Driving information and entertainment system solutions

Driver information and entertainment covers the entertainment, information and communication facilities in the car. It includes communication functions such as wireless communication and voice recognition, and entertainment systems such as digital radio/TV and DVD video players. More importantly, it includes an integrated service that can run these functions together - just like telematics, cell-based GPS works with a GSM phone, broadcasts traffic information to drivers to guide them to their destination, they can reserve parking spaces before arriving, and can immediately call for help if an accident occurs.

ST's Teseo and Cartesio platforms, like our GPS RF front-end devices, combine our leading technology in in-car entertainment solutions with our partnerships with leaders in vision-based advanced driver assistance system algorithms to provide designers with a complete solution.

CD-MP3 AM/FM analog radio

Analog radio is the mainstream of car radio in the current market. ST's mixed-signal technology can provide high-performance, low-cost solutions for entry-level AM/FM reception and playback devices as well as powerful integrated amplifiers (driving multiple speakers with a single IC). ST products suitable for analog radio can be found in the block diagram below.

CD-MP3 AM/FM digital radio

Digital signal processing is used in all aspects of car radio systems: from tone, volume, fade in and fade out, left and right balance control, to equalization of the vehicle's acoustic parameters. ST's top technology makes it possible to digitize the IF frequency for improved reception reliability and audio quality. ST products suitable for digital radio can be found in the block diagram below.

navigation

ST's top-level technologies and products are the main system drivers for advanced GPS positioning and navigation applications. In addition to many standard products, ST also provides cost-optimized system-on-chip solutions that integrate: digital/analog and analog/digital converters, ATAPI, external memory interfaces (SDRAM, SRAM, FLASH), serial interfaces, CAN interfaces and USB. From the block diagram below, you can find ST products suitable for navigation systems.

Automotive Telematics Processors

ST's top-level technologies and products are the main system drivers of advanced in-vehicle communication systems. ST provides numerous solutions (integrated circuits and embedded software solutions) and a wealth of standard products for GPS positioning, digital cellular phones, digital audio broadcasting, speech recognition, speech synthesis, audio amplification and audio signal processing. From the block diagram below, you can find ST products suitable for telematics systems.

Digital storage DVD

ST's advanced technologies and products provide important system-level solutions for advanced in-vehicle multimedia systems, supporting playback of various audio devices, including CD, DVD, SVCD, VCD, MPEG-4, WMV, as well as high-end multi-channel audio systems such as MP3pro, WMA, DTS-ES, AAC, Dolby Digital-EX, etc. The flexible multi-core architecture allows users to quickly integrate their own proprietary algorithms and new audio/video codecs. The following block diagram illustrates the ST products used in the digital DVD system.