NEW DELHI: Broadcom Corporation, a global innovation leader in semiconductorsolutions for wired and wireless communications, today announced the world's first family of eight new hybrid satellite and terrestrial system-on-a-chip (SoC) broadcast devices for set-top boxes (STBs).
The new series unveiled at the International Broadcasting Convention in Amsterdam is engineered with pin-to-pin compatibility, allowing a single set-top design to be leveraged across the entire family.
Broadcom will demonstrate the chips at IBC, 12 to 16 September.The new series brings Broadcom'shigh efficiency video compression (HEVC)technology to terrestrial markets, enabling broadcasters to utilise spectrum more efficiently than with current MPEG-4video compression standards. As a result, broadcasters gain options to deliver more competitive channel line-ups and improved content quality through the same or lower spectrum footprint. Broadcom's new family of devices also combines HEVC with the advanced modulation efficiencies of DVB-S2, DVB-T2, ISDB-T and ATSC, and high-performance IP connectivity with MoCA 2.0. This unprecedented level of integration provides set-top manufacturers with a compelling value proposition for broadcasters as they continue service upgrades.
"The combination of satellite and terrestrial front-ends that this family offers now provides significant benefits to viewers who want the best channel and content selection available," said Broadcom senior vice president of marketing, broadband & connectivity Rich Nelson.
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The new series unveiled at the International Broadcasting Convention in Amsterdam is engineered with pin-to-pin compatibility, allowing a single set-top design to be leveraged across the entire family.
Broadcom will demonstrate the chips at IBC, 12 to 16 September.The new series brings Broadcom'shigh efficiency video compression (HEVC)technology to terrestrial markets, enabling broadcasters to utilise spectrum more efficiently than with current MPEG-4video compression standards. As a result, broadcasters gain options to deliver more competitive channel line-ups and improved content quality through the same or lower spectrum footprint. Broadcom's new family of devices also combines HEVC with the advanced modulation efficiencies of DVB-S2, DVB-T2, ISDB-T and ATSC, and high-performance IP connectivity with MoCA 2.0. This unprecedented level of integration provides set-top manufacturers with a compelling value proposition for broadcasters as they continue service upgrades.
"The combination of satellite and terrestrial front-ends that this family offers now provides significant benefits to viewers who want the best channel and content selection available," said Broadcom senior vice president of marketing, broadband & connectivity Rich Nelson.
Read more at : World's first single-chip hybrid direct broadcast satellite terrestrial and IP devices for STBs | Indian Television Dot Com