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1. Introduction

This document provides general Si4825/36-A design and AM/FM/SW antenna selection guidelines, including

schematic, BOM and PCB layout. All users should follow the Si4825/36-A design guidelines presented in Section 2

and Section 3, and choose the appropriate antennas based on the applications and device used according to

Section 4 through 8.

Table 1. Part Selection Guide

†Part

Number

†General Description

Si4825

Entry Level Wheel-tuned AM/FM/SW

Receiver, Mono Audio

†

†††

†††

†

Si4836

Wheel-tuned AM/FM/SW Receiver,

Stereo Audio

†

†††

†††

†