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.
Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) [NYSE:TXN] today announced its Puma-based DOCSIS set-top gateway (DSG) solution for cable set-top box (STB) and digital television (DTV) manufacturers. These...
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STMicroelectronics has announced a new low-cost satellite STB receiver/decoder chip – the STI5188 – intended for high-volume free-to-air markets in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, South...
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Cypress Semiconductor announced that Savant Systems, has selected Cypress's CYRF6936 proprietary 2.4-GHz wireless solution for its ROSIE RF remote controls.
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STMicroelectronics providers of analog and mixed-signal ICs, announced the first six devices in a series of clock-distribution ICs, which are the first in the market to provide per-channel...
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ANADIGICS, has announced that its ARA2017 programmable gain amplifier, optimized for DOCSIS 3.0 cable modem applications, is featured in Sigma Designs’ new multi-channel, multi-standard,...
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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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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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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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The set-top box (STB) is driving a digital revolution in home entertainment. New boxes allow users to receive both SD and HD formats. With new added features like email, web surfing, customized...
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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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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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The easy-to-use one chip solution will allow manufacturers of satellite set-top boxes to reduce overall costs of ownership : Philips has developed the PNX8327, to offer STB manufacturers an...
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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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NVM - the Fastest Growing Sector of the Semiconductor Market. Non-volatile memory (NVM) devices retain stored information even without a power source.
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The SHARC ADSP-2146x processor incorporates hardware accelerators. This paper introduces the accelerators using their application in next-generation audio systems.
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Our set-top box system solution STB215 incorporates leading security measures, helping you compete effectively in the cable STB market. And with reference boards for Asia and Europe, creating new...
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NEC Electronics Corporation, a leading provider of semiconductor solutions, and Beijing Cycle Century Digital Technology Co., Ltd. (CCDT), one of China's leading design houses, today introduced...
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Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE: TXN) and National Source Coding Audio & Video Technologies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. (NSCC) today announced the delivery of the industry's first...
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The Broadcom BCM97315 set-top box reference design is a complete hardware and software design based on the BCM7315 single-chip satellite device. The BCM97315 includes the DBS demodulator, MPEG-2...
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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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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 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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STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) has announced a new single-chip silicon tuner, the STB6000, which is designed to replace complex discrete component tuners in Set-Top Boxes (STBs) used for receiving...
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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 BCM7401 is a high-definition satellite, cable, and IP set-top box DVR solution offering integrated AVC (H.264/MPEG-4 Part 10), MPEG-2, and VC-1 video decoding technology. It combines a data...
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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 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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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.