EtherWaves and Primula Technologies partner to offer the largest variety of Digital Radio solutions

15.09.2009 - Israel

EtherWaves and Primula Technologies partner to offer the largest variety of Digital Radio solutions DAB, DAB+, DMB and DRM customized solutions to Consumer Electronics, Industrial and Car Aftermarket – in addition to Car OEM EtherWaves and Primula Technologies today announced a partnership to deliver a whole new range of Digital Radio solutions to manufactures of Consumer Electronics and Industrial devices, including professional Digital Radio receivers for the broadcast market. The new solutions build upon Primula expertise to design innovative, rapid and cost-efficient “right-first-time” Digital Radio hardware and the firmware, while EtherWaves provides the proven ClearSignal IP. ClearSignal has been successfully deployed in prestigious infotainment systems, both in-car and for Consumer Electronics. It currently includes DAB/DAB+, T-DMB and DRM – both in single-tuner and dual-tuner options. In all projects, ClearSignal is accompanied by full and detailed documentation, as well as training, support, ATP and test materials. EtherWaves is currently focusing on Digital Radio IP for the OEM Automotive industry. "Following Primula long list of successful designs in use worldwide, we are confident in their capability and expertise of turning their customers’ dreams into practical, cost-efficient Digital Radio designs. Our ClearSignal software is in good hands with these guys" said Ben Gagin, EtherWaves’ Chief Executive Office. "This collaboration will enable additional market segments to benefit from our proven, high-performance ClearSignal software", he added. "It is our privilege to expand our collaboration with EtherWaves, as their ClearSignal allows for fast and stable designs" said Gennady Yoshpa, Primula Chief Technology Officer. "It also fits to a large variety of tuners and hardware, making it by far the easiest and fastest customization candidate" he added. About EtherWaves EtherWaves Ltd. develops and licenses Digital Radio Intellectual Property (IP), targeting mainly the automotive market. EtherWaves uses its core competencies and expertise to develop Digital Broadcast Receiver solutions based on Software Defined Radio. The company’s ClearSignal technology enables high-quality, multi-standard Digital Broadcast reception. Products currently support DAB, DAB+, T-DMB and FM and will also comply with DRM, HD Radio, DMB-T (China) and ISDB-T. EtherWaves is a privately held company with headquarters in Israel. For more information, please visit us at http://www.etherwaves.com About Primula Technologies Primula Technologies Ltd. is a dedicated group of experienced engineers, who design and develop customized DSP-based integrated hardware and software solutions and modules for Digital Radio and related infotainment devices. Primula Technologies current portfolio includes professional development services of Digital Radio and related infotainment devices - complete receivers, modules or parts of the receiving, decoding and processing the audio and the data, for residential, industrial and professional use. Thanks to our expertise of designing highly successful receivers for Consumer Electronics manufacturers, as well as for automotive Tier-1 system integrators, we act as an extended R&D force for our customers in our expertise field. For more information, please visit Primula Technologies at http://www.primulatech.com/ Press contact: Marius Gafen EtherWaves Ltd. Tel: +972 (0) 54 595 5427 marius@EtherWaves.com