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SET-TOP BOX/ DVR: Overview
A set-top box is a device that enables a television set to become a user interface to the Internet and to receive and decode digital television (DTV) broadcasts. In the DTV realm, a typical digital set-top box contains one or more microprocessors for running the operating system, possibly Linux or Windows CE, and for parsing the MPEG transport stream. A set-top box also includes RAM, an MPEG decoder chip, and more chips for audio decoding and processing. In the Internet realm, a set-top box is a specialized computer that can "talk to" the Internet - that is, it contains a Web browser (which is really a Hypertext Transfer Protocol client) and the Internet's main program, TCP/IP. Digital television set-top boxes are used for satellite, cable, and terrestrial DTV services.
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SET-TOP BOX/ DVR: News
Pericom Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: PSEM), a worldwide preferred supplier of high-speed integrated circuits and frequency control products, today announced it has expanded its...
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Broadcom Corporation has announced a new single-channel, multi-format high definition (HD) satellite receiver chip that enables manufacturers to develop low cost satellite set-top boxes (STBs). The...
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NEC Electronics introduced two new image-processing solutions based on NEC Electronics' enhanced multimedia architecture (EMMA) platform. The new EMMA3SL/HD and EMMA3SL/SD devices enable users...
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Texas Instruments has introduced a flexible four-channel video buffer with low power consumption and so achieve ENERGY STAR compliance in set-top boxes and personal and digital video recorders.
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Silicon Laboratories Inc. (Nasdaq: SLAB), a leader in highperformance, analog-intensive, mixed-signal ICs, today announced the first product in its SiRX™ product family, the industry’s...
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SET-TOP BOX/ DVR: Blogs
By Roger Gregory, NXP Semiconductors. Video is being revolutionized by the ability of semiconductors to process staggering amounts of data in real time; and The Internet is driving the widespread distribution to a degree that DVDs and other digital media could not. However, the real impact is much more extensive than that.
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SET-TOP BOX/ DVR: Semiconductor Solutions
The Digital Set-Top-Box (STB/PVR) is a video/audio subsystem that supports digital/analog video broadcasting (cable, satellite, terrestrial). When designing the next set-top box platform, there is...
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The µPD61126 is a new high performance MPEG decoder for digital Set Top Box and digital Television market with enhanced security. The µPD61126 integrates two MIPS32® 4KETM...
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Set-Top Box designs are driven by new attributes beyond the basic down conversion/upconversion and demodulation/modulation schemes. Adding video compression /decompression, video inputs for...
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DSTB manufacturers typically design the printed circuit boards (PCBs) for both low-end and high-end DSTB systems and require a flexible solution for implementing their various designs. A typical...
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More recently, there has been a revolution in home entertainment and personal communication. Internet access and email are now a consumer product delivered via set top boxes in the home. To deliver...
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Marvell’s Sheeva Central Processing Unit (CPU) technology is at the heart of a broad range of applications – from mobile devices and consumer electronics to enterprise IT infrastructure...
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SET-TOP BOX/ DVR: Application Resources
Supporting cable, satellite, HD video, and Internet protocol set-top boxes, the BCM7401/02 video-decoding SoCs can reduce the required bandwidth for delivering digital video content.
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Intel's Platform Development Kit (PDK) provides an enhanced environment for Linux developers creating software solutions for IP Digital Set Top Box designs based on the Intel 854 chipset.
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SET-TOP BOX/ DVR: Reference Designs
Our extensive portfolio of multimarket semiconductors for set-top box applications is designed to work in harmony with our tuner / source decoder combinations, letting you easily customize your...
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The DVB-Cable (DVB-C) set-top box reference design features Conexant’s CX24146 MPEG decoder IC and supports optional modules for DVB-Common Interface (DVB-CI) and Smart Card-based Conditional...
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NXP, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, today launched a new range of set-top box (STB) system solutions at market-leading price-points designed to accelerate the global...
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Texas Instruments and National Source Coding Audio & Video Technologies announced the delivery of the industry's first single-chip IPTV set-top box (STB) solution enabling dual decoding of...
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The CX24230 is a high performance DVB-T demodulator that is compliant with ETSI EN 300 744, NorDig Unified 1.0.2, and DTG D-Book, issue 4.0, performance specifications. To provide enhanced...
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The DVB-Satellite (DVB-S) set-top box reference design features Conexant’s CX24138 satellite System-on-Chip (SoC). The system receives and down converts QPSK satellite digital video signals...
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SET-TOP BOX/ DVR: Related Articles
The ADA4302-4 is used as an active element in applications where a lossless signal split is required. Typical applications include multituner cable set-top boxes, cable splitter modules, multituner...
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The CX25850, CX25851, and CX25853 are the first of many products from Conexant specifically designed for the video surveillance market. The first eight channel video decoder, the CX25853, re-syncs...
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The CX24230 is a high performance DVB-T demodulator that is compliant with ETSI EN 300 744, NorDig Unified 1.0.2, and DTG D-Book, issue 4.0, performance specifications. To provide enhanced...
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The TMS320C64x™ DSPs are the highest-performance fixed-point DSP generation in the TMS320C6000™ DSP platform. The TMS320C6418 (C6418) device is based on the second-generation...
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The ISL9440, ISL9440A and ISL9441 are quad-output synchronous buck controllers that integrate 3 PWM controllers and 1 low drop-out linear regulator controller, which are full featured and designed...
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The MAX9595 dual SCART switch matrix routes audio and video signals between an MPEG encoder and two external SCART connectors under I2C control, and meets the requirements of EN50049-1, IEC 933-1,...
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