Sirius and Sirenza
Microdevices to Introduce New Ultra-Low Profile Antenna for Sirius Satellite
Radio
(14 July 2005) Sirius Satellite
Radio and Sirenza Microdevices are introducing a small, ultra-low profile,
high-performance antenna for Sirius that is the thinnest ever produced for
satellite radio.
The new disc-shaped antenna has been
designed by Sirenza to optimally receive and amplify digital signals from
Sirius' satellites and terrestrial repeaters. The antenna is magnetically
mounted to the roof of vehicles, and is designed to operate with various Sirius
radio receivers.
"Product technology is moving forward as rapidly as
the growth of satellite radio itself," said Jim Meyer, Sirius President of
Operations and Sales. "The introduction of this new, ultra-thin disc-shaped
antenna is proof of our ability to provide customers with leading-edge
technology to further enhance the Sirius listening experience. Plus, with its
extremely low profile, the antenna is very aesthetically pleasing."
"We are very enthusiastic about the successful introduction and production ramp
of this state-of-the-art active antenna, and about the potential future
development of products for Sirius," said Robert Van Buskirk, President and CEO
of Sirenza. "The expanded production level achieved this quarter clearly
demonstrates our ability to utilise our radio frequency (RF) design and
manufacturing expertise, and also showcases our ability to move into broader,
more diversified end markets and applications."
The new Sirius
ultra-low profile antenna from Sirenza will be available this summer with
multiple Sirius portable "Plug & Play" radios, and will also be sold
separately.
About Sirius
Sirius delivers more than 120
channels of the best commercial-free music, compelling talk shows, news and
information, and the most exciting sports programming to listeners across the
country in digital quality sound. Sirius offers 65 channels of 100%
commercial-free music, and features over 55 channels of sports, news, talk,
entertainment, traffic and weather for a monthly subscription fee of only US$
12.95. Sirius also broadcasts live play-by-play games of the NFL and NBA, and
is the Official Satellite Radio partner of the NFL.
Sirius radios for
the car, truck, home, RV and boat are manufactured by Alpine, Audiovox,
Blaupunkt, Clarion, Delphi, Jensen, JVC, Kenwood, Pioneer, Sanyo and XACT
Communications. Available in more than 25,000 retail locations, Sirius radios
can be purchased at major retailers including Best Buy, Circuit City,
Crutchfield, Office Depot, Sears, Target, Wal-Mart and RadioShack. Sirius is
also available at heavy truck dealers and truck stops nation-wide.
Sirius radios are currently offered in vehicles from Audi, BMW, Chrysler,
Dodge, Ford, Infiniti, Jeep, Lincoln-Mercury, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, MINI,
Nissan, Scion, Toyota, Porsche, Volkswagen and Volvo. Hertz currently offers
Sirius at major locations around the country.
About Sirenza
Microdevices, Inc.
Headquartered in Broomfield, Colo., with design
centres throughout the U.S., Sirenza Microdevices is a leading designer and an
ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System and ISO 14001:2004 Environmental
Management System certified supplier (registered by QMI) of high performance
radio frequency (RF) components for the commercial communications and aerospace
and defence (A&D) equipment markets. Sirenza's integrated circuit (IC) and
multi-chip module (MCM) product lines include amplifiers, power amplifiers,
transceivers, tuners, discrete devices, RF signal processing components, signal
source components, government and military specified components, and antennae
and receivers for satellite radio.
(source: Sirius Satellite
Radio)