Internal FM antennas and battery-saving techniques enable mobile data devices

LAS VEGAS, April 20 /PRNewswire/ — National Association of Broadcasters 2009 — Global Security Systems (GSS) today announced the debut of FM radio data chips plus RDS-based protocol for cell phones and consumer electronics. GSS partnered with mixed-signal leader Silicon Laboratories (Nasdaq: SLAB - News) have been working together for over three years to develop government and commercial FM-based message distribution systems and receiver chip designs supporting the Radio Data Service (RDS) aspects of FM broadcasting. The integrated technologies provide cell phone users with FM listening, and add the important feature of State and Federal emergency messaging via the FM broadcast infrastructure. The benefit of this system is the ubiquitous FM broadcast infrastructure and its reliability during natural disasters, weather events and man-made emergencies.

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