Elonics, the RF semiconductor company has developed a state-of-the-art silicon tuner to enable what is believed to be the world’s smallest TV receiver. Elonics collaborated with product design house, Vencer, who created the ultra-miniature DVB-T USB dongle for the global consumer electronics brand Hama.

What is remarkable is that the tiny plug-in-and-play TV receiver is not constrained to high-spec PCs. Elonics tuner, combined with a Realtek demodulator, allows easy-to-access TV reception on all laptop, desktop and netbook Windows-based PCs.  . 

The ultra-miniature receiver attains extremely high performance, surpassing NORDIG and MBRAI requirements, allowing quality television reception even under demanding conditions for the best user experience.

Elonics CEO and Founder, David Srodzinski said, “This is a fantastic consumer device showing what is possible with Vencer’s cutting edge product design using Elonics state-of-the-art silicon chips to create a world class product for Hama. With the global take-off of digital TV this brings the neatest TV solution to anyone who has a PC of any shape or form.”

About Hama
Hama is a leader in consumer electronics accessories. Over the past 80 years it has built operations in 48 countries worldwide. Success has been achieved through an unrivalled range of products, embracing new technologies and markets, and a dedication for supporting customers with exceptional service. www.hama.com

About Vencer
Vencer’s business focus is to be a unique and professional design house providing total solutions for wireless technology, engaging in research, development, design, testing and sales for high value-added products. We are dedicated to commercializing communication and multimedia technology, helping people enjoy a more comfortable and convenient life. www.vencer.com.tw

About Elonics - “Wireless Silicon for a Digital Age”
Elonics Ltd. is a fabless mixed-signal semiconductor company specializing in the design and development of multi-band radio frequency (RF) IC products. Founded in 2003 and based in Livingston, United Kingdom, Elonics has developed an innovative radio frequency architecture called DigitalTune™ that is the foundation for a family of re-configurable CMOS RF front end products.

Elonics innovative technology allows manufacturers to design high performance multi-band radio transceivers with unrivalled power consumption and low system cost.  Elonics products are targeted at high volume portable consumer electronics applications that require wireless multi-media connectivity where size, performance, price and power consumption are paramount.  Elonics’ first product family is the E4000 series of silicon tuner solutions targeted at the reception of multi-standard digital TV and radio including DVB-T, ISDB-T, T-DMB, DVB-H, ISDB-T, DMB-T, DAB and FM radio. 

About DigitalTune™
Elonics DigitalTuneTM is a patent pending radio frequency architecture that enables the design of multi-band RF front ends using a single monolithic CMOS IC.  The digitally programmable multi-band architecture is used in the E4000 tuner family to cover the complete spectrum from VHF 2 to L Band (64MHz to 1.7GHz) for mobile broadcast applications.  DigitalTune™ is a universal architecture, and is capable of supporting other RF applications where re-configuration is highly desirable.

The direct conversion zero IF architecture is designed to save power and lower system cost.  It eliminates the requirement for expensive and bulky external components such as SAW filters and RF baluns, yet offers extremely high performance.  Elonics innovative DigitalTune™ architecture enables manufacturers to significantly improve upon today’s solutions offering support for multiple standards with a common re-configurable RF front end. www.elonics.com

Further information:
Julian Hayes, Elonics Ltd., Alba Centre, Alba Campus, Livingston, EH54 7EG, United Kingdom.
Tel: +44 (0) 1506 402 360. Email: julian.hayes@elonics.com

Press information:
Ann Gowans, Elonics Ltd., Alba Centre, Alba Campus, Livingston, EH54 7EG, United Kingdom.
Tel: +44 (0) 1506 402 360. Email: ann.gowans@elonics.com

Website: www.elonics.com