of MP3 and Windows Media Audio (WMA) files. RadioScape's RS500 module, a complete DRM solution, is based on TI's DRM350 and includes all of the hardware and software necessary to support any combination of DRM, DAB, FM-RDS and AM. Cutting down significantly on the development time and resources needed from manufacturers to develop multi-standard receivers, applications include table-top radios, CD boom boxes, micro hi-fis and tuners.

"DRM radios will soon be available in mass-market quantities at affordable consumer prices, and the co-operation between TI, RadioScape and ourselves has played a crucial role in enabling manufacturers to design them in such a short time," said Gerhard Zeiler, CEO of RTL Group. "We are very committed to DRM and will actively work to encourage a rapid take up of this technology."

DRM is the only universal, non-proprietary digital radio system for the short-wave, medium-wave and long-wave AM broadcast bands, enabling a single tower to broadcast over a large geographic area with near-FM quality sound. DRM is supported by a wide network of broadcasters, equipment OEMs and silicon providers working together to design, promote and deliver low-cost receivers and content for worldwide markets. Through DRM, consumers will have access to more content than ever before.

About TI

Texas Instruments Incorporated provides innovative DSP and analog technologies to meet our customers' real world signal processing requirements. In addition to Semiconductor, the company's businesses include Sensors & Controls, and Educational & Productivity Solutions. TI is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and has manufacturing, design or sales operations in more than 25 countries.

Texas Instruments is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol TXN. More information is located on the World Wide Web at http://www.ti.com/ .

About RadioScape

RadioScape(R) Ltd. is the world's only developer of end-to-end digital audio broadcasting solutions giving RadioScape unmatched systems knowledge and enabling it to ensure that customers receive the highest levels of quality, robustness and reception at all stages. Its Digital Radio broadcast suite is used extensively throughout the world including the largest DAB installation to date -- the UK's commercial DAB network.

Its innovative "Software Defined" approach has made it a leader in DAB and DMB technology with its DAB receiver modules being extensively used by many of the world's leading consumer electronics manufacturers. The company has announced that it is working on DRM capability that will result in true, multi-standard, digital radio receivers.

Founded in 1996, RadioScape's investors include Atlas Venture, Royal Bank Ventures, Scottish Equity Partners, JAFCO, Texas Instruments, Yasuda Enterprise Development, iGlobe Partners, Psion and NTL. RadioScape is headquartered in London, England with offices in Singapore and Hong Kong. For more information, please visit http://www.radioscape.com/

Safe Harbor Statement

Statements contained in this news release regarding the growth of the digital radio market, TI and RadioScape market penetration and qualification of TI and RadioScape products and other statements of management beliefs, goals and expectations may be considered forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these statements. The following factors and the factors discussed in TI's and RadioScape's most recent Form 10-Ks could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements contained in this news release: actual market demand for digital radio products and TI and RadioScape products specifically, and actual certification test results relating to TI and RadioScape products. TI and RadioScape disclaim any intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this news release.

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CONTACT: Stephanie Groswirt of Texas Instruments Incorporated,
+1-214-480-2512, or s-groswirt@ti.com ; or Malcolm Clark of Malcolm Clark
Const., +44-0-1798-839-546, or info@malcolmclark.co.uk , for Texas Instruments
Incorporated; or Nigel Robson of Vortex PR, +44-0-1481-233080, or
nigel@vortexpr.com , for RadioScape Ltd. Please do not publish these numbers
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Web site: http://www.ti.com/
http://www.radioscape.com/
http://www.ti.com/drmsolution
http://www.morphyrichards.co.uk/
http://www.robertsradio.co.uk/
http://www.sangean.nl/

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