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[rob_evans] 13/4/2017 11:19

Thanks Taffy100

Great news that a major brand like Altec Lansing is using Minuet.

Feeling very positive now, at long last! :-)

[taffy100] 13/4/2017 07:21

Altec Lansing partners with Frontier Silicon for Chromecast built-in
London, 13th April 2017
Frontier Silicon, a leading provider of consumer audio technologies, announces that its Minuet technology platform has been selected by US audio innovator, Altec Lansing, to power three new smart speakers with Chromecast built-in.
The three speakers, Smartstream, Smartstream X and Smartstream XL, are all equipped with both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi capabilities for multi-room surround sound. The speakers work with apps and music services including Chromecast built-in. The models range in price from $129 to $249. Further information is available at:

[the drewster] 10/4/2017 11:40

Good grammar.

The fact that such news doesn't encourage even the remotest interest, highlights how much this management team have still to do to convince Mr Market.

Encouraging, nevertheless.

[nod] 10/4/2017 11:30

Good News. No Trades.

[crashbang] 07/4/2017 21:52

Good news then. Can't see them getting those anytime soon.

[nod] 07/4/2017 19:58

Remuneration down a bit from previous year.Mr A Sethill 276 (302) Mr J Apps 223 (246)For their Options to vest the share price has to attain 600p for 90 days.

[birkenhead] 05/4/2017 12:08

Annual Report :-(

[life of crime] 05/4/2017 11:21

Poor show by the BoD. Unlike them, PIs won't have someone else picking up the hotel bill for the previous night.

Such an early start is disrespectful, as they know how inconvenient it is for PIs travelling. AGMs should start at 11 with some lunch to follow, even if it just sandwiches and coffee.

However, as I said before, it is the IIs they will care about if 2017 is another loss maker. This is the year of no excuses. If I can get past my breakeven point they can hold the AGM at midnight next year!

[the drewster] 05/4/2017 10:56

Despite my protestations last year, and Martin Knight's acknowledgement, they ignored my, and several other requests for a later start.... "The Company's Annual General Meeting will be held at 09:00 a.m. on Tuesday, 9 May 2017 at the offices of Buchanan, 107 Cheapside, London EC2V 6DN."

They really don't want to deal with us PIs at all, though I'm not entirely surprised given the esteem in which most of us seem to hold them.

[bowles22] 05/4/2017 07:48

AGM 9 May at 09:00am - can anyone be bothered to go

[life of crime] 04/4/2017 09:43

Drewster, if they do not deliver then the IIs may well replace them. That is what the executives will have in the back of their minds. They no longer have the excuse of the health division holding them back.

My dreams of big profits back in the Sensium days are over. A modest profit is my goal now. If it gets to £2 I will sell all or most of my stake. I think that is a reasonable target if connected audio does well and delivers value. The current share price is based on past performance rather than future prospects.

[the drewster] 04/4/2017 09:14

But have the current management team got what it takes to turn all of these design wins into shareholder returns?

To date they have done precisely nothing to indicate they are capable of delivering.

If they get to a situation where they have only destroyed 60% (currently c.78%) of shareholder value since taking over at the top table, their personal gains are substantial. Certainly not in line with shareholders on the register when they took over.

I'd much sooner see them replaced.

[krr13] 03/4/2017 19:21

Another design win. More to come.

[birkenhead] 03/4/2017 10:48

"Stockholm-based Zound Industries, best known for its Urbanears headphones and headphone accessories, has released a line of Connected Speakers based on Frontier's Minuet solution. The first two products in this line are the Stammen and Baggen which are now on sale in North America and Europe."



Baggen £399 Loud and mighty 6 colors

Stammen £299 Neat and powerful 6 colors

[the drewster] 01/4/2017 15:35

Romania is cheaper than UK Nod.

