What is an RF tuner?
| An RF tuner is a circuit module or standalone equipment that detects radio-frequency (RF) signals usually of low amplitude and amplifies and converts them to a form suitable for further processing. |
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| 2006-01-31 | ZiLOG MCU to power Hauppauge's TV tuner card ZiLOG's Z8 Encore! F08 Flash microcontroller family will power the advanced remote control functions of Hauppauge Computer Works' WinTV-PVR-150 board. |
| 2008-03-11 | Zero-IF tuner aims at China's UHF-band apps Maxim Integrated Products has introduced the MAX2117 zero-IF tuner for UHF-band MMDS applications. |
| 2007-05-04 | Zero-IF DVB-T tuner gets rid of costly SAW filters By using unique ZIF architecture and integrating an RF-tracking filter, Maxim's DVB-T tuner TV tuner eliminates external, discrete filtering components and the expensive SAW filter, thus enabling the industry's lowest BOM. |
| 2003-07-10 | Zarlink tuner design to reduce time-to-market Zarlink Semiconductor's production-ready blueprint for a tuner subsystem is suitable for use in digital cable PVRs. |
| 2002-08-22 | Zarlink tuner chipset reduce STB size, cost Zarlink Semiconductor Inc.'s two-device chipset for tuning analog and digital RF cable TV signals allows designers of cable STBs to shrink tuner designs by 50 percent and reduce tuner costs by up to 20 percent. |
| 2002-08-16 | Zarlink RF tuner replaces double-conversion tuners The SL2610 RF silicon tuner is claimed to be the first tuner chip that allows compact, single-conversion tuner designs to achieve the same level of performance as double-conversion tuners. |
| 2003-06-17 | Ximei electronic tuner features 12C bus control Radio Component Factory Wuxi has developed the two-in-one DTE Video electronic tuner that operates at 5V with a 12C bus control. |
| 2008-01-09 | Xceive eyes for the demise of the CAN tuner "The end of CAN tuner has begun." So says Xceive Corp., a producer of RF-to-baseband transceivers for the TV, PC and STB markets. |
| 2005-10-31 | Wideband tuner targets high-end military RF signal processing M/A-COM announced the new TU-3840 wideband ELINT tuner, which is designed for use in high-end signal processing military applications and is based on the company's SEI-certified, SMR-3822 RF Microwave Sweeping Receiver technology. |
| 2006-08-23 | Video amp targets DVD, STBs with HD broadcast tuner New Japan Radio said its new 6-ch video amp is suitable for the analog video output of DVD recorders and digital STBs that incorporate a high-definition broadcast tuner. |
| 2005-09-27 | TVs benefit from low-power tuner Zarlink Semiconductor introduced the ZL0037 satellite tuner for SD (standard definition) and HD (high definition) digital satellite television receivers used in PayTV systems. |
| 2006-06-26 | TV tuner IC loads RF, IF functions on a single chip Infineon has introduced an economical, low-power tuner IC that integrates the complete RF and IF functions on a single chip. |
| 2008-03-20 | TV tuner handles terrestrial digital broadcasting Alps Electric have developed TV tuners for terrestrial digital broadcasting, dubbed the TDA Series, which are compatible in common casing with both terrestrial digital and analog broadcasting for Europe and North America. |
| 2008-12-11 | TV tuner chip targets in-car infotainment Microtune Inc. has released MT2067 is automotive-grade TV tuner engineered to provide superior, stable TV reception for passengers in vehicles traveling at top speeds along the autobahn or highway. |
| 2008-03-17 | TV tuner chip supports analog, digital standards Microtune is sampling a low-power, 1GHz tuner chip dubbed MicroTuner MT2063 that is engineered to exceed the expected performance defined by analog and digital TV standards across the United States, Europe, Japan and China. |
| 2010-06-24 | TV tuner boasts 3.8dB noise figure at 210mW From Maxim Integrated Products comes the MAX2136 digital terrestrial TV tuner that achieves a low noise figure of 3.8dB while only consuming 210mW. |
| 2011-07-08 | Tuner-demodulator IC touts energy efficiency, power control Hitron Technologies have selected MaxLinear's MxL261 digital cable multichannel tuner-demodulator single-chip front end IC for its modems and gateways. |
| 2009-09-17 | Tuner, demodulators cover 44MHz to 1GHz MaxLinear Inc. has released the MxL1x1SF family of tuner and demodulator chips for DVB-T and hybrid receivers. |
| 2005-11-10 | Tuner meets all DVB, cable, terrestrial and analog standards Zarlink Semiconductor launched a new MOPLL single-conversion tuner for the fast-growth digital TV market |
| 2006-03-10 | Tuner leads DTV specs race Microtune's MT2131 silicon tuners for DTV integrates an analog terrestrial, digital terrestrial, and digital cable tuner in a single 7-by-7mm IC. |
| 2008-08-05 | Tuner IP cuts costs, minimizes risks for GPS developers MIPS's silicon-proven GPS RF tuner IP integrates low-noise RF front-end for GPS receivers, enabling embedded system designers to reduce costs and time-to-market for next-generation GPS devices. |
| 2005-08-17 | Tuner improves reception of free-to-air satellite signals The team at Zarlink has integrated an external LNA into the receiver chip in the ZL10039, making it possible for STB designers to put a Free-to-Air tuner with the required sensitivity right on the motherboard. |
| 2010-07-21 | Tuner ICs suit worldwide broadcast systems Sony Corp.'s lineup of eco-friendly silicon tuner modules increase efficiency, cut power use and implement a common global design for hardware and software. |
| 2006-12-11 | Tuner ICs serve Japanese mobile-broadcast TV Maxim Integrated Products is fabbing two power-managed chip types for designers of Japanese digital broadcast products. |
| 2006-06-05 | Tuner IC receives analog, digital terrestrial broadcasts Royal Philips Electronics recently unveiled a multi-standard hybrid silicon tuner IC capable of receiving both analog and digital terrestrial broadcasts. |
| 2006-11-23 | Tuner IC enables multiple TV platforms in portables Microtune's MT2130 supports multiple TV transmission standards, providing a single solution that cost-effectively bridges the multiple analog and digital TV standards that co-exist. |
| 2008-01-11 | Tuner handles global AM/FM frequencies Designed to improve car-radio reception, Atmel's ATR4262 broadcast radio front-end IC is compatible with the major radio standards, including HD Radio, DRM and AM/FM. |
| 2005-06-16 | Tuner enables broadcast TV in European, N. American handsets Microtune's MT2260 multi-band silicon tuner is compliant with the Mobile and Portable DVB-T/H Radio Access Interface Specification. |
| 2007-08-27 | Tuner delivers high-definition DVB-S2 broadcast Alps Electric has developed a DVB-S2 digital BS tuner unit with an internal demodulator BSBE2 series for use in TVs and STBs compatible with high-definition satellite digital broadcasting. |
| 2009-12-11 | Tuner cuts need for external antenna in mobile TVs MaxLinear Inc. is offering the MxL751SM high-performance, single-chip diversity tuner and ISDB-T 1-Segment (1-Seg) demodulator for mobile and portable TV applications. |
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