Development of decoder LSI for FM character multiplex broadcasting

FM multiplex broadcasting using a mobile receiving format has been started in actual practice use. Conventional radios, which deals with only audio signals, are expected to become mulitimedia commodities because of the character information availability. We have developed the decoder LSI (LR37371) that decodes the digital data of characters and figures from an FM multiplex broadcasting wave. This LSI has features of low power consumption and high error correction with digital signal processing technology, so that it is applicable to the portable type reception.