Consumer electronics: Single-slice superhet: New portable and table model AM/FM radios are designed with most active components on one 16-pin bipolar chip

Marketing a successful consumer product is essentially a story of cost control providing price advantage at retail. Electronic devices are no exception, assuming that the competitive edge is obtained without sacrificing those performance standards experienced customers have come to expect. It's a sobering thought, especially for engineers whose appreciation of things technical tends to equate product acceptance with improved quality.