Product category:
Communications ICs (Wireless)
News Release from: Broadcom Corp | Subject: BCM7403
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 25 March 2008
Set-top-box SoC aims for Chinese HD
market
Designed for cable, satellite and IP set-top boxes, the new BCM7403 provides advanced PVR capabilities and advanced playback of content from nontraditional sources.
Broadcom Corporation has developed the first high-definition personal-video-recording set-top-box system-on-a-chip for China The result of the collaboration between Broadcom and Coship Electronics, the first commercial high definition STB in China will provide advanced HD viewing, full 1080p support, improved picture quality, PVR functionality, interactive services (such as video-on-demand and pay-per-view) and a completely new video and audio experience, all in anticipation of the high profile 2008 Beijing Olympics
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 19 Oct 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
Related stories
Handset processors maximise multimedia
New multimedia processors cost-effectively transform a mobile phone into a multifunctional media device with the ability to display high-quality video and capture up to 5Mpixel images.
A/V decoder solves disc compatibility worries
A new high definition audio/video decoder chip is fully compliant with both emerging Blu-ray and HD DVD optical disc formats.
The new Broadcom multiformat, high definition set-top box SoC solution, with digital video recording (DVR) capabilities, enables manufacturers to build next generation cable, satellite and IPTV HD set-top boxes that support the Chinese set-top box market.
Coship, the leading STB solution provider in China, is currently developing next generation set-top boxes (model numbers N8603 and N8606) that use Broadcom's new high definition STB SoC solution, and will provide Chinese consumers with unprecedented HD viewing, the latest interactive features and a wide range of video compression standards.
The Coship N8603 will also include networked PVR functionality.
Further reading
DVB-S2 receiver chip replaces four devices
Broadcom has developed the industry's first DVB-S2 receiver chip that features two integrated tuners and demodulators.
Decoder SoC enables media centre designs
A new dual-channel AVC/VC-1/MPEG-2 video decoder SoC will enable cable, satellite and IP-network equipment manufacturers to cost-effectively develop high-performance media centres.
Video phone chipset incorporates Wi-Fi
Broadcom has developed the world's first Wi-Fi video phone chipset for wireless handsets and desktop video IP phones.
These advanced capabilities and services will allow the Chinese viewing audience to have more control and flexibility when watching their favourite television shows and for upcoming sporting events during the Summer Olympic Games in August.
"We are very pleased to be working with Broadcom to deliver high definition and advanced functionality, such as PVR, to China's TV market", says Bright Yuan, CEO at Coship Electronics.
"In conjunction with the development of the digital TV industry and the upcoming Olympics, we hope to bring advanced high definition STB products, value-added services with richer functions, and a better user experience to the Chinese television market".
According to In-Stat market research, China's set-top box market is rapidly growing, and by partnering with China's foremost supplier of STB products, Broadcom is ideally suited to expand its portfolio into this promising market.
"It is estimated that approximately 14 million Chinese digital cable set-top boxes were shipped in 2007, and shipments are expected to reach 17.6 million units in 2012", says Anty Zheng, Vice President of In-Stat China.
"This rapidly expanding market should represent a significant growth opportunity for Broadcom's STB business, given the company's leading technology, key partnerships and significant design wins with leading Chinese set-top box manufacturers such as Coship".
The Broadcom BCM7403 is a highly integrated HD AVC/VC-1/MPEG-2 digital video SoC that enables manufacturers to cost effectively develop extremely high performance set-top boxes that integrate the most advanced hardware features and functionality to securely decode, store and share multiple types of media including HDTV, video-on-demand, and Internet and digital music content.
Designed for cable, satellite and IP set-top boxes, the new BCM7403 provides advanced PVR capabilities and advanced playback of content from nontraditional sources, such as the web or PC, directly to the television.
"The collaboration with Coship Electronics demonstrates our technological leadership and commitment to developing advanced solutions in China", says Dan Marotta, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Broadcom's Broadband Communications Group.
"We plan to continue working closely with Coship to provide more products to the rapidly growing Chinese market, which in turn, will provide consumers with a richer and higher quality media experience".
The BCM7403 is a high definition cable, satellite and IP set-top box DVR solution offering integrated AVC (H.264/MPEG-4 Part 10), MPEG-2, DivX, MPEG-4 Part 2 SD SP/ASP, and VC-1 video decoding technology.
It combines a data transport processor, high definition AVC/MPEG-2/MPEG-4/ DivX/VC-1 video decoder, advanced-audio decoder, 2D graphics processing, high quality video scaling and motion adaptive de-interlacing, six video DACs, stereo high-fidelity audio DACs, a MIPS32/MIPS16e CPU, and a peripheral control unit providing a variety of set-top box control functions.
The BCM7403 high definition set-top box SoC is now sampling to early access customers.
Pricing is available on request to set-top box manufacturers.
• Broadcom Corp: contact details and other news
• Email this article to a colleague
• Register for the free Electronicstalk email newsletter
• Electronicstalk Home Page
Search the Pro-Talk network of sites
