Frontier Silicon Internet Radio Receiver Platform Achieves Pandora Certification

Certification of Frontier Silicon`s Venice 6.2 module with companion IR2.0
software allows home audio systems manufacturers to provide listeners with
versatile low cost audio products that connect to Pandora, the popular
personalized internet radio service
LONDON--(Business Wire)--
Frontier Silicon, the leading supplier of connected audio technology, has
announced that its internet radio receiver platform technology has achieved
certification from Pandora, the leading personal internet radio service in the
USA. The significance of this development is that manufacturers of home audio
systems can now bring Pandora to their connected receivers allowing listeners
free access to personal radio in a simple to use consumer friendly user
interface.

The cost-optimized Venice 6.2 module and accompanying IR2.0 Software Development
Kit (SDK) offer a complete hardware and software package for consumer
electronics manufacturers looking to deliver products enabling multiple content
streams, internet radio, network audio and premium music services. In addition,
the Venice 6.2 module provides FM and Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB) radio
options. A fully-qualified low cost home audio reference platform, Jupiter 6.2,
provides manufactures with a complete turn-key internet radio reference design
featuring LCD graphic display supporting Frontier Silicon`s enhanced user
interface.

Commenting on the development, Jessica Steel, SVP of Business Development at
Pandora stated, "Pandora is committed to providing listeners our personalized
internet radio service on a wide range of consumer electronics devices. As a
supplier of receiver technology to in home connected digital audio
manufacturers, Frontier Silicon is a welcome partner in that effort".

Anthony Sethill, CEO of Frontier Silicon, added, "We are delighted to receive
certification and to be able to offer our customers the Pandora service.
Certification of our internet radio platform enables customers wishing to use
the Venice 6.2 module to certify their products with minimal time-to-market and
cost." He continued, "Several recent surveys have pointed to internet radio
listening growing, and Pandora accounts for a significant proportion of US
online listening. The fact that our hardware and software technology platform is
now certified for Pandora opens the door for manufacturers to add this feature
and consequently for even more listeners to access the service."

Editor`s notes

About the Venice 6.2 module and IR2.0 software

http://www.frontier-silicon.com/media/releases/09/Venice_6.2_module_IR2.0.htm

About Pandora

http://www.frontier-silicon.com/media/releases/09/about_Pandora.htm

About Frontier Silicon Limited

http://www.frontier-silicon.com/about/index.htm

Frontier Silicon
Mark Hopgood, Director of Marketing
Tel: +44-1223-497782
Email: press@frontier-silicon.com
Web: www.frontier-silicon.com

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