[nod] 01/4/2017 12:08

"Fat cat salaries are life, pay or let you staff get poached by others who will, that's life."Sadly it's not the staff who are the fat cats. It's always the Exec.We all know the gap between staff and Execs has got massively wider over the past decade. Staff includes middle management and technicians. It is the middle management and general staff who do all of the daily grunt work and long hours.I would like to know the average salaries and bonuses of staff (ex Directors) at FS. It's a high tech company so you would expect salaries to reflect this.

[birkenhead] 30/3/2017 03:03

"Join us to see the technologies and solutions that will enable a new generation of consumer audio devices in 2017"

Let's hope AS announces a lot of stonking contracts signed by 16th April!


Meet Frontier Silicon at HKEF Spring Edition 2017

Solutions for Smart Audio and Digital Radio

13th – 16th April 2017

Grand Hyatt Hotel
(connected to the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wanchai, Hong Kong)

You are invited to visit the Frontier Silicon demonstration room, where you can experience our latest Smart Audio platforms and next generation advanced DAB/DAB+ solutions. Discover our latest developments from cloud connectivity to smart voice assistants.


Join us to see the technologies and solutions that will enable a new generation of consumer audio devices in 2017:

Siena DAB module – Simple, small and saves power, ideal for creating entry level DAB+ radios or adding DAB+ radio features to audio devices
Latest Smart Audio features – Integrating the latest developments in Smart Audio into today’s products:
Smart Voice assistants, interactive speakers to integrate the Internet of Things
Chromecast built-in, Spotify Connect, Apple AirPlay capable speaker toolkit for Wi-Fi speakers, soundbars and Hi-Fi systems
Frontier’s leading audio synchronisation and multi-room ecosystem powered by UNDOK
Full turnkey speaker solutions for fast time to market
Frontier Roadmap for Smart Audio - Come and discuss our exciting road map for the future of our audio technology. Working with many of the leading service developers, Frontier’s unique position presents a host of possibilities.

[life of crime] 29/3/2017 14:15

I agree with Monty, there is scope for optimism. DAB is going global, the UK digital radio switchover threshold is in sight and we are seeing Google home products starting to ship.

With Sensium sold, for all my misgivings, its losses no longer apply. This is the year when FST can really start to deliver. If not, I am sure the IIs will begin to question the executives' remuneration packages in the context of their performance.

O/T momentous day today, with the triggering of Article 50. FWIW, I think this could be the start of an amazing future for the country in the long term and could open up huge new markets, which will only help firms like FST that deal internationally.

[birkenhead] 29/3/2017 10:54

I would certainly be delighted if AS & JA were poached by others but they are highly unlikely to be headhunted after the last 4 years ;)

[birkenhead] 29/3/2017 10:52

'venty, we'll have to agree to differ. I am merely an embittered shareholder. You, Sir, sound like an embittered nephew of your favourite uncle Anthony with a grudge against Sir HY ;)

Obviously all businesses have risks, but they can be significantly reduced by competent management doing what they are paid excessively to do and remembering that they exist only to maximise returns for their shareholders instead of greedily thinking only of themselves.

Given that you consider your FST shareholding as an investment, and not a gift to AS & JA, I am confused by your logic...or lack of it. You can take cheap shots at Sir HY & me, but you haven't provided any evidence that AS & JA are worth keeping or paying.

BTW, your red thumbs down was not from me. It was probably meant for me from the pathetically inept Jilted Johnny Allen Dorftrottel Troll on the IMG board that several of us have stepped on & have stuck to the bottom of our shoes ;)

Good luck with your investments & I hope that you & Chilly might yet turn out to be right about our mumbling Dear Leader!

[adventurous] 29/3/2017 10:44

When Sethill had the power base:

FS ye2010 EBITA £2.217m
FS ye2010 Reported Profit £2.245m

Fat cat salaries are life, pay or let you staff get poached by others who will, that's life.

[nod] 29/3/2017 10:28

What if the fat cat salaries continue to rise?Or, quite likely, they lavish rewards on themselves as shares, options or warrants.