TechniSat Digital continues its commitment to research and development by expanding its main R&D department in Dresden, Germany, enhancing its ability to produce new products for the consumer electronics market. The Dresden facility has served as TechniSat’s R&D centre since 1990 and from August 2006 has been supported by a new R&D function in the UK - TechniSat Digital UK Ltd. The expansion in Dresden will provide new jobs to the region and adds a further 100 engineers to the development team.
Research and Development in Germany
The Dresden R&D centre maintains all its development functions in one location with core competences in hardware & software design, PCB layout and mechanical design. A State-of-the-Art laboratory allows in-house CE conformity testing, proving compliance for electromagnetic compatibility and safety testing to EU regulations, plus environmental and reliability testing. Such a testing regime is part of the product development lifecycle to ensure the quality of the product from the prototype stage through to mass production.
TechniSat’s research and development provides the organization with the flexibility to react to the needs and demands of the customer.
Investment into the future
TechniSat Digital GmbH in Dresden has experienced continual development and expansion from its foundation in 1990. On the 22.000 m² premises the latest investment has provided a new building with another 4.300m2 office space, which will allow the number of employees to be expanded to 350 and provides the ideal location for the modern high tech laboratory for in-house CE conformity.
Innovation for international standard
There has been a history of innovative development at TechniSat Digital GmbH in Dresden, Germany. In 1990 the smallest satellite antenna for the reception of digital satellite radio (DSR) via TV-SAT2 was developed in Dresden. This was one of the first satellites that were able to broadcast four TV and also radio channels at orbital position 19° West. When ASTRA entered its digital radio transmission system ADR in 1995, TechniSat Digital undertook the pioneering work to develop one of the first ADR transmitters. TechniSat Digital’s R&D team has built on such experience gained in the early years of digital broadcasting and continues to develop leading edge techniques and products using international standards.
TechniSat is “best in test”
The excellence and innovation of TechniSat Digital’s R&D Team in Dresden, Germany is regularly recognised with “best in test” product awards from independent test institutes such as Stiftung Warentest in Germany.
Further locations
In August 2006 TechniSat Digital founded an additional R&D facility in the UK. These offices are located in Milton Keynes, approximately 90km North of London, where a group of software and hardware R&D engineers, with an extensive DVB product development know-how, support the TechniSat development team.
In addition to the R&D facilties in Dresden and Milton Keynes, TechniSat Digital has four production sites: TechniSat Elektronik Thüringen GmbH, Dippach (Thuringia), TechniSat Vogtland GmbH, Schöneck (Saxony), TechniSat Teledigital GmbH, Staßfurt/Magdeburg (Saxony-Anhalt) and TechniSat Digital Sp.Z.o.o., Oborniki/Slaskie (Poland). TechniSat Group headquarters are located in Daun, Germany. The headquarters of TechniSat Digital International are based in Betzdorf, Luxembourg.
About TechniSat Group:
TechniSat Digital Group is a leading development and manufacturing organisation, specialising in DVB products, including digital set top boxes (PVR, HDTV with embedded Conditional Access), CA modules and a range of IDTVs with built-in Conditional Access/Common Interface.
TechniSat Digital Group has several production plants in Germany and Europe as well as R&D facilities in Germany and the UK. All our products are designed and developed by TechniSat Digital’s hardware and software engineering teams who have in-depth DVB expertise.
All major CA vendors, such as CONAX, Cryptoworks/Irdeto, Nagravision, Viaccess, NDS and others, have licensed TechniSat Digital as a preferred business partner.
Product development:
TechniSat Digital GmbH, Dresden (Saxony), Germany
TechniSat Digital UK Ltd., Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
Production facilities:
TechniSat Elektronik Thüringen GmbH, Dippach (Thuringia), Germany
TechniSat Vogtland GmbH, Schöneck (Saxony), Germany
TechniSat Teledigital AG, Staßfurt/Magdeburg (Saxony-Anhalt), Germany
TechniSat Digital Sp. z o.o., Oborniki Slaskie, Poland
TechniSat Digital Kft., Budapest, Hungary
International Headquarters:
TechniSat Digital S.A., MediaCenter Betzdorf
11, rue Pierre Werner, L-6832 Betzdorf/Luxembourg
Commerical Register No. B31416
Tel. +352 710 707-901, Fax +352 710 707-949
international@technisat.com; www.technisat.com