OTTAWA -- Zarlink Semiconductor (NYSE/TSX:ZL) today announced the newest addition to its industry-leading portfolio of RF (radio frequency) chips for the rapidly expanding terrestrial DTV market. Zarlink's MT352 is a high-performance, third-generation demodulator that allows terrestrial DTV signals to be received through existing analog TV aerials. Major consumer electronics manufacturers in Japan, Korea, Europe and the UK have tested Zarlink's MT352 COFDM (coded orthogonal frequency division multiplex) demodulator and verify that it fully complies with the NorDig II specification. NorDig II, developed by Northern Europe's NorDig industry group, is recognized as the world's most stringent hardware performance specification for DTV. "Our MT352 delivers the power-efficient, top-level performance demanded by global manufacturers in the DTV market," said Jim Wallace, product line marketing manager, Zarlink Semiconductor. "Customers are confirming that the MT352 is a highly automated, hardwired demodulator that outperforms competing products." Television and STB (set-top box) designers use Zarlink demodulators directly on the motherboard or in TNIMs (terrestrial network interface modules) that receive and process incoming RF TV signals, and output high-resolution MPEG-2 (Moving Picture Expert Group, Part #2) data. Zarlink's MT352 performs key signal demodulation and auto-scan functions, enabling the rapid detection and tuning of terrestrial DTV channels. The MT352 is designed for maximum flexibility in a wide range of products, including STBs, digital TVs, personal video recorders, PCs that receive terrestrial signals, and portable, mobile devices such as PDAs (personal digital assistants). Zarlink Semiconductor Inc.