ST terrestrial radio tuners support the evolution of broadcast receiver designs, from traditional analog and digital radio to next-generation software-defined radio (SDR) platforms.
With a family of pin-to-pin compatible CMOS tuners, ST enables maximum design flexibility and architectural scalability, helping developers build optimized solutions from low-end receivers to premium infotainment systems.
The portfolio supports a broad range of broadcast standards, including:
- AM (LW, MW, SW)
- FM (FM,including stereo / MPX)
- Weather Band
Analog radio
- DAB / DAB+ (Band III)
- HD Radio for AM/FM
- DRM / DRM+
- RDS / RBDS data services
Digital radio
Product portfolio
The portfolio is built around two complementary product families, STAR and DOT, which can be used standalone or combined to enable a wide range of receiver architectures, from highly integrated radio solutions to flexible RF front-end + SoC-based Software-Defined Radio (SDR) designs.
DOT tuners are multi-standard RF front-end ICs designed for software-defined radio applications.
They support RF-to-baseband down-conversion across analog and digital broadcast bands, from AM-LW through DAB VHF-band, and provide high-speed digital I/Q output interfaces, including I2S and JESD204B, optimized for EMI-sensitive designs.
STAR tuners are single-chip radio receivers integrating RF and AM/FM demodulation, with support for multiple bands in single- and dual-tuner variants.
Their compact package size and minimum-BOM application design, combined with high-performance reception, make STAR ICs an ideal fit for cost-optimized single- and dual-channel receiver architectures.
Key benefits
- Pin-to-pin and software compatibility for scalable designs
- Low BOM complexity for optimized system integration
- Support for analog and digital broadcast standards across conventional and SDR architectures
Ready for the software-defined radio era
Beyond traditional tuner solutions, ST is well positioned to support the industry’s transition toward Software-Defined Radio (SDR) architectures.
With our portfolio of radio tuner ICs and ecosystem of software partners, ST provides a seamless path from conventional radio designs to next-generation SDR solutions.
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