NXP TEA5990 FM-RDS Stereo Radio IC

Posted by Ken Cheung in Components on Tuesday, May 13, 2008

NXP Semiconductors recently launched the TEA5990, which is the world's smallest highly-integrated FM stereo radio IC with R(B)DS functionality. NXP's FM-RDS chip sets a new standard in radio performance, with better channel separation, best-in-class sensitivity, very high selectivity and clear sound. The TEA5990 inches ahead of competitive offerings by using a command-based interface to simplify software development, making system integration easy and quick to enable OEMs to drive higher attach rates for FM radio in portable devices. The NXP TEA5990 FM-RDS stereo radio IC has a guide price of 70 cents (US) for 100K quantities.

Packaged in a 2.56×2.56mm size, the TEA5990 FM radio IC allows OEMs to implement a complete radio solution without external components requiring less than 15mm2 of board space. NXP's FM-radio IC also enables quick integration and flexible design-ins by supporting the I2C-bus and the SPI-bus (3- or 4-wire format), while a digitally controlled algorithm facilitates seamless coexistence with GSM, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi and WiMAX. The TEA5990 also offers better reception quality over a wide tuning range (70 to 108 MHz, including the 70-MHz China band) with Stereo Noise Cancelling (SNC) as well as built-in Auto Search and Store for up to 32 channels with dynamic adjacent channel suppression.

Key Features

  • Industry-leading FM and RDS sensitivity
  • Command-based interface for simpler software design and system integration
  • Single-ended antenna input optimized for headphone wire
  • Low supply voltage (2.4 to 3.6 V)
  • Wide tuning range (70 to 108 MHz, including 70-MHz China band)
  • Fast search tuning and internal auto store up to 32 channels
  • Extensive RDS features
  • Flexible interfaces: I2C-bus, SPI bus
  • Digital volume and balance control
  • Power-saving modes
  • Small size (4 x 4 mm HVQFN, 2.56 x 2.56 mm WL-CSP)

Key Benefits

  • Can be implemented with no external components
  • Better performance: channel separation, sensitivity, selectivity, and sound
  • Easy hardware and software integration
  • Free demo board with reference design
  • Complete design in less than 15 mm2

More info: NXP TEA5990 FM-RDS stereo radio IC (pdf)

